Keir Starmer’s claim that he is only letting Donald Trump use British bases for “defensive” airstrikes on Iran is a “fiction”, a former Royal Air Force officer has told Declassified.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the retired squadron leader said it was “glaringly obvious” that American bomber missions from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire were conducting offensive strikes on Iran.
“Keir Starm...
The strongest version of this narrative is that the UK government, under Keir Starmer, is either misleading the public or being misled itself about the nature of US operations from British soil. The retired RAF officer’s technical assessment—backed by observable evidence like munitions loading and dynamic targeting—paints a compelling picture of offensive operations, not defensive ones. The Ministry of Defence’s refusal to provide transparency on target approvals or post-strike audits weakens it...