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Iran not believed to have capability or intent to bomb Britain, says UK minister
ByPeter Walker Senior political correspondent March 22, 2026

Steve Reed says ‘UK is not going to be dragged into this war’ after Israeli warnings that Iranian missiles could hit EuropeMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran is not believed to have the capability or intent to hit the UK with its missiles, a …

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Iran reportedly fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByPA Media March 21, 2026

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island targetMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Di…

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UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base
ByPA Media March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Yvette Cooper says government wants swift resolution to war after two missiles directed at military base at Diego GarciaMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe foreign secretary has condemned Iran’s strikes on a joint US-UK military base on the isl…

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Iran reportedly fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByPA Media March 21, 2026

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island targetMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Di…

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Projectile strikes vessel off coast of UAE – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton March 21, 2026March 22, 2026

This blog is now closedCircling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean – but neither of them hit, according to news reports citing US officials.The Wall Street…

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Nigel Farage to discuss Chagos Islands deal at Mar-a-Lago dinner with Donald Trump tonight – as it happened
ByTom Ambrose March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Reform UK leader told a ‘Save Chagos Boat Party’ yesterday he would be raising the issue in his meeting with the presidentA second government charter flight to bring UK nationals back from the Middle East is due to depart Oman this evening, Downing Str…

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UK ‘took far too long’ to let US use its airbases to attack Iran, Trump says
ByPeter Walker Senior political correspondent March 2, 2026

US president also ‘very disappointed’ in Keir Starmer over UK government’s deal to hand Chagos Islands to MauritiusUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe UK “took far too long” to allow US forces to use its airbases to attack Iran, Donald Trump has sa…

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Donald Trump turns against UK Chagos Islands plan again
ByPeter Walker and Dan Sabbagh February 19, 2026

President suggests US could use Diego Garcia airfield for potential strikes against IranDonald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the …

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Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’
ByPeter Walker and Dan Sabbagh February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitionsDonald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US stri…

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