UK policy shift on war angers Iran, says analyst
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s stance on military cooperation with the US marks a policy shift that has provoked Iran, an analyst says.
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AIDr. Fouad Abdelrazek, a British and international affairs analyst, said that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s statements expressing readiness for military cooperation and offering more UK bases to Washington reflect a shift in the British position.
Speaking to Al Arabiya FM, he added that this stance has angered Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten Britain with possible Iranian attacks if it opens its bases.
Abdelrazek noted that Britain does not want to be seen as taking an offensive posture, explaining that British and European participation was prepared from the outset, but the timing was not previously suitable.
Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had warned that Britain would become a legitimate target if it supported the United States in any war against Tehran.
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