Britain allows America to use its bases to strike Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz
The UK government said it had allowed America to use British bases to launch strikes against Iranian sites threaten the shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz.
Since the beginning of the war on February 28, Britain has allowed the United States to use two bases for defensive operations, and has also deployed air capabilities to support allies targeted by Iranian retaliatory strikes.
Military operations against Iran
A British government spokesman explained that a ministerial meeting was held, during which "Emphasizing that the agreement, which allows the United States to use British bases within the framework of joint self-defense in the region, includes American defensive operations aimed at weakening the sites and capabilities of the missiles used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.".
Shortly thereafter, Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that this step was "Very late response" From Britain, adding: "They should have moved much faster".
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