Britain's new security strategy warns: "For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario."
1 year agoPresident Zelensky met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer
British Foreign Secretary: 20% to 25% of the 4,000 Britons who registered their presence in Israel expressed a desire to leave
British Foreign Secretary: We are prepared to defend our personnel and assets in the Middle East and our allies.
1 year agoThe British government has instructed UK citizens in Qatar to shelter in place until further notice
1 year agoZelenskyy met with King Charles III at Windsor Castle during a visit to the United Kingdom
Reuters: British oil company BP evacuated its employees from the Rumaila oil field in Iraq.
Berlin is adapting its security measures in light of possible Iranian retaliation and has discussed the issue with Britain and France, Reuters reported, citing a German government official
Britain, France and Germany announced that they will continue their joint diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions and prevent the conflict from escalating and spreading further.
AP: British Airways canceled its flights on Sunday from London to the UAE and Qatar after the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Large crowds protest in Dublin against mass migrant plantation of Ireland
The British Ministry of Defense told Al Arabiya TV: London did not authorize the use of the Diego Garcia and Akrotiri bases in the US strike on Iran.
Starmer: Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and America has taken action to limit this threat.
Starmer: I call on Iran to return to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end the crisis.
Palestine Action group to be banned in UK after activists broke into RAF base
British envoy: Any further nuclear escalation would threaten international security.
British Foreign Office: The United Kingdom is withdrawing its diplomatic staff from Iran.
British Defense Secretary: Iran still has a chance to conclude a nuclear agreement before the United States goes to war
UK's top diplomat David Lammy is currently in Washington for crisis talks. He met with Rubio to discuss Israel-Iran, Russia-Ukraine war and the upcoming NATO Summit
The Telegraph, citing sources, reported that the British government is pushing to reopen airspace over Israel to help those who want to leave.
Financial Times: Starmer told the government to remain on alert for a possible US strike against Iran.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting of the government’s crisis response committee, known as COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms), on Wednesday to assess the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Iran
1 year agoZelensky and Starmer met on the sidelines of the G7 summit
Starmer: There is no indication Trump intends to get involved in the Iran conflict
French source: Paris, Berlin, and London urged Tel Aviv not to target Iranian officials.
French source: Paris, Berlin, and London called on Tel Aviv not to target Iranian civilians.
France, Britain, and Germany call on Iran to avoid any reckless actions against Western interests.
Trump says he has signed a document finalizing a trade deal with Britain
British Prime Minister: Israeli attacks on Iran are worrying and all parties must reduce tensions and prevent escalation
Irish citizens are among more than 200 activists who have been detained by Egyptian authorities after arriving in Cairo ahead of a protest march to the Gaza border
