Iran tried to focus on the joint US-UK navy base on Diego Garcia final week- greater than 2,500 miles away within the Indian Ocean.
That assault failed, nevertheless it led an Israeli navy spokesperson to recommend London may very well be weak to an Iranian ballistic missile strike.
With Sir Keir Starmer now permitting the usage of British air bases for US operations in opposition to assaults within the Strait of Hormuz, is Iran able to direct retaliation in opposition to the UK?
What is the state of Britain’s air defences? And what different means does Tehran have at its disposal to threaten us?
Niall speaks to Sky’s defence analyst, Professor Michael Clarke.
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