Starmer insists 'this is not our war' as Iran weighs up attacking UK bases

Starmer insists 'this is not our war' as Iran weighs up attacking UK bases Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 04/01/2026 - 12:01 British prime minister reveals plan to emerge from Iran crisis 'a stronger and more secure nation', but offers no specifics British PM Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference in Downing Street on the latest situation in the Middle East and how the government is supporting families at home, London, UK, 1 April 2026 (AFP) Off Another week of the war on Iran , another address from the British prime minister, as Keir Starmer told the nation once more that the UK has not been dragged into the US-Israeli operation. Starmer, wearing a sober blue tie and flanked by two Union Jacks, appeared tired and solemn as he spoke from a Downing Street podium on Wednesday morning. The speech itself veered dramatically between statements of reassurance and sympathy, to portentous - sometimes abstract - proclamations about the momentous nature of war.