00:00Well, I think it is quite extraordinary that people are trying to blame the opposition for starting the Iran war.
00:06That's absolutely not what has happened.
00:08The U.S. and Israel started a war, and we have been very clear, I've been very clear,
00:12that we need to do what we can to protect our British servicemen and women.
00:16But you've gone slightly further than that two weeks ago in the Prime Minister's questions
00:19when you said you wanted the RAF to be allowed to launch missiles against Iranian targets.
00:27If they are striking at British bases, yes, absolutely.
00:30The RAF should be in there. So you want them more involved.
00:32Because I've been very clear that it is not enough to stop the arrows or catch them.
00:37You have to stop the archer as well, otherwise you will get hit.
00:39That is not an escalation. That is a defensive position, actually.
00:42I think it's joining in a war.
00:44Well, I think it's...
00:44And is there a... I mean, it's not necessarily a war that we were consulted on.
00:49Well, this is true.
00:49It's not a war that perhaps has been thought through.
00:51Completely. I don't...
00:52You agree with that?
00:53Well, yes, but we are in there.
00:54Do you agree it's illegal as well?
00:56We are in it whether we like it or not.
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