The UK is traveling to the Middle East after the threat of Iran

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Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer said on Saturday, after Iran threatened to attack the British bases in the region if they helped Israel, that the United Kingdom is transporting additional combat aircraft and other military aircraft to the Middle East.

Starmer said this step was “emergency” to support regional security, but it hinted that the United Kingdom also provided defense support to Israel in its confrontation with Iran.

“We are transporting assets to the area, including planes, to support the emergency in the area,” Starmer told reporters after asking them about Iranian threats.

“I will be clear regarding our duties, obligations and duties as prime minister … I will always make the right decisions of the United Kingdom and our allies.”

Starmer refused to discuss operational issues, but he said the situation was “intense” and “fast moving”.

UK Not In Israel’s defense during the first wave of Iranian reprisals on Friday evening, according to people familiar with the situation.

On Saturday, Iranian government media said that the UK and the United States bases in the region will be attacked if countries help Israel in any way. Britain has access to the bases in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and a location in Bahrain.

Starmer said he had a “good and constructive” discussion with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, on Friday, adding that it included talks “on safety and Israel, as you expect between two allies.”

Starmer, who is traveling to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa before traveling to the Group of Seven meeting in Alberta that the United Kingdom was urging all parties to retract more conflict.

Starmer said: “The message is: canceling manufacturing.” “We have long -term concerns about the nuclear program that Iran has. We are aware of Israel’s right to self -defense. But I am completely clear that this needs to get rid of escalation. There is a great danger to escalation of the region.”

He also warned against the impact of the growing struggle on the global economy. He said: “You can see the impact on the economy and oil prices. Of course, all of this is related to what is going on in Gaza. So you can see why my strong position is: this needs to cancel the escalation.”

The government said that as part of the emergency scale, “fast aircraft” and “growing aircraft” were sent from the United Kingdom to the Middle East.

The government said that the plane began preparing for publication on Friday morning, “when it was clear that the situation in the area was deteriorating.”

The UK has already has Gates shelves stationed in the region as part of its contribution to a shading process, which targets the remains of the ISIS jihadist group.

Starmer said he discussed the escalation with US President Donald Trump on Friday and with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday. He said he expected more calls with world leaders during the trip to Canada.