UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike
British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of ‘civilian sites and military assets’US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesThree hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone strike on the US naval base in Bahrain on...
<p>British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of ‘civilian sites and military assets’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/01/us-israel-war-on-iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-i-dead-latest-reports">US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Three hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone strike on the US naval base in Bahrain on Saturday – one of several incidents where UK forces have been drawn into the war in the Middle East.</p><p>No casualties were reported in the incident, one of more than 25 waves of retaliatory attacks in response to the massive US-Israeli joint bombing campaign launched against Iran on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/iran-missile-strikes-bahrain-iraq-uk-military-personnel-middle-east">Continue reading...</a>
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