{"id":330435,"date":"2026-03-30T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-asked-by-reporter-if-uk-could-send-troops-to-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:00:22","slug":"starmer-asked-by-reporter-if-uk-could-send-troops-to-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-asked-by-reporter-if-uk-could-send-troops-to-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer asked by reporter if UK could send troops to Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0iFDU3YAvEk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer asked by reporter if UK could send troops to Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0iFDU3YAvEk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has insisted British boots will not be placed on the ground in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he was considering deploying UK armed forces as the US musters its troops in the Middle East, Sir Keir told broadcasters: \u201cThis is not our war and we\u2019re not going to get drawn into it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we have done is taken defensive action: so we\u2019ve had our pilots up in the air since an hour or two after this war started, defending British lives, British interests and, of course, our allies in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has insisted British boots will not be placed on the ground in Iran. 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