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Iran: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any British military personnel were involved in the (a) planning or (b) intelligence gathering for the US attack on Iran.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
10 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any British military personnel were involved in the (a) planning or (b) intelligence gathering for the US attack on Iran.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    No British military personnel were involved in the planning for the US attack on Iran. It is the longstanding policy of successive Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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