RAF jets downed attack drones in Iranian assault on Israel, Sunak confirms
by Nina Lloyd
Apr 14, 2024
3 minutes
RAF jets shot down “a number of” Iranian drones after Tehran launched its unprecedented attack on Israel, Rishi Sunak has said.
The Prime Minister condemned the strikes as “dangerous and unnecessary”, warning that the fallout in regional stability would have been “hard to overstate” if they had been successful.
The UK joined the US overnight into Sunday in deploying warplanes to help intercept missiles after Iran launched its first direct assault on Israeli soil.
Speaking to journalists in Downing
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