- Britain says its armed forces are ready to protect the country after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned that any UK base used to launch US strikes would be a “legitimate target.”
- The new government has re‑committed to an existing agreement allowing the US to use British bases for defensive operations in the region, while stressing it wants to avoid being drawn into wider conflict.
- Tensions have flared with exchanges of attacks and warnings, plus past incidents (a drone hit at Akrotiri) and UK claims of Iranian‑linked cyberattacks and plots on UK soil.
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