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UK gives US green light for Iran missile operations from British bases | Fox News

Decision comes as Iranian missiles and drones target areas near British personnel in Middle East

By Emma Bussey
Fox News

Published March 1, 2026 9:32pm EST

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer issued an update via video, saying that his country will not be involved in the strikes on Iran but has approved some US use of UK bases.

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The U.S. has been cleared to use British bases for limited strikes on Iran’s missile capabilities after Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed off on the plan, and while U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey stated on Sunday Britain had “stepped up alongside the Americans.”

“The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source, in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles,” Starmer confirmed in a recorded statement to the nation.

“The U.S. has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose,” he said. “We have taken the decision to accept this request.”

The decision came amid escalation across the Middle East in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory missile and drone attacks, raising fears of a broader regional conflict.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed off on a plan to use British bases for limited strikes on Iranian missile capabilities.(Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

On Feb. 28, in the wake of Operation Epic Fury, Starmer confirmed British planes “are in the sky today” across the Middle East “as part of coordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests and our allies.”

Healey went on to disclose Sunday that two Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, where Britain maintains key sovereign base areas.

The Royal Air Force confirmed that Typhoon jets operating from Qatar as part of the joint U.K.-Qatar Typhoon Squadron successfully intercepted an Iranian drone heading toward Qatar.

About 300 British personnel are stationed at a naval facility in Bahrain, where Iranian missiles and drones struck nearby areas.

“We’re taking down the drones that are menacing either our bases, our people or our allies,” Healey told “Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips” on Sky. “We’ve stepped up alongside the Americans. We’ve stepped up our defensive forces in the Middle East. We’re flying those sorties.”

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British Defense Secretary John Healey stressed that the U.K. had “no part” in the American-Israeli strikes on Iran.(Peter Nicholls/Pool via Reuters)

Healey also made sure to stress that the U.K. had “no part” in the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and insisted all British actions were defensive. “All our actions are about defending U.K. interests and defending U.K. allies,” he said.

When asked if the U.K. would join the U.S. in offensive action, Healey said, “I’m not going to speculate,” according to Sky News.

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Downing Street also confirmed Feb. 28 that Starmer and President Donald Trump had spoken by phone about the “situation in the Middle East,” the BBC reported.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Downing Street for comment.

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Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

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以军准备动员10万预备役军人 加强战备部署

2026年3月2日 08:53 / 联合早报

2月28日，以色列北部城市提拉特卡梅尔一栋楼被导弹击中，居民撤离大楼，以军在现场警戒。 （法新社）

以色列准备动员约10万名预备役军人，在多条战线展开部署，并加强各区域防御。

新华社报道，以色列国防军星期天（3月1日）发表声明说，以军在北方司令部辖区对防御力量和战备体系进行重大调整，相关部队已在靠近叙利亚和黎巴嫩的边境地区部署，加强防御；南方司令部部队继续在加沙地带以军控制区开展行动并实施防卫，在与加沙接壤的以色列边境社区启用防御分队；中央司令部正在约旦河西岸加强防御部署，协调快速反应部队与各安全部门的联动，以应对袭击事件。

以军表示将根据安全形势变化继续调整兵力部署。

Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after U.S.-Iran attacks disrupt global supply

March 1, 2026 / 7:03 PM EST / CBS/AP

Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began late Sunday, as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain.

Traders were betting the supply of oil from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt. Attacks throughout the region, including on two vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, could restrict countries’ ability to export oil to the rest of the world. That would likely result in higher prices for crude oil and gasoline, according to energy experts.

West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, was selling for about $72 a barrel Sunday night, up around 8% from its trading price of about $67 on Friday.

Roughly 15 million barrels of crude oil per day — about 20% of the world’s oil — are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, making it the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, according to Rystad Energy. Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Iran.

Map shows the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding countries. The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial passageway for oil shipments from Gulf states. Bedirhan Demirel/Anadolu via Getty Images

Iran had temporarily shut down parts of the strait in mid-February for what it said was a military drill. Further disruptions to that shipping channel could lead to lower supply and higher prices for oil.

Attacks throughout the region, including on two vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, could restrict countries’ ability to export oil to the rest of the world. That would likely result in higher prices for crude oil and gasoline, according to energy experts.

“It’s a really supply-and-demand, simple economics equation,” sad CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent and “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host Kelly O’Grady. “If you were to decrease the global supply by cutting off the Strait of Hormuz and preventing that oil that flows through, you would see prices spike.”

Against that backdrop, eight countries that are part of the OPEC+ oil cartel announced they would boost production of crude Sunday. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a meeting planned before the war began, said it would increase production by 206,000 barrels per day in April, which was more than analysts had been expecting. The countries boosting output include Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman.

“Roughly one-fifth of global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for world trade, meaning markets are more concerned with whether barrels can move than with spare capacity on paper,” said Jorge León, Rystad’s senior vice president and head of geopolitical analysis, in an email. “If flows through the Gulf are constrained, additional production will provide limited immediate relief, making access to export routes far more important than headline output targets.”

Iran exports roughly 1.6 million barrels of oil a day, mostly to China, which may need to look elsewhere for supply if Iran’s exports are disrupted, another factor that could increase energy prices.

O’Grady noted that any action to block the Strait of Hormuz would be self-destructive for Iran.

“Remember, Iran’s revenue mainly comes from the oil that it is willing to sell to countries like China that will buy that sanctioned oil. And so if they cut that off for other countries and other buyers, they’re also doing that to themselves,” she said.

“Now of course, this is an existential moment for Iran. They might choose to go forward with that. But everyone that I’m talking to is saying that is an unlikely, extreme scenario. But what you will see is shipping companies say, ‘I just don’t want to go through there,’ or insurers, which will hike up the price to insure that oil. And all of those things do flow down to the price of oil.”

特朗普誓言不达目标不停战 伊朗称何时停战由伊方决定

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月2日 09:19 | 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期天（3月1日）发表视频讲话称，美国和以色列将继续对伊朗的军事行动，直到达成所有目标。伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐同日说，伊朗将决定这场美以强加的侵略战争何时以及如何结束。

美国军方星期天确认，三名美国军人在对伊朗的军事行动中死亡。美国媒体报道，三名军人死于伊朗对科威特一处美军基地的还击。特朗普随后在社交媒体发表视频讲话，誓言“复仇”，并称美军可能会有更多伤亡。

特朗普说，对伊朗的军事行动“仍在全力进行，直到我们所有目标达成为止”。他威胁称，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队成员和警察放下武器，“否则必将面临死亡”，同时再次鼓动伊朗国内实现政权更迭。

伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道，伊朗外长阿拉格齐星期天在社交媒体发文说，伊朗过去20年一直在研究美军的失败案例，美以对伊朗首都德黑兰的轰炸不会影响伊朗的战争能力。

阿拉格齐称，伊朗去中心化、分散式的“马赛克防御”体系使伊朗能够决定战争何时以及如何结束。

美国和以色列2月28日联合对伊朗发动大规模空袭，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊以及多名军政高级官员遭袭击身亡。伊朗随后对美国在波斯湾地区的军事基地和以色列发起还击，一些中东国家遭到波及。

以军准备动员10万预备役军人 加强战备部署

发布时间 / 来源

2月28日，以色列北部城市提拉特卡梅尔一栋楼被导弹击中，居民撤离大楼，以军在现场警戒。 （法新社）

以色列准备动员约10万名预备役军人，在多条战线展开部署，并加强各区域防御。

新华社报道，以色列国防军星期天（3月1日）发表声明说，以军在北方司令部辖区对防御力量和战备体系进行重大调整，相关部队已在靠近叙利亚和黎巴嫩的边境地区部署，加强防御；南方司令部部队继续在加沙地带以军控制区开展行动并实施防卫，在与加沙接壤的以色列边境社区启用防御分队；中央司令部正在约旦河西岸加强防御部署，协调快速反应部队与各安全部门的联动，以应对袭击事件。

以军表示将根据安全形势变化继续调整兵力部署。

美议员质疑特朗普未制定空袭伊朗的后续战略 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月2日 11:11

美国民主党和少数共和党议员指，特朗普政府未制定空袭伊朗的“后续”战略计划。

路透社报道，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊在美国和以色列联手发动大规模空袭的首日丧命，伊朗进入了一个不确定时期。特朗普星期天（3月1日）接受福克斯新闻频道电话采访时说，“48名伊朗领袖一举毙命”，他知道“还剩下多少目标需要打击”。

但对于袭击伊朗后的战略，特朗普迄今仅在公开讲话中呼吁伊朗人民奋起反抗，决定自己的未来。

特朗普星期天晚告诉英国《每日邮报》，军事行动可能会持续四周。他接受《纽约时报》采访时说，美国打算继续攻打伊朗“四到五周时间”，但他没有提出一个将伊朗政权移交给一个新政府的明确计划。

共和党人对此次袭击表示乐观，民主党人则怀疑它能否带来有利结果，但两党议员都对近期局势感到不确定。星期天上午接受电视谈话节目访问的美国议员，一致反对向伊朗部署美国地面部队。

共和党籍参议院情报委员会主席科顿在哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）的《面对国家》节目中说：“接下来该怎么做，没有一个简单的答案。”

共和党参议员格雷厄姆作为特朗普的坚定盟友和国防鹰派，呼应了特朗普关于伊朗人民应该自己决定由谁来领导新政府。

格雷厄姆在全国广播公司（NBC）的《会见媒体》节目中说：“那种‘你弄坏你负责’的说法，我完全不认同。” 他指伊朗不是伊拉克，不是德国，不是日本。“我们所做的是把伊朗人民从一个恐怖政权手中解放出来。”

当被问及美国是否已确定一位能够凝聚伊朗人民的伊朗反对派领导人时，科顿说：“反对派就是9000万伊朗人民，他们过去47年饱受伊朗伊斯兰共和国革命政权的残酷统治。”

但民主党参议员库恩斯说，他看不出如何通过美以目前的行动在伊朗实现政权更迭。

库恩斯在美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）的《国情咨文》节目中说：“据我所知，在现代历史上，没有任何政权更迭单靠空袭就能实现。”

特朗普星期天说，迄今已有48名伊朗政府高层人士在空袭中丧生。

在美以向伊朗发动空袭之前，中央情报局（CIA）评估认为，如果哈梅内伊被杀，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队中的强硬派人物可能会取代他。

民主党参议员墨菲接受CBS访问时提到CIA的评估，他说：“所以，我们不会看到一个民主国家，只会看到一个更糟糕的伊朗领导层。”

墨菲还进一步说：“本届美国政府对中东正在上演的混乱局面毫无应对之策，这已不是什么秘密。”

八名美国议员在美以发动空袭前听取了政府简报，民主党籍参议院情报委员会副主席沃纳是其中一人。

沃纳告诉CNN的《国情咨文》，特朗普政府的简报并未提供任何证据，说明美国面对迫在眉睫的威胁。他指特朗普发动了一场“选择性的战争”。

沃纳说：“我没看到任何情报表明，伊朗即将对美国发动任何形式的先发制人打击。”

沃纳和加利福尼亚州民主党众议员卡纳担忧，这可能将美国拖入中东另一场漫长和混乱的冲突。

接受美国媒体访问的美国议员都表示希望避免一场旷日持久且代价高昂的冲突，像伊拉克战争那样持续多年，还夺去数千名美国人的生命。

佛罗里达州共和党参议员斯科特说，他希望美国在伊朗的行动能在一个月内结束。他说：“这完全取决于……谁会成为伊朗的新领导人。我们必须结束这场冲突，否则五年后、10年后我们还是得面对它。”

特朗普誓言不达目标不停战 伊朗称何时停战由伊方决定

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月2日 09:19 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期天（3月1日）发表视频讲话称，美国和以色列将继续对伊朗的军事行动，直到达成所有目标。伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐同日说，伊朗将决定这场美以强加的侵略战争何时以及如何结束。

美国军方星期天确认，三名美国军人在对伊朗的军事行动中死亡。美国媒体报道，三名军人死于伊朗对科威特一处美军基地的还击。特朗普随后在社交媒体发表视频讲话，誓言“复仇”，并称美军可能会有更多伤亡。

特朗普说，对伊朗的军事行动“仍在全力进行，直到我们所有目标达成为止”。他威胁称，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队成员和警察放下武器，“否则必将面临死亡”，同时再次鼓动伊朗国内实现政权更迭。

伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道，伊朗外长阿拉格齐星期天在社交媒体发文说，伊朗过去20年一直在研究美军的失败案例，美以对伊朗首都德黑兰的轰炸不会影响伊朗的战争能力。

阿拉格齐称，伊朗去中心化、分散式的“马赛克防御”体系使伊朗能够决定战争何时以及如何结束。

美国和以色列2月28日联合对伊朗发动大规模空袭，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊以及多名军政高级官员遭袭击身亡。伊朗随后对美国在波斯湾地区的军事基地和以色列发起还击，一些中东国家遭到波及。

美议员质疑特朗普未制定空袭伊朗的后续战略

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月2日 11:11 / 联合早报

美国民主党参议员库恩斯3月1日接受CNN访问时说，在现代历史上，没有任何政权更迭单靠空袭就能实现。 （路透社）

美国民主党和少数共和党议员指，特朗普政府未制定空袭伊朗的“后续”战略计划。

路透社报道，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊在美国和以色列联手发动大规模空袭的首日丧命，伊朗进入了一个不确定时期。特朗普星期天（3月1日）接受福克斯新闻频道电话采访时说，“48名伊朗领袖一举毙命”，他知道“还剩下多少目标需要打击”。

但对于袭击伊朗后的战略，特朗普迄今仅在公开讲话中呼吁伊朗人民奋起反抗，决定自己的未来。

特朗普星期天晚告诉英国《每日邮报》，军事行动可能会持续四周。他接受《纽约时报》采访时说，美国打算继续攻打伊朗“四到五周时间”，但他没有提出一个将伊朗政权移交给一个新政府的明确计划。

共和党人对此次袭击表示乐观，民主党人则怀疑它能否带来有利结果，但两党议员都对近期局势感到不确定。星期天上午接受电视谈话节目访问的美国议员，一致反对向伊朗部署美国地面部队。

共和党籍参议院情报委员会主席科顿在哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）的《面对国家》节目中说：“接下来该怎么做，没有一个简单的答案。”

共和党参议员格雷厄姆作为特朗普的坚定盟友和国防鹰派，呼应了特朗普关于伊朗人民应该自己决定由谁来领导新政府。

格雷厄姆在全国广播公司（NBC）的《会见媒体》节目中说：“那种‘你弄坏你负责’的说法，我完全不认同。” 他指伊朗不是伊拉克，不是德国，不是日本。“我们所做的是把伊朗人民从一个恐怖政权手中解放出来。”

当被问及美国是否已确定一位能够凝聚伊朗人民的伊朗反对派领导人时，科顿说：“反对派就是9000万伊朗人民，他们过去47年饱受伊朗伊斯兰共和国革命政权的残酷统治。”

但民主党参议员库恩斯说，他看不出如何通过美以目前的行动在伊朗实现政权更迭。

库恩斯在美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）的《国情咨文》节目中说：“据我所知，在现代历史上，没有任何政权更迭单靠空袭就能实现。”

特朗普星期天说，迄今已有48名伊朗政府高层人士在空袭中丧生。

在美以向伊朗发动空袭之前，中央情报局（CIA）评估认为，如果哈梅内伊被杀，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队中的强硬派人物可能会取代他。

民主党参议员墨菲接受CBS访问时提到CIA的评估，他说：“所以，我们不会看到一个民主国家，只会看到一个更糟糕的伊朗领导层。”

墨菲还进一步说：“本届美国政府对中东正在上演的混乱局面毫无应对之策，这已不是什么秘密。”

八名美国议员在美以发动空袭前听取了政府简报，民主党籍参议院情报委员会副主席沃纳是其中一人。

沃纳告诉CNN的《国情咨文》，特朗普政府的简报并未提供任何证据，说明美国面对迫在眉睫的威胁。他指特朗普发动了一场“选择性的战争”。

沃纳说：“我没看到任何情报表明，伊朗即将对美国发动任何形式的先发制人打击。”

沃纳和加利福尼亚州民主党众议员卡纳担忧，这可能将美国拖入中东另一场漫长和混乱的冲突。

接受美国媒体访问的美国议员都表示希望避免一场旷日持久且代价高昂的冲突，像伊拉克战争那样持续多年，还夺去数千名美国人的生命。

佛罗里达州共和党参议员斯科特说，他希望美国在伊朗的行动能在一个月内结束。他说：“这完全取决于……谁会成为伊朗的新领导人。我们必须结束这场冲突，否则五年后、10年后我们还是得面对它。”

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英法德联合声明：若有必要将对伊朗采取防御行动

2026年3月2日 11:39 / 联合早报

德国总理默茨3月1日召开记者会说，他对伊朗神权政治可能终结有如释重负之感，但目前仍无法确定伊朗的局势是否能受到控制。 （法新社）

英国、法国、德国领导人星期天（3月1日）晚上发表联合声明说，如有必要，它们准备对伊朗采取“防御性行动”，以捍卫自身及波斯湾地区盟友的利益。

综合法新社和新华社报道，英法德三国领导人在联合声明中说，伊朗对区内各国，包括那些并未参与美国和以色列军事行动的国家“发动无差别和不成比例的导弹袭击”，他们对此表示震惊。

声明说：“我们将采取措施捍卫本国及区内盟友的利益，包括采取必要且适度的防御行动，从源头上摧毁伊朗发射导弹和无人机的能力。”

三国也同意就此与美国以及受袭地区的盟友合作。

此外，英国首相斯塔默1日晚发表声明说，英国已同意美国使用英国军事基地用于“特定且有限”的防御目的。他说，波斯湾地区国家已要求英国加大防御力度，英国已派出战机在该地区执行任务，并成功拦截了伊朗袭击，但彻底消除威胁需要“从源头摧毁导弹储存库或发射装置”。

斯塔默还说，英国并未参与对伊朗的打击行动。