Iran threatens strikes on US, UK and France bases in region if they prevent attacks on Israel
14 June 2025, 11:06 | Updated: 14 June 2025, 11:50
Iran has warned the United States, United Kingdom and France that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they help stop Tehran’s strikes on Israel, Iran state media reported.
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The UK government has already said that Britain did not provide military support to Israel for their attack on Iran, nor did the military help shoot down Iranian drones.
Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday afternoon during which he emphasised that “Israel has a right to self-defence” but also that the conflict needed a diplomatic solution.
Calls from Sir Keir and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears, as Tehran struck back against Israel's attacks.
David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, spoke to Iran's foreign minister and urged calm, later warning the Middle East is facing a "moment of grave peril".
Read more: Three dead and dozens injured after Iran fires retaliatory missiles at Israel
Donald Trump has suggested that Iran now had a chance to agree a nuclear deal to bring an end to the fighting.
On his Truth Social platform, the President wrote: "Two months ago I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to "make a deal". They should have done it!
"Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn't get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!"
Both the UK and the US have insisted they were not involved in the Israeli strikes and that Israel acted unilaterally.
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The first time Israel discussed the strikes with the UK was at midday on Friday, according to Tzipi Hotovely, the country's ambassador to the UK.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the attacks to be halted.
"Israeli bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites. Iranian missile strikes in Tel Aviv. Enough escalation. Time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail," he said in a post on X.
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