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Britain unlikely to assist US in possible attack on Iran – but may support Gulf if Tehran retaliates
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor January 29, 2026

Deployment of RAF Typhoon squadron to Qatar signals willingness to help protect country from counterattackBritain is unlikely to assist the US in an attack on Iran but a deployment of RAF Typhoons to Qatar last week signals a willingness to assist regi…

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Protests expected as 51 Israeli arms makers among exhibitors at London trade fair
ByDan Sabbagh September 8, 2025

Campaign Against Arms Trade says UK government has hit ‘peak complicity in genocide’ in allowing the firms to exhibitFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors at the…

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Protests expected as 51 Israeli arms makers among exhibitors at London trade fair
ByDan Sabbagh September 8, 2025

Campaign Against Arms Trade says UK government has hit ‘peak complicity in genocide’ in allowing the firms to exhibitFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors at the…

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Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid
BySeverin Carrell Scotland editor September 3, 2025

Government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli militaryThe Scottish government has banned arms companies which supply the IDF from getting grants and investment support, and will freeze support for trade wit…

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Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid
BySeverin Carrell Scotland editor September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Devolved government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli military The Scottish government has banned arms companies which supply the IDF from getting grants and investment support, and will freeze support for…

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UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
ByJamie Grierson August 29, 2025

Israel says Britain’s decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a ‘regrettable act of discrimination’The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country’s flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, including UK subsid…

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UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
ByJamie Grierson August 29, 2025

Israel says Britain’s decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a ‘regrettable act of discrimination’The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country’s flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, including UK subsid…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped | Fawaz Gerges
ByFawaz Gerges June 20, 2025

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003Like the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Israel’s war on Iran is neither legal nor just. It is a war of choice, not…

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