UK armed forces ‘ready to defend country’ following Iran warning over US bombers
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NewsUKUK PoliticsUK armed forces ‘ready to defend country’ following Iran warning over US bombersBritain's approach remains unchanged and it is committed to defending its people, interests and allies in accordance with international law, a spokesperson saidSam Tabahriti Thursday 23 July 2026 20:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3020570","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/armed-forces-us-bombers-uk-bases-iran-burnham-b3020570.html","title":"UK armed forces ‘ready to defend country’ following Iran warning over US…
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