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Can Starmer maintain ‘defensive strikes’ stance as Trump escalates threats on Iran?

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Can Starmer maintain ‘defensive strikes’ stance as Trump escalates threats on Iran?
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As US threatens to attack civilian infrastructure, UK’s distinction between defence and attack is under strain• Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demandsIn Downing Street, Keir Starmer has been at pains to emphasise that he will only authorise the use of UK bases by the US for “defensive” strikes on Iranian military targets. In the White House, Donald Trump has threatened to bomb civilian infrastructure – and said on Monday that he was “not at all” worried about c

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