US bombers are set to strike Iran from RAF bases in the UK after Donald Trump rebuked Sir Keir Starmer.
Western officials have told GB News that the US has not launched any strikes on Iran from British bases since permission was granted by the Government on Sunday.
It is anticipated this will change very soon, with American bombers expected to arrive at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire shortly.
The officials also said Iran will run out of ballistic missiles in the coming days if Tehran continues to attack at its current rate.
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Throughout the briefing, Western officials were keen to stress that we should not "rule anything out" regarding possible action by US allies.
GB News understands that regional US allies are facing a degradation of Patriot air defence missile stocks amid interceptions of Iranian barrages.
Separately, it has not been ruled out that the Royal Navy could escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut down due to drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping since the conflict began.
On Sunday, Sir Keir agreed to allow the US to use UK military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites.
RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire is soon to be used for American aircraft after Sir Keir Starmer granted the US permission to use UK bases for their offensive in Iran
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The Prime Minister caveated the permission by saying the UK would not involve itself in the initial strikes on Iran and will not join the offensive for the time being.
President Trump did not take kindly to Sir Keir's hesitation, with the Prime Minister refusing to allow the US to launch their initial strikes on Iran from British bases. He brutally mocked the PM in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the President declared he was "not happy" with the UK and that "this is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with".
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The President led a scathing attack of Keir Starmer during a meeting at the Oval Office on Tuesday
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Referring to Diego Garcia on the Chagos Islands, the President said: "That island… It’s taken three, four days for us to work out where we can land there, it would have been much more convenient landing there as opposed to flying many extra hours, so we are very surprised."
He concluded: "I will say the UK has been very, very uncooperative with that stupid island that they have, that they gave away and took a 100-year lease; having to do with, perhaps, indigenous people claiming the island that never even saw the island before. What’s that all about?"
Sir Keir responded to the scathing criticism at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, continuing the escalation in the war of words between the two leaders.
"What I was not prepared to do on Saturday was for the UK to join a war unless I was satisfied there was a lawful basis and a viable, thought-through plan. That remains my position," he told the Commons.
Keir Starmer told the Commons on Wednesday that he was 'not prepared join a war' unless he was 'satisfied there was a lawful basis and a viable, thought-through plan'
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He added: "British jets are shooting down drones and missiles to protect American lives in the Middle East on our joint bases. That is the special relationship in action. Sharing intelligence every day to keep our people safe. That is the special relationship in action.
"Hanging on to President Trump’s latest words is not the special relationship in action."
The Prime Minister previously said his Government "does not believe in regime change from the skies" – the clearest condemnation of the strikes to date.
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