Großbritannien ist „bereit, sich zu verteidigen“, nachdem der Iran mit einem Angriff auf den RAF-Stützpunkt gedroht hat

**From The Telegraph:**

Britain is ready to defend itself against Iranian missile attacks, the Government has said, after Tehran threatened to strike a Royal Air Force base used by US forces.

In a statement on Thursday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened to attack RAF Fairford and made veiled threats against the “British monarchy regime”.

The threat comes two days after Andy Burnham agreed to continue Sir Keir Starmer’s policy of allowing Washington to launch strikes on Iran from British bases.

The IRGC said “any base used for aggression against Iranian territory is a legitimate target for us”, and claimed the US was “resorting to using B-1 aircraft flying from Fairford airbase in England” because its missile stockpiles had been depleted.

It also accused Britain of causing the “misfortunes of the people of our region” by “dismantling Islamic countries… imposing despotic governments” and “worst of all” creating the “disaster of Israel”.

The Government responded by saying the military was “ready 24/7 to defend” Britain from “any kind of attacks, whether it’s on our soil or from abroad”.

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