{"id":323462,"date":"2026-03-05T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-sending-four-additional-fighter-jets-to-qatar-prime-minister-says-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:00:22","slug":"uk-sending-four-additional-fighter-jets-to-qatar-prime-minister-says-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-sending-four-additional-fighter-jets-to-qatar-prime-minister-says-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK sending four additional fighter jets to Qatar, prime minister says | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1KrFj6w1QR8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK sending four additional fighter jets to Qatar, prime minister says | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1KrFj6w1QR8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK will send four fighter jets to Qatar to strengthen UK defensive operations as US-Israel strikes on Iran continue, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed that the first UK flight to bring citizens home has taken off and that 4,000 have already returned.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, a passenger on board the plane told the BBC it had been a &quot;shambles&quot; after the flight was delayed due to a technical issue.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer also defended his decision not to join the initial strikes on Iran, after he declined a request to allow US planes to use British bases.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#UK #Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK will send four fighter jets to Qatar to strengthen UK defensive operations as US-Israel strikes on Iran continue, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. 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