LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the king of Bahrain that four jets the UK is deploying to Qatar could be used to help defend the kingdom from Iranian missile and drone strikes against Gulf states. "The Prime Minister also offered further defensive air cover from these jets for Bahrain to bolster their security," Starmer told King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in a call late on Thursday, according to a readout from Starmer's office on Friday.

Il premier britannico Keir Starmer ha annunciato l'invio di altri quattro jet militari Typhoon in Qatar a fronte dell'allargamento del conflitto in Medio Oriente. (ANSA)

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the king of Bahrain that four jets the UK is deploying to Qatar could be used to help defend the kingdom from Iranian…