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Government · the UK

Government of the United Kingdom

In the record: 1 statement, the acting party in 13 events, the target in 2 events.

Kind: Government
Country: the UK

The US-Israel-Iran war

Events where it acted (11)

Reported

10/20 UK says RAF Typhoons will fly defensive missions to protect Saudi cities from Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia · 2 sources

Reported

10/13 MI5 chief says Iran is moving to target "harder targets, like military sites" in Britain

London · 1 source

Reported

10/12 UK prime minister says the RAF Fairford plot was "almost certainly" directed by the IRGC and sanctions two Iranians

London · 1 source

Reported

10/01 UK prime minister says there are strong indications Iran played a part in an alleged plot at RAF Fairford; Iran denies it

RAF Fairford · 1 source

Confirmed

09/21 UK says the RAF will refuel Saudi aircraft for a few weeks to help counter Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia · 1 source

Reported

09/04 US, Britain, France and Germany seek an IAEA board resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council, diplomats say

Vienna · 1 source

Confirmed

07/13 UK bans support for Iran's IRGC under its National Security Act

London · 2 sources

Confirmed

07/02 France announces go-ahead for a French-British mine-clearing force for the strait's southern route; Iran objects

Strait of Hormuz · 1 source

Confirmed

04/17 France and Britain host summit on a defensive multinational mission for Hormuz

Paris · 1 source

Confirmed

04/02 About 40 countries at a UK-led meeting call for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediately

United Kingdom · 2 sources

Reported

03/20 UK allows US use of its bases to strike Iranian missile sites; NATO completes withdrawal of its Iraq mission

United Kingdom · 2 sources

Events where it was the target (2)

Reported

09/27 Five arrested after a bomb scare near RAF Fairford, a UK base used by US bombers; Iran denies involvement

RAF Fairford · 2 sources

Confirmed

03/20 Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward the US-UK base at Diego Garcia; neither hits

Diego Garcia · 4 sources

The Russia-Ukraine war

What it said (1)

Said: 1 statement, not counted as events

Said

07/10Government of the United Kingdom: UK prime minister Keir Starmer, travelling to the NATO summit, told Bloomberg it was for Ukraine to decide how to use British Storm Shadow missiles for defensive purposes, within international humanitarian law.

Foreign audience · en

Events where it acted (2)

Confirmed

09/04 Twenty-six countries pledge to support a post-ceasefire reassurance force for Ukraine at a Paris summit

Paris · 2 sources

Reported

01/12 UK signs security cooperation agreement with Ukraine and pledges 2.5 billion pounds for 2024-25

Kyiv · 1 source