Author: Sammy Gecsoyler and Nadeem Badshah

Four US bombers have landed at an RAF base in Britain to carry out “specific defensive operations” to stop Iran firing missiles into the Middle East, the Ministry of Defence has said.The B-1 Lancers, which are 45 metres (146ft) long and capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles, arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, one on Friday evening and three on Saturday morning, after Keir Starmer had granted permission for “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites from UK bases.The deployment comes days after Washington warned that strikes on Iran would “surge dramatically”.The UK’s armed forces chief, Richard Knighton, said he…