Comment on UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

• Semjeza@fedinsfw.app ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Would you care to elaborate?

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  • Womble@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The UK’s military base on Cypress was attacked in the opening weekend of the war. At the time the UK was not allowing the US to use any of its bases. Once that (and attacks on the gulf states who also werent participating in the war) happened the UK shifted to allowing the US to use its bases for “defensive” strikes.

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    • Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      LIES,
      besides you bootlickers were already complicit in the terrorist bombing campaign of 2025.

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      • Womble@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ok bud, you definitely sound like a sane person worth discussing with.

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    • Semjeza@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “The explosions came shortly after Prime Minister Keir Starmer authorized the United States to conduct what Britain described as defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites from British bases on the island.”

      In https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bk4nq00fkbg, which was one of the top results when I searched for the event to find out more.

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      • Womble@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        As per the article you linked, Iran had prior to that fired at Cyprus, but not hit anything, but looks like you’re right that none of the missiles/drones actually made it to land until after the position changed, fair enough.

        But prior to that Iran had already hit: * Saudi (28th of Feb) * UAE (1st march, so same day as the position changed but it says its early in the morning so I assume before) * Bahrain (multiple attacks starting 28th feb) * Qatar (starting 28th of feb)

        and others.

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    • MrPoletki@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      he UK’s military base on Cypress was attacked

      Was it up a hill?

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• rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sooo??

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