Iran's Foreign Minister has warned in a phone call that allowing
US use of UK bases is considered as British “participation in
aggression”.
Green MPs and peers have written to expressing alarm at the UK's
involvement in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran and pressing
the Prime Minister to answer a number of urgent questions –
including what control, if any, the UK has over US strikes
launched from British bases and whether British-made weapons
components are being used in breach of international law.
They note that the UK is obliged under international law to have
no involvement in illegal military action, including the use of
UK bases and UK-made weapons, and reiterate demands for an end to
all UK complicity in this illegal war.
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FULL TEXT OF LETTER
Dear Prime Minister,
We are writing as Green Party MPs and Peers to
express our alarm at the UK's involvement in the
illegal US-Israeli war on Iran.
Already well over 1,000 civilians have been
killed, including a reported 168 children killed
by a missile now widely believed to be from the
United States (Guardian,
2026). UNICEF has reported that the Israeli
military's assault on Lebanon is killing or
injuring the equivalent of one classroom of
children every day (Reuters,
2026).
In addition to the grave humanitarian impacts,
the longer this illegal, unnecessary war
continues, the greater the global economic
fallout – to which the UK is particularly exposed
because it remains heavily reliant on fossil
fuels.
In light of this, there are urgent questions your
government must answer:
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What steps, if any, is your government taking
to ensure that B-1 and B-52 bombers taking
off from RAF Fairford are being used for
‘specific, limited defensive purposes' – as
you committed to?
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What assessment have you made, if any, of how
many Iranian civilians have been killed by US
bombing missions from British air bases?
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Are target lists for US strikes from British
soil approved by the Ministry of Defence
before each mission or audited
afterwards?
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Is the US being permitted to load banned
cluster munitions at British bases?
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What assessment has the government made of
the risk of UK-made weapons components being
used in violation of international law in
Iran, including in the Tomahawk missile
systems which may have been involved in the
strike on the Shajareh Tayyerbeh girls's
school which killed a reported 168 children
and 14 teachers, in the single deadliest
known attack so far?
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What assessment has the government made of
the risk of UK-made weapons components being
used by the Israeli government in violation
of international law in Lebanon?
The UK is obliged under international law to have
no involvement in illegal military action,
including the use of UK bases and UK-made
weapons. It is therefore of the utmost importance
that these questions are answered as a matter of
urgency.
This illegal war is inflicting untold suffering
and devastation in the region and will cause huge
and long lasting human, political, economic and
environmental ramifications, as well as the
immediate impact on the cost-of-living for our
constituents. We, as Green Party MPs and Peers,
reiterate our calls for the UK government
to:
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Withdraw all permission for the US to use UK
military bases for attacks on Iran.
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End all arms sales to and military
cooperation with the Israeli government.
-
Impose sanctions on government officials
responsible for breaches of international
law.
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Condemn the actions of Trump and Netanyahu
for their flagrant violations of
international law.
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Refuse any further complicity in this illegal
war.
Yours sincerely,
Dr MP
MP
MP
MP
MP
of Manor
Castle
EDITORS NOTES
The government has refused to answer questions on
whether it has the ability to approve or
refuse individual targets for US strikes from
UK bases, and whether banned cluster
munitions are being loaded at UK bases.
US bombers flying out of UK bases to strike Iran
are avoiding
European airspace.
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