The widening war between Iran and the US and its allies has entered its fourth day after the Prime Minister rebuked Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict.Sir Keir Starmer on Monday said his Government “does not believe in regime change from the skies” in an apparent criticism of the US President’s bombing campaign in the Middle East.Mr Trump had criticised Sir Keir’s decision not to allow American jets to deploy from UK bases to undertake the strikes telling the Telegraph he was “very disappointed” in the Prime Minister.UK bases are now in play in the conflict, but only so the US can strike defensively to protect countries being targeted by Tehran.This is understood to include the joint US-UK Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.Monday saw US airstrikes on Iran, while Israel launched strikes in Lebanon against the Iran-linked militant group Hezbollah.Tehran, meanwhile, launched strikes against Israel, and the oil and natural gas production facilities of Gulf states allied to the US.Mr Trump also suggested the war would escalate further, telling CNN that a “big” wave of airstrikes on Iran is yet to come.
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