How the Iran War has exposed the absurd state of the UK's Armed Forces

The war in Iran illustrates the failure of years of British foreign and defence policies


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5 d. Iran crisis highlights just how weak the UK's Armed Forces have become
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4 d. What is Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and does it operate in the UK?
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3 d. UK confirms US military now using British bases for operations against Iran
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9 d. UK allows US to use its military bases for defensive strikes against Iran
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9 d. The Legality of the UK Interception of Iranian Missiles and Permitting a Limited US Use of British Bases
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1 w. US military bases in the Middle East mapped as attack launched on Iran
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9 d. What to know about Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a powerful force within the country's theocracy
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9 d. Around 76,000 Britons caught up in Gulf ‘hell’ as Iran unleashes ‘most intense offensive’ after Khamenei’s killing
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9 d. Around 94,000 Britons caught up in Gulf ‘hell’ as Iran unleashes ‘most intense offensive’ after Khamenei’s killing
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24 h. A tiny island in the Persian Gulf could be Trump’s secret weapon against Iran
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5 d. Every facet of Iran's military and theocracy is under assault. These images show the damage
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1 w. Iran missiles fired towards UK military bases in Cyprus, defence minister says
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5 d. ‘You unbelievable coward’: conservative US media in open warfare over Iran
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20 h. How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?
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1 w. British troops shoot down Iranian drone as missiles land yards from UK forces
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9 d. Iran missiles fired towards UK military bases in Cyprus, defence minister claims
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5 d. Russia 'is providing Iran intelligence to target US forces including warships and aircraft in the Middle East in "comprehensive" effort' to help its ally
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21 h. Israel says Iran is using cluster munitions. What to know about the weapons
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8 d. UK grants US authorization to use its bases for defensive strikes on Iran
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9 d. UK to allow US to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran
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8 d. Where are US and UK military bases in the Middle East as Iran launches retaliatory strikes?
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7 d. The unseen forces at work in the 'safest country in the world' as influencers heap praise on regime as Iran's suicide drones cause mayhem
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8 d. Do you support or oppose the military action that the United States has taken against Iran?
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3 d. Iran war comes to London: Moment Iranians clash with each other in violent scenes outside mosque in the capital
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5 h. Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important? How Iranian attacks on ships could spark chaos in oil and gas
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1 w. UK planes are ‘in the sky’ over the Middle East for defensive operations amid Iran conflict
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4 d. Trump administration and Democrats at odds over risk to US weapons stockpiles from Iran war
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7 d. UK economy could face ‘very significant’ impact from Iran conflict – OBR
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5 d. Four Arrested for Assisting Iranian Intelligence Service in London Counterterrorism Operation, UK Met Says
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7 d. UK Warns of Heightened Iranian Cyber Risk as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
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1 M. Trump's real Iran NUKE fear revealed by JD Vance as tensions skyrocket with Islamic regime
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5 d. What are Patriot missiles and what role do they play in Iran and Ukraine wars
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6 d. Starmer and Badenoch clash over UK's response to Iran conflict and defence spending
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3 d. US bombers touch down in UK 'to stop Iran firing missiles into region'
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5 d. Iran's 'most intense barrage yet' on Middle East sees drones and missiles pound region with Abu Dhabi marina hit, oil refinery ablaze and damage across Gulf as air defences battle to down the bombs
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1 w. Trump’s claim Iranian missiles could soon strike US ‘unsupported by US intelligence’
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7 d. Iran shows off sprawling underground missile city with row after row of drones and rockets
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8 d. Iranian drones buzz across the Persian Gulf after their pivotal use by Russia in Ukraine
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2 w. UK signalled reluctance over allowing US to use British bases for possible Iran strike
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1 w. US and Iran begin critical nuclear talks against backdrop of Trump’s military threat
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7 d. Favorite for Supreme Leader of Iran spent months being 'treated for impotency' in private UK hospitals, US intelligence reveals
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8 d. Pete Hegseth issues battle cry to US troops in Iran as he declares 'we didn't start this war' and reveals chilling nuclear plot that threatened America
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2 w. Russia and Iran reportedly holding joint military drills as WW3 fears grow
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4 d. UK deputy PM says there may be basis for British ships shooting Iranian missile sites
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5 d. Iran unleashes furious drone blitz after vowing US would 'bitterly regret' torpedoing its warship
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48 h. Labour peer warns of Iran danger and London becoming 'The escape route for the mullahs' as he urges government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorists
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5 d. Everything you need to know as Iran strikes could hit British chippies
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4 d. How the Iran war is underpinned by End Times religious fervour in Washington and Tehran
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4 d. How the Iran war is underpinned by ‘end times’ religious fervour in Washington and Tehran
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