UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike

British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of ‘civilian sites and military assets’ US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates Three hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone strike on the US naval base in Bahrain on Saturday – one of several incidents where UK forces have been drawn into the war in the Middle East. No casualties were reported in the incident, one of more than 25 waves of retaliatory attacks in re...

By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor