The Cypriot government may renegotiate the status of British bases on the island

This is the British government protecting British interests and British lives', Starmer says in a recorded message on the UK's involvement in the Iran conflict

The US is likely to use RAF Fairford as one of its bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites, the BBC understands.

“Our force protection in the region is at the highest level and the base has responded to defend our people."

British forces have shot down drones across the Middle East over the past day as Iran continues to strike.

The United Kingdom will allow U.S. forces to use British military bases for defensive airstrikes against Iran.

Operation Kipion has effectively been suspended as the Royal Navy has withdrawn its two vessels from the Gulf. The frigate HMS Lancaster was decommissioned in December 2025, and the minesweeper HMS Middleton left the Gulf the week before US and Israeli airstrikes began, to return to the UK.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday that his country has accepted a U.S. request to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iranian missiles in storage depots or launchers.

Nations are on tenterhooks after the US and Iran teamed up to attack targets in Iran over the weekend, culminating in chaos across the Middle East.

For the first time, British Army regular troops have operated a high-powered laser weapon mounted on an armored combat vehicle. Soldiers from 16 Royal Artillery in Wales used a laser installed on a Wolfhound combat vehicle to engage aerial targets.

The British military is “working as fast as possible” in its efforts to ready the HMS Dragon Type 45 destroyer warship for its deployment to Cyprus, a spokesperson for the British defence ministry said on Wednesday,