United Kingdom

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago

Iran already targeting Diego Garcia.
Hope they hit Cyprus too

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[+] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -17 points 7 months ago (16 children)

Given Iran fired on British territory first, legitimacy doesn’t seem to be a factor.

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[–] LSNLDN@slrpnk.net 12 points 7 months ago

🤦‍♂️

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[–] Semjeza@fedinsfw.app 5 points 7 months ago (13 children)

And which territory was that?
Was it a base being used militarily against them?

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[+] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -6 points 7 months ago (12 children)

No, as it happens.

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[–] Semjeza@fedinsfw.app 4 points 7 months ago (10 children)

Would you care to elaborate?

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[–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 7 months ago (9 children)

The UK's military base on Cypress was attacked in the opening weekend of the war. At the time the UK was not allowing the US to use any of its bases. Once that (and attacks on the gulf states who also werent participating in the war) happened the UK shifted to allowing the US to use its bases for "defensive" strikes.

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[–] Semjeza@fedinsfw.app 1 point 7 months ago* (2 children)

"The explosions came shortly after Prime Minister Keir Starmer authorized the United States to conduct what Britain described as defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites from British bases on the island."

In Iran strikes Europe for first time, hits British base in Cyprus , which was one of the top results when I searched for the event to find out more.

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[–] Womble@piefed.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

As per the article you linked, Iran had prior to that fired at Cyprus, but not hit anything, but looks like you're right that none of the missiles/drones actually made it to land until after the position changed, fair enough.

But prior to that Iran had already hit:

Saudi (28th of Feb)
UAE (1st march, so same day as the position changed but it says its early in the morning so I assume before)
Bahrain (multiple attacks starting 28th feb)
Qatar (starting 28th of feb)

and others.

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[–] Semjeza@fedinsfw.app 3 points 7 months ago

One could certainly make the case that the two missiles into the sea near Cyprus were unintentional misses, which shows an attempt to preemptively attack. But even that was earlier the same day it all happened,

The strikes into other Middle Eastern countries, seem, especially early on, to be primarily targeting fossil fuel facilities, US military locations, and airfields.

So, at least to me - any assistance we provide to the US is aiding their war of aggression and belligerence, which is a repetition of Iraq. The British people deserve better than to be the back up attack dog of the US bully.

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

LIES,
besides you bootlickers were already complicit in the terrorist bombing campaign of 2025.

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[–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Ok bud, you definitely sound like a sane person worth discussing with.

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

not here to discuss anything, just correcting liars and bootlickers of your terrorist regime

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[–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

You correct lies with facts and evidence. Got any?

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVY_51CDobu/
you should pay more atention to what bootlicker Kid Starver decides, maybe you wont be surprised of the well deserved consequences.

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[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 0 points 7 months ago

he UK’s military base on Cypress was attacked

Was it up a hill?

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[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago

Sooo??

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[–] StillAlive@piefed.world -1 points 7 months ago

1953, Mosaddegh, operation boot.

Fuck UK.

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[+] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 75 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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[–] digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca 25 points 7 months ago (1 child)

These fucks are no more labour than the conservatives. They got a taste of the money and decided to scab every fucker moving up the line. Whole lot of em are rotten to the core, sellouts one and all.

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[–] inari@piefed.zip 7 points 7 months ago

Stewart Lee on Labour v's Conservative, unfortunately always relevant

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[–] madjo@piefed.social 35 points 7 months ago

Keir Starmer rolled over and showed his yellow belly to trump again. Keir, you're too old for him!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_geography_of_Nineteen_Eighty-Four

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 16 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Airstrip One, for instance, had not been so called in those days: it had been called England, or Britain, though London, he felt fairly certain, had always been called London.[9]

[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago*

He's double plus stupid as fuck.

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[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

Kid starver gets on fours to play the child for the epstein friend

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

There it is. Starmer can never be trusted.

[–] vpol@feddit.uk 14 points 7 months ago

Cunts.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Brits, number 1 bootlickers of the terrorists.
From Tony Bliar to Kid Starver

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 12 points 7 months ago

Do they really need help bombing children?

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 11 points 7 months ago

Well well well if it isn't Red Tories

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago*

Some Oil billionaire or 2 has paid KS to help move his oil through.

Likely after buying bitcoin fakes from trumps mushroom stains. Failed to convince the rest of the world to help.

[–] luisgutz@feddit.uk 12 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Will the US pay for the bases when Iran destroys them?

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

yeah its like have they hit those bases because they will if strikes come from them 100%.

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[–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

Iran launched drones at the UK bases on Cyprus and Riyadh long before any announcement that the UK would let the US use them.

I'm definitely opposed to the war with Iran but let's put facts first; Iran through their proxies have been indiscriminately firing on ships in the gulf for nearly a decade and when the US and Israel attacked them they launched missiles and drones at pretty much every cluster of buildings near to the Gulf with no concern for what they might hit or any apparent strategy.

The fact is Iran are going to attack UK bases whether the UK is involved or not.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 7 months ago

well see I can see allowing the strikes then. These are things countries decide to do so even if they had not or had really struck in the past I think the big thing is if iran as struck it since the invasion began. Basically are they asking for it (iran that is). im not british though so peanut gallery here. you know if was kinda nice back in the day when a democracy sorta had to get an attack to start attacking a place. pretty sweet those days.