LONDON — The UK greenlights US strikes against Iranian missile installations from two strategic British-controlled bases, marking a significant escalation in Western responses to Tehran’s campaign against commercial shipping.
The authorization, granted amid intensifying Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, covers operations from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, and the remote Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian Ocean. Britain framed the move as an act of collective self-defense under international law.
Footage circulating widely online shows US B-52 Stratofortress bombers at RAF Fairford, their wings loaded with 2,000-pound precision-guided bombs ahead of missions targeting Iranian positions. See More In Details…