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Whether or not countries support the US and Israel’s decision to launch an attack on Iran, it has inevitably affected them and they have little choice but to respond to the threat it poses to them and to their friends and allies in the Gulf and elsewhere. The UK is no exception and its decision to deploy more troops and air defense systems in the Gulf to protect both its allies and its own interests was unavoidable.
On a trip to several Gulf nations last week, Defense Secretary John Healey confirmed that the UK would send more Typhoon jets to Qatar, as well as the Sky Sabre anti-drone and missile system to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. This may not be the decisive factor in ending Iran’s aggression toward the Gulf countries that Tehran has embroiled in the war against their wishes, but it will help to fend off missile and drone attacks, while also reassuring Gulf allies that their security and well-being remain a priority for London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, perhaps more than most other European and NATO leaders, has come under immense pressure from US President Donald Trump to enter the war. However, Starmer is cognizant that this is not a war that is popular in Britain, particularly among his own voters and backbench MPs. According to IPSOS, 56 percent of Britons disapprove of US military strikes on Iran.
