Israeli anti-air defence system interceptor flies by means of the sky, after missiles had been launched in the direction of Israel from Iran, following strikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on March 1, 2026.
| Photograph Credit score: Reuters
France, Germany and the U.Ok. mentioned on Sunday (March 1, 2026) they had been able to defend their pursuits and people of its allies within the Gulf if essential by taking “defensive motion” in opposition to Iran.
The three international locations’ leaders had been “appalled by the indiscriminate and disproportionate missile assaults launched by Iran in opposition to international locations within the area, together with those that weren’t concerned in preliminary U.S. and Israeli navy operations”, mentioned the joint assertion.
“Iran’s reckless assaults have focused our shut allies and are threatening our service personnel and our civilians throughout the area,” the assertion added.
“We name on Iran to cease these reckless assaults instantly.
“We are going to take steps to defend our pursuits and people of our allies within the area, probably by means of enabling essential and proportionate defensive motion to destroy Iran’s functionality to fireside missiles and drones at their supply,” mentioned the assertion.
“We have now agreed to work along with the U.S. and allies within the area on this matter.”
Iran has launched a collection of missile and drone strikes on a number of Gulf international locations, saying it’s focusing on U.S. bases, after being hit by U.S.-Israeli missile strikes from Saturday (February 28, 2026).
Iran’s assaults have hit a multinational navy base close to Arbil in northern Iraq, and a German military camp within the east of Jordan, a German military spokesman instructed AFP, confirming media studies.
There had been no casualties within the assaults, he added.
Use of British bases
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer mentioned on Sunday (March 1, 2026) that his nation has accepted a U.S. request to make use of British bases for defensive strikes in opposition to Iranian missiles in storage depots or launchers.
“The United States has requested permission to make use of British bases for that particular and restricted defensive function. We have now taken the choice to just accept this request to forestall Iran firing missiles throughout the area,” Mr. Starmer mentioned in a video message on X.
He added: “We weren’t concerned within the preliminary strikes on Iran and we won’t be a part of offensive motion now.
Iran on U.S.-Israeli assault
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards introduced a “large-scale” assault on Sunday (March 1, 2026), and blasts had been heard in Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Manama, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with Israeli rescue companies reporting a minimum of 9 individuals killed within the metropolis of Beit Shemesh.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian declared Khamenei’s killing a “declaration of warfare in opposition to Muslims” and warned: “Iran considers it its official obligation and proper to avenge the perpetrators and masterminds of this historic crime.”
Iran’s Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi instructed U.S. channel ABC Information on Sunday (March 1, 2026): “We’re defending ourselves no matter it takes, and we see no restrict for ourselves to defend our individuals, to guard our individuals.”
Revealed – March 02, 2026 02:56 am IST