UK backs US Iran strike option as middle east tensions deepen

<img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-large.png" alt="Untitled design (1)" srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-1-7.png 700w" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" class=" pl" />Britain has thrown its weight behind the United States&#8217; military posture against Iran after newly sworn-in Prime Minister Andy Burnham