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2026 › March › 02

Iraq

4 months ago

Prime minister does not believe US has a plan beyond ‘shock and awe’ stage, as some MPs dread what lies ahead

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The Prime Minister insisted his 'total focus' was on protecting British nationals in the region, after Tehran launched 'indiscriminate' retaliatory action against its neighbours.

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Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are viewed as the most likely beneficiaries should Iran…

Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operation

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PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has ‘learned the lessons from Iraq’ on need for ‘thought-through plan’

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Keir Starmer has said the UK…

The Conservative Party leader said 'Iran in 2026 is not Iraq in 2003' as leftwing figures invoked the memory of the War on Terror to criticise UK support for Trump's decision to wage war.
Akrotiri is the UK's main air base for operations in the Middle East and in recent years has been used for missions against the so-called IS group in Syria and Iraq and to strike Houthi targets in Ye…

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