World · 2 March 2026
UK, France and Germany Threaten to Destroy Iran's Missile Launch Sites
In a formal joint statement, Prime Ministers Starmer, Macron and Merz said the three nations are ready to take "necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran's capability to fire missiles and drones at their source." Britain has already begun shooting down Iranian drones over northern Iraq and Prime Minister Starmer confirmed the UK accepted a US request to use British military bases for defensive strikes. France separately said it will not send its aircraft carrier to the region.
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