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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Jamie Calder

Iran says UK bases are 'legitimate targets' as Andy Burnham permits continued US use

File photograph of Members of 42 Torpedo Bomber Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. RAF bases, namely RAF Fairford in Gloucester, could soon be targets for Iran (Image: PA)

THE UK military bases being used by US forces are now a "legitimate target" for Iranian strikes, the country's Revolutionary Guard has said.

Iran warned on Thursday that RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which the US is using alongside Chagos Island-based Diego Garcia to launch strikes on the country, could be targeted.

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