The prime minister warned that if Tehran’s attack was successful, the “fallout for regional stability would be hard to overstate” and referred to it as a “dangerous and unnecessary escalation”.
According to Israel, Iran launched at least 120 ballistic missiles, more than 30 cruise missiles, and 170 drones on Saturday, triggering air raid sirens all throughout the nation.
Mr. Sunak stated: Nearly all of these missiles were intercepted, saving lives not only in Israel but also in neighboring countries like Jordan, because of an international coordinated effort in which the UK took part.
The UK, he continued, had dispatched “additional planes” to the area in support of ongoing operations in Syria and Iraq.
In order to “bolster Operation Shader,” the UK’s ongoing counter-Islamic State operation in Iraq and Syria, a number of RAF aircraft and air refueling tankers were dispatched to the area, as previously reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
