Trump to use British bases for ‘surge’ in Iran attacks

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The Telegraph:

America will use British bases to “dramatically” increase the number of strikes on Iran, the US defence secretary has said.

Pete Hegseth said it was “unfortunate” that Britain did not initially approve the use of its bases – including Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands – from the beginning. “But we got there,” he said.

Due in part to Britain’s decision, other countries’ bases and the deployment of more warplanes, “the amount of firepower over Iran and over Tehran is about to surge dramatically,” Mr Hegseth said.

“When we say more to come, it’s more fighter squadrons, it’s more capabilities, it’s more defensive capabilities, and it’s more bomber pulses more frequently.

Sir Keir Starmer relaxed rules on the US use of British bases after Iran began firing indiscriminately at allies across the region. However, he also called on Donald Trump to reach a negotiated settlement with Iran.

The Prime Minister is under growing pressure over his handling of the crisis and faces accusations that he has not done enough to support allies in the region.

On Thursday, the US president refused to deny reports that he had described Sir Keir as a “loser” and repeated that he was “no Winston Churchill.”

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/06/iran-war-latest-news-trump-israel-hezbollah/

Keep running cover for gen0cide!

No "anyways", you seem to be suffering with a case of "it's OK when Iran does it it's not OK when Israel does it..."

Where does ir an have bases outside its territory? Sorry I' am not familiar

They don't need formal bases,.they hide behind their proxies..which is handy because it gives them some deniability which is useful for those arguing in bad faith.

100%. But that's a different topic.
In what concerns bases, only us and NATO have such a big expansion, and the problem.is using these bases for the interest of us not the host country (as discussed for example about RAF akrotiri).
In what concerns the proxies, we forget these are the groups still aid thevpalestinian resistance, exposing the hypocrisy of any western gov that has forgotten about the un charters for human rights and international law on armed resistance.
Didn't see anyone cry with trump encouraging us proxies, the Kurds to send ground forces in.

But that's a different topic.

It really isn't, but you keep want to sidestepping the awkward reality that you appear to think it's OK to use your shorthand, "legit" to knock seven bells out of anyone in range who the Iranian regime perceive as the opposition, but it's all "international law" and "un charters" when the reality turns into a two way range.

Look I get it, your POV comes over clearly with: we forget these are the groups still aid thevpalestinian resistance"...so I,'m happy to accept your never going to move from "US/Israel bad," and not engage in further debate with you.

The old conundrum of who started it. Reminds me of Fawlty Towers, 'you started it, you invaded Poland'.
The Iranian ambassador to Lebanon had a Hezbollah pager, and the regime do like to help Russia's dirty work against 'the west'. Green prince bod thinks 7/10 jumped the gun and the plan was for something much bigger. I doubt if mn are privy to whether what's happening now is the least worst option, but something has been brewing.
I miss Gorbachev.

Your choice not to counter my arguments.

Its the same line of argumentation that deems any point against Zionism as antisemitism. Its the same line of argumentation that would rather prescribe any liberation movement as terrorism. Its the same line of argumentation that would regard any opposition members as some weird cartoon villains or illiterate cavemen that need to be democratized.