
RAF evacuates British nationals and their families from Tel Aviv amid Israel-Iran conflict
Foreign Secretary David Lammy says one British national had already been injured in the conflict as thousands want to be flown out
Foreign Secretary David Lammy says one British national had already been injured in the conflict as thousands want to be flown out
Washington attacked Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz, all linked to Iran's nuclear programme
GBU-57 is referred to as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, and is the only explosive capable of reaching Iran's underground facilities
Sitrep has investigated the Royal Air Force's contingencies in the Middle East after the increased tensions between Israel and Iran
Israel initially started its bombing as it claimed Tehran was on the verge of building a nuclear bomb
It is understood that Royal Air Force jets were involved in the efforts to intercept the Iranian missiles targeted at Israel.
US officials said one of the wounded Americans was seriously injured and the casualty count could still rise.
The Typhoons were pulled from Nato's eastern flank to help defend Israel after Tehran launched 300 attack drones and missiles.
The President made the appeal on X, saying Shahed drones in the skies above Ukraine sound identical to those over the Middle East.
The Prime Minister has praised the professionalism of the RAF pilots who 'flew into the face of danger' to protect civilians.
The Type 23 Frigate will continue under Operation Prosperity Guardian to defend commercial vessels against drone and missile attacks.
In December, Britain joined a US-led international coalition to protect commercial shipping sailing through the region.
The retaliatory strikes were prompted by a series of militia attacks which left three American service personnel injured, one critically.
The USS Dwight D Eisenhower and other task force elements were tracked using various surveillance technologies by the Iranian military
The attack on the Ukrainian capital was called the largest Russian drone attack of the war so far by Ukraine's air forces.
The 7.62mm ammunition was prevented from reaching Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and sent to Ukraine instead