{"id":708016,"date":"2026-07-24T01:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/708016\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T01:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:05:16","slug":"uk-says-its-ready-to-defend-itself-after-iran-issues-threat-over-raf-base-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/708016\/","title":{"rendered":"UK says it’s ‘ready to defend itself’ after Iran issues threat over RAF base use"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Defence has said its armed forces are ready to keep the United Kingdom ‘safe from any kind of attacks’<\/p>\n

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The UK has allowed the US to launch defensive strikes from British bases hosting American personnel.<\/p>\n

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By Isobel Anderson Morris<\/p>\n

The UK \u201cstands ready 24\/7 to defend itself\u201d, the Government has said, after Iran claimed Britain would \u201cbear responsibility\u201d for allowing the US to use British bases.<\/p>\n

It comes after Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) accused the Government of \u201ccomplicity in the crime of aggression and war crimes\u201d by allowing the US to carry out \u201cunlawful attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n

While the Government has refused to take part in offensive campaigns against Iran, it has allowed the US to launch defensive strikes from British bases hosting American personnel.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the MFA said that anyone who supports \u201cmilitary aggression against Iran will bear responsibility for the consequences and repercussions of its decision\u201d.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has carried out 12 consecutive nights of strikes against targets in Iran, indicating potential further escalation.<\/p>\n

Read more: Iran threatens Britain and declares RAF base a ‘target’<\/a><\/p>\n

Read more: Houthis open new front on Iran war with attack on tankers near Saudi Arabia, as Trump calls conflict ‘a skirmish’<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) accused the Government of \u201ccomplicity in the crime of aggression and war crimes\u201d by allowing the US to carry out \u201cunlawful attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Andy Burnham, the new Prime Minister, has maintained Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s agreement to allow the US to use British bases, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said: \u201cOur armed forces are ready to keep the United Kingdom safe from any kind of attacks, whether it\u2019s on our soil or from abroad. <\/p>\n

“The UK stands ready 24\/7 to defend itself.<\/p>\n

“This includes through operating a layered approach to air and missile defence, provided by Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force assets equipped with a range of advanced capabilities, working closely with our Nato allies.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Andy Burnham, the new Prime Minister, has maintained Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s agreement to allow the US to use British bases, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n

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The UK\u2019s approach to the conflict remains the same – we are committed to defending our people, our interests and our allies, acting in accordance with international law and not getting drawn into the wider conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s comments also come after the Government moved to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a threat to national security.<\/p>\n

Those carrying out acts of sabotage on behalf of the group will face life imprisonment.<\/p>\n

It follows a series of arson attacks in London earlier this year and a double stabbing in Golders Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Defence has said its armed forces are ready to keep the United Kingdom ‘safe from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-708016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}