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UK air force, drawn into the Iran conflict through base access and drone strikes.
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#573 Apr
Mentioned in: A-10 Warthogs and 82nd Airborne Signal Ground Staging
Iran Conflict 2026#583 Apr
Mentioned in: A-10 crashed in rescue; SAR under fire
Iran Conflict 2026#572 Apr
#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: Starmer shuts Parliament out of Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Corbyn bill demands vote before base use
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: 58% of Britons oppose US use of UK bases
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Cited in attorney general's advice that US-Israeli ops violate international law
Iran Conflict 2026: UK attorney general: war unlawful#4420 Mar
Granted to US for specific limited defensive operations from Fairford
Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens RAF Fairford to US Iran strikes#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Third Iran missile over Turkish skies
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Hosted British troops at Bahrain base caught within metres of a strike
Iran Conflict 2026: British troops yards from Iran strike#318 Mar
Confirmed as drone strike target after Healey disclosed hit to Parliament
Iran Conflict 2026: Drone hit confirmed at RAF Akrotiri#318 Mar
Prepositioned Typhoons, F-35s, and counter-drone teams across region
Iran Conflict 2026: UK prepositioned jets before war began#215 Mar
Mentioned in: Qatar: $1bn US radar destroyed at Udeid
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: HRW demands freeze of arms to Israel
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran switches to constant dispersed hits
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Protected by Cyprus intercept of two drones heading toward Akrotiri
Iran Conflict 2026: Two drones intercepted near Akrotiri#92 Mar
Struck by drone within an hour of UK authorising US use of British bases
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#92 Mar
Provided to US for strikes on Iranian missiles from 1 March under Starmer
Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens Diego Garcia for Iran strikes#102 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait Patriot fire kills three US jets
Iran Conflict 2026#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Britain will not join offensive on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#624 Feb