Overview
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain took no part in the strikes on Iran but confirmed RAF aircraft are conducting coordinated defensive operations across the region.
- Defence Secretary John Healey said UK units have taken down threatening Iranian drones, with extra warplanes, radars and counter‑drone systems deployed to Qatar and Cyprus.
- Healey reported two Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus and that around 300 UK personnel were near missile and drone impacts at a base in Bahrain.
- Protections at British bases have been raised to the highest level and UK authorities are contacting nationals in affected areas as airspace closures and disruptions continue.
- Healey declined to endorse the legality of the US‑Israel action or discuss UK base access, as opposition parties pressed for clarity and claims about Ayatollah Khamenei’s death remained disputed.