UK allows US to use its bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting Hormuz

Trump has repeatedly attacked British PM Starmer since the conflict started, complaining ⁠he was not doing enough to help1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenPublished: 3:07am, 21 Mar 2026The UK ⁠government gave authorisation on Friday ⁠for the US to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.British ministers met on Friday ‌to discuss the war with Iran and Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.“They confirmed that the agreement for the US to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes US defensive operations to degrade the missile ⁠sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz,” the ‌statement said.Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week Britain would not be drawn into a war over Iran. He initially ‌rejected a US request to use British bases for the strikes ⁠on Iran, ⁠saying he needed to be satisfied that any military action was legal.But Starmer modified his ‌stance after Iran conducted strikes on British allies across the Middle East, saying that the United States could ‌use ‌RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK base in the Indian ‌Ocean. Trump’s talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi off to positive startTrump’s talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi off to positive startUS President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Starmer since the conflict started, complaining ⁠he was not doing enough to help him.