{"id":322300,"date":"2026-03-02T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prime-minister-gives-statement-on-middle-east-war-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:27","slug":"prime-minister-gives-statement-on-middle-east-war-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prime-minister-gives-statement-on-middle-east-war-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister gives statement on Middle East war | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KjFRkDAkkaI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister gives statement on Middle East war | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KjFRkDAkkaI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that the UK would give the US permission to use the bases after reports that he previously denied such requests.<\/p>\n<p>The PM specified that British forces would not be directly involved in the strikes, and the bases would only be used for the \u201cspecific and limited defensive purpose\u201d of targeting missile storage depots and launchers being used to attack Iran\u2019s neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFor more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that the UK would give the US permission to use the bases after reports that he previously denied such requests. 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