Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an emergency cabinet meeting on Friday to discuss British policy after renewed US-Iran fighting, according to N12. Ministers voted to continue the existing policy allowing US aircraft to use British bases against the Iranian missile threat and sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz.
The Friday meeting, chaired by outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, came amid renewed fighting between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and fears of wider escalation. The cabinet decided to maintain the existing policy, which authorizes American aircraft to operate from British bases against Iranian missile threats and infrastructure used to disrupt the strait. The decision established the framework that current Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed earlier today, as The Zioneer reported. The N12 report, citing political correspondent Asaf Rosenzweig, provides the first detailed account of the internal deliberations that preceded Burnham's public confirmation. The policy has been a point of continuity across the transition from Starmer to Burnham, reflecting bipartisan support in London for backing US operations against Iran.
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