LONDON, March 20 – British officials on Friday granted the United States permission to utilize UK military installations for operations targeting Iranian missile positions that have been attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Government ministers convened Friday to address Iran’s military actions and the country’s obstruction of the crucial shipping lane, a statement from Downing Street revealed.
The official statement explained that ministers “confirmed that the agreement for the U.S. to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes U.S. defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”
