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Starmer breaks with Trump, Spain blocks US base access

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly broken with Donald Trump over the Iran war, telling Parliament the UK does not support "regime change from the skies" and invoking the Iraq War as a cautionary tale — a striking rebuke after months of careful relationship management. Spain's Pedro Sánchez went further, denying the US permission to use the jointly operated bases at Rota and Morón for Iran strikes, calling the campaign an "unjustified and dangerous military intervention." A Hezbollah drone struck the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus overnight, with two more intercepted on Monday morning.

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UK does not back ‘regime change from the skies’, says Starmer

Financial Times · Mar 2