Starmer praises Muslims and defends Iran policy at iftar in Westminster

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed Muslim community figures at an Iftar event, discussing Gaza, the US-Israeli attack on Iran, and anti-Muslim hostility. He defended his government's policy on Gaza, which involved a partial arms embargo on Israel but continued intelligence sharing from surveillance flights. Starmer also justified allowing the US to use UK military bases for defensive purposes to counter Iranian missile sites, emphasizing that Britain was not involved in offensive strikes. He contrasted this decision with his opposition to the 2003 Iraq war and called for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel.