UK government confirms no military support given for Israel’s attack on Iran

PM calls for de-escalation, while officials decline to confirm if UK helped defend Israel from retaliatory Iranian dronesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain was not involved in providing military support to Israel’s attack on Iran, the UK government has said, as the prime minister called for all parties to urgently de-escalate after the airstrikes that were launched overnight.Officials also initially indicated the UK was not involved in shooting down about 100 drones launched by Iran in retaliation – but later declined to comment when asked formally to confirm this. Continue reading...

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