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Wed ยท 26 Aug 2026

Tony Blair Urges UK to Back US on Iran: Indispensable Allies Require Hard Choices

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Tony Blair Urges UK to Back US on Iran: Indispensable Allies Require Hard Choices

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง LONDON โ€” Blair backing US on Iran puts Starmer's silence in a spotlight. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Blair's framing โ€” back the US or lose the alliance โ€” is precisely the argument Starmer has refused to make publicly. With UK bases hosting US bombers for Gulf ops and Stubb naming European soil as operationally necessary, Blair draws the logic Labour won't: no security without the obligation. Watch whether Downing Street is now forced to respond.

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