UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: The Times

President Trump has withdrawn his support for Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius because the UK has not agreed to allow the use of British bases to attack Iran, The Times understands.

The White House is drawing up detailed military plans for a strike against Iran involving the use of both Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is home to America’s fleet of heavy bombers in Europe. Under the terms of long-standing agreements with Washington, these bases can only be used for military operations that have been agreed in advance with the government.

The Times understands that the UK is yet to give permission for the US to use the bases in the event that Trump orders a strike on Iran, owing to concerns that it would be a breach of international law which makes no distinction between a state carrying out the attack and those in support if the latter have “knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act”.

The president spoke to the prime minister on Tuesday night, and the two men discussed Trump’s ultimatum to Iran over its nuclear programme. The following day, Trump made his statement attacking the Chagos deal.


Read more: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trump-chagos-islands-deal-iran-attack-british-bases-kcj0gzbr8

[Chasstev365]

1. Good!

[C_U_L8R]

2. When does Mr Bored of Peace throw a tantrum?

5, 4, 3, 2….

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Ah, that explains why his bullshit on Truth Social mentioned RAF Fairford, despite that being a long way

from the Indian Ocean and the Chagos Islands.

"...Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford ..."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/chagos-island-deal-timeline-trump-starmer-uk

(that link, by the way, documents Trump's flip-flops on Diego Garcia - he's been for the transfer, then against, then for (as recently as Tuesday morning), and now against again.)

[Joinfortmill]

4. Trump needs to be impeached, but I guess they're gonna wait until the Market crashes..and it's coming

[Mosby]

5. The markets aren't going to crash.

Nt.

[Joinfortmill]

18. I hope you're right. As for me I've tried to protect my investments as much as I can.

[SergeStorms]

20. Perhaps, but......

you must agree, they're due for one helluva correction. Record profits cannot continue ad infinitum.

[Exp]

10. Could be. Market will crash, why give TSF a gift by impeaching right before it crashes? nt

[ananda]

6. Good for Starmer. Well...

Trump is certainly nothing if not petty.

What an ugly pissant.

[electric_blue68]

7. Good to hear.

[Initech]

8. Can't wait for the angry tweet and 10,000% tariffs.

[groundloop]

9. What's keeping tRump from ignoring those agreements/treaties?

If there's one thing we know about how tRump does things it's that he never lets a contract/agreement/treaty/law get in the way of what he wants.

[Justice matters.]

11. And it ends up in deadly fiascos (ex: COVID-19's hundreds of thousands preventable deaths)

Also, for example, the currently covered-up murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

[Renew Deal]

12. Hopefully Greece does the same thing

I saw some map that had Crete shown as one of the bases that will be used. From what I remember, it was the only EU country.

[BidenRocks]

13. What date will the UK remember?

Ours is 9-11-2001

We are setting them up!

[NBachers]

14. Welp- Time to bomb the UK.

[markodochartaigh]

16. "Time to bomb the UK"

Not before sending in special forces to break Andy out of gaol.

[markodochartaigh]

15. I'm not really familiar with the logistics of refueling these bombers. Is it possible that they will refuel on

Epstein Island?

[Bayard]

17. Stand firm, UK!

They want no part of trump carnage.

"concerns that it would be a breach of international law which makes no distinction between a state carrying out the attack and those in support if the latter have “knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act”."

[SergeStorms]

19. We have no allies.

Not that I'm in favor of attacking Iran, but we're on our own if we do (except for Israel, who'd be overjoyed).

We could always count on the free nations of the world as allies. It's always been that way, at least in my lifetime. No more, though.
tRump and the MAGAts "America First" bullshit are going to insure that the U.S. slides into the abyss.

Thanks, tRump and your brain dead cult. 🖕