The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.

Gen Sir Richard Shirreff says US president has launched war of choice in Iran with no clear grasp of how it will end

Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war

The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs…

Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war?

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