Did Starmer let Trump use Diego Garcia for Iran attacks? US bombers may have flown 3,500 miles from British overseas territory

Last week, senior military figures urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to put national security first and let Donald Trump use British bases for an attack on Iran.


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