The activists were protesting the alleged use of the RAF base as a departure point for US aircraft involved in the US-Israel war on Iran. The five men and two women arrested at a peace encampment just outside the Lakenheath airbase had gathered with other activists on Sunday to protest the alleged use of the base as a departure point for US aircraft involved in the US-Israeli war on Iran. The United Kingdom has authorised the US to use British military bases to carry out “defensive” operations against Iran and protect the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil passes in peacetime.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published at: 2026-04-05 21:05:44
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