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UK saw Israel as ‘chief problem’ to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions

Israel’s nuclear arms were seen by British officials as the major obstacle to achieving a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, declassified files from the 1990s show Iran has conducted missile strikes near Israel’s main nuclear arms facility, in response to Israel’s bombing of the country Former UK ambassador …

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Inside the Cypriot campaign to kick out British bases

Long before a drone struck RAF Akrotiri, opposition to one of Britain’s last colonial outposts was already growing in Cyprus After a drone hit a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus on Sunday night, the debate in Britain has centred on why the airfield was not better protected. But in …

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