“The British government is increasingly getting involved in the war that the US and Israel are conducting against Iran.” Medianews.az reports, citing CNN's commentary on the matter.
It is reported that London plans to send an additional warship to its military base in Cyprus: “British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists that his country will not join any offensive operations carried out by the US and Israel. However, amid the direct targeting of British interests, concerns are growing that the country may be dragged into the conflict again, as it was in Iraq in the past.
The Starmer administration has allowed the US to use British bases to carry out ‘defensive’ strikes against Iran’s missile facilities. The Prime Minister justified this step by the necessity of allies’ ‘collective self-defense’ and protecting the safety of British citizens.
However, the idea of joining the conflict is not popular among British society. Some members of the ruling Labour Party warn the government not to repeat past mistakes.
The issue has also been brought to the parliamentary level. The Liberal Democrats demand that the matter be brought to a vote in parliament.
Thus, although official London declares it will not directly engage in the conflict, the targeting of British military facilities in the region and coordinated actions with the US increase the likelihood of the country’s de facto involvement in the process. This, once again, casts the shadow of the Iraq war over British policy.”