Iran Warns UK: Allowing US Bases Is 'Joining Attacks'

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Corey with the story with global news today. Iran's Foreign Minister has warned the United Kingdom that allowing the United States to use British bases amounts to joining attacks on Iran. In a recent phone call with UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, he criticized Britain's stance as biased and demanded an end to cooperation with America. The UK clarified it did not permit base use for the first offensive strikes, but later approved them for defensive moves against Iranian missile launches. Officials in Downing Street stressed, this keeps Britain out of the broader conflict while addressing immediate threats from Iran. President Donald Trump has pushed the UK to do more, while Prime Minister Sir Keer Starmor defends the limited support as best for British interests. The Green Party is calling for a full withdrawal of base access, questioning civilian casualties from U.S. operations. Britain stemmed from Israel's strike on Iran's SouthPars gasfield, prompting Iranian retaliation elsewhere. The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, slashing ship traffic and spiking global oil and gas

1:04prices, which is shaking financial markets. Starmor is teaming up with allies on plans to reopen the strait in favor of talks with Iran to ease the economic fallout and in the standoff.