Iran has declared British military bases, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, to be 'legitimate targets' after US B‑1 bomber strikes were launched from UK soil this week, prompting Britain to insist its armed forces are ready to defend the country at home and abroad.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps escalated the rhetoric by explicitly naming RAF Fairford, where US B‑1 Lancer bombers are based, accusing Washington of 'resorting to using B‑1 aircraft flying from Fairford airbase in England' after depleting missile stockpiles.
