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Iran: Armed Conflict

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 116968

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any British military personnel were involved in the (a) planning or (b) intelligence gathering for the US attack on Iran.

Answered by Al Carns

No British military personnel were involved in the planning for the US attack on Iran. It is the longstanding policy of successive Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.

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