Will the UK Join the Iran War?

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With Starmer reluctantly joining the escalating war in the Middle East, it’s worth asking: exactly what has Britain’s role been so far, and how much more involved is the UK likely to get?

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Telegraph Trump ‘Very Disappointed’ in Starmer Over Iran
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us..../news/2026/03/02/exc

The Guardian UK is Not Being Dragged into Iraq-Style Conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/wo....rld/2026/mar/02/uk-f

University of Reading Expert Explains Rules on Force
https://www.reading.ac.uk/news..../2026/Expert-Comment

Conservative Home Which UK Political Leaders are on the ‘Right Side of History’?
https://conservativehome.com/2....026/03/02/regime-cha

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https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-l....egality-of-the-uk-in

The Conversation Neither Preemptive nor Legal
https://theconversation.com/ne....ither-preemptive-nor

Gov UK PM’s Statement on Iran
https://www.gov.uk/government/....speeches/pm-statemen

The Times UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/po....litics/article/trump

The Independent The UK Has Been Dragged into Trump’s War. What Next?
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