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Baxilexi:
@OP, he said he turned down their initial request but has agreed to a new request made to destroy Iranian missiles depot.

Listen after 2:00

Can you read, can you listen and can you comprehend??

Everything he said is right there and here's a summary of it:

1) The United Kingdom did not join the initial attacks on Iran, Donald Trump said that he's diappointed in the UK, but he stands by his decision. His duty is to do what's in the best interest of the United Kingdom and that's what he has done. He also believes that the best way to resolve issues is via negotiations.

2) He has denied requests for the United States to use British bases in Cyprus. He has obligations to the UK's friends and allies in Cyprus and he believes that this is the best decision. He won't allow the US to use British bases in Cyprus.

A Royal Air Force base in Cyprus was attacked. That was not because of any decision that he made.

3) Iran has been attacking targets across the Middle East since the death of the Supreme Leader. He believes that this is reckless and can cause serious problems. He believes that the best way to stop these attacks is to destroy the missiles either in storage or in their launchers. Solely for this defensive purpose he has accepted a later American request to use British bases to destroy the missiles in their storage or launchers. They can only be used in this purpose.

This explanation is clear, it will be my last and it also goes for the other accounts that are raising this issue.

It was clearly stated in the video that I posted and it was clearly stated in the article that I posted and I will not be explaining something so obvious again.

Previous thread:

We Said No To War In 2003 & We Say No Today - Sanchez, Spanish Prime Minister 
https://www.nairaland.com/8629258/said-no-war-2003-say

This story has led to a massive debate on Twitter. Some British people are asking how a Nigerian woman can send British youth to go and die overseas. Nigerians reply that she is not Nigerian, she is British. The Britons insist that she is Nigerian, but Nigerians say that she was born in the UK, she said that she does not feel Nigerian and Nigerians have disowned her.

Telegraph Politics @TelePolitics

Britain must attack Iran, Kemi Badenoch has said.

The Tory leader called for the RAF to help destroy Tehran’s missile sites and prevent new launches against regional allies.

https://x.com/i/status/2029513082842550685

"This is not the age of Churchill. I have to say that the UK has been very uncooperative with that st upid island". - President Donald Trump.



https://www.tiktok.com/video/7613226262403845394?

"President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes, but it is my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest, that is what I have done". He also explains why Britain refused to allow America use British bases in Cyprus.

Video: Sir Keir Starmer explains his decision to Parliament.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywx9Gd6G7x8?si=utRm7dtAUUlj1E1r

PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar

Emily McGarvey

Sir Keir Starmer has said he stands by his decision not to join the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran on Saturday, and said talks would be the best way forward.

At a Downing Street news conference, the PM said the UK had "the strength to stand by our values and our principles no matter the pressure to do otherwise".

The UK's longstanding position was that the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions", he added, saying efforts should be made to "de-escalate" the conflict.

Sir Keir said the conflict could continue for "some time", as he announced the UK is sending four additional Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar.

US President Donald Trump has already criticised the prime minister for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial strikes, and said he is "not Winston Churchill".

The UK agreed on Sunday to a US request to use British military bases but only for defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites.

Trump said the initial decision was "shocking" and that the UK-US relationship was "not what it was".

But Sir Keir insisted the special relationship between the US and the UK had not been fractured.

"Look, the special relationship is in operation right now," he told reporters on Thursday.

"We're sharing intelligence on a 24/7 basis in the usual way. That is the special relationship."

Sir Keir, who chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee Cobra on Thursday, acknowledged that people are "worried sick about their family and friends who are caught up in this".

"We will do everything we can to protect British lives," he said.

The PM denied the UK was not prepared for the conflict, pointing out that Britain began pre-deploying assets to the region earlier this year - particularly Qatar and Cyprus - alongside the US and other allies.

Defence sources said 400 additional UK personnel had been sent over the past weeks to support air defence activities across the UK's bases in Cyprus.

It comes after the government faced criticism for its response when British bases in Bahrain and Cyprus were struck at the weekend.

"A lot of pre-planning has gone into this and a lot of pre-deployment," the prime minister said.

"I am satisfied we can keep our people safe."

Along with the Typhoon jets which defence sources say will be "rapidly" deployed, two wildcat helicopters with anti-drone-capabilities will also arrive in Cyprus on Friday.

The British warship HMS Dragon will also sail to Cyprus, but Defence Secretary John Healey told the BBC it will arrive "within the next couple of weeks".

It comes after a drone struck the runway at RAF Akrotiri on Sunday, causing what the Ministry of Defence described as "minimal damage".

Earlier, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Sometimes the best way to de-escalate a situation is to try and finish it quickly, rather than let it drag out because you don't want to get involved.

"Once our bases had been attacked, I think we became part of this, whether we liked it or not."

Healey met his counterpart Vasilis Palmas in Cyprus on Thursday to discuss how the UK was reinforcing air defences to support "our shared security," the PM's spokesman said.

Speaking to the BBC afterwards, he declined to answer whether he would rule out the UK joining the US and Israel strikes on Iran.

"We're doing now what the British can do best. We've got more jets here in Cyprus than any other nation," he said.

But he said, "the nature of any war, and any conflict, is that it changes".

"We just don't know for sure what the Iranians will do," he said, adding that the UK will adapt its action to ensure protection of the British people, forces and allies.

He also said the best assessment of the drone that struck the Akrotiri base was "probably fired from Lebanon".

Lorraine, a Briton who has lived in Cyprus for 35 years, told the BBC: "We feel more supported from the other European countries than we do from our own."

She praised Greece and France for being quick to help after attacks on the island, and her message for the UK government was to "step up".

Meanwhile, the UK has updated its travel advice for Cyprus, warning that the risk of a terrorist attack cannot be ruled out.

Sir Keir also said the first government-chartered flight for Britons stranded in the Middle East has taken off from Oman after it was delayed.

The repatriation flight from Oman was due to take off on Wednesday evening but it remained grounded after technical issues.

Sir Keir said that about 4,000 Britons had already made it home from the region, with thousands still stuck in the Middle East.

More than 140,000 people in the region have registered their presence with the UK government, he said.

A further seven flights are due to leave the UAE for the UK on Thursday, Sir Keir said, adding that the government will lay on additional charter flights in the coming days.

He said British Airways was putting on daily flights from Oman, and the government will keep working with partners to "increase the speed and capacity of this airlift".

Iran has retaliated to US-Israeli air strikes by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf, including Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr2214nmk8o?

Photos 3 and 4) Typhoon fighter jets.

OK, I'm about to give up, so let me tell you what I've been searching for.

I don't have what I've been searching for (the past), but I have something that looks like it (the future), so I'll use the future to explain the past.

Photos 1 and 2) This is the HQ-9 medium and long range air defence system. Nigeria does not yet have this, but we are in discussions with China to buy them. What I have been searching for is an old system that is similar to this, but I can't remember its name. If we buy the HQ-9 then we'll be the third country in the world to have them (after China and the UAE).

Photo 3) The discussions about procuring the HQ-9 took place side by side with the discussions to acquire the Wing Loong II drone. We've already gotten the drone (we are the third country in the world to field it, after China and the UAE), all that's left is the air defence system.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJlF1oZnQ8Q?si=ih1hOoy13gJHh6bO

BUCOS @TENIBEGILOJU

THIS PARTY WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PETER OBI IN CASE ADC FUMBLES.. Our amiable senator should wet the ground for Peter Obi's arrival in case ADC decides to sell their future.

https://x.com/i/status/2029267441348448716

SIMPLE-MAN @cassy_kumah

PETER OBI VISIT FOUNDERS OF NDC AFTER PARTY REGISTRATION BY INEC.

What If Mr. Peter Obi turns out to be the Presidential candidate of the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the forthcoming presidential election.

He is already meeting with Bayelsa former Gov.

https://x.com/i/status/2027821699614269769

Henry Seriake Dickson is most likely moving to the NDC and there are rumours that other senior politicians are moving with him.

Henry Seriake Dickson @iamHSDickson

A Major Announcement is Coming!!!

Tomorrow, Thursday, 5th March 2026, at 2:00 PM, I will be making an important statement at a Press Conference addressing the future of our people and our democracy.

Stay tuned. Be ready. Be part of the moment.

#NDC #NigeriaPolitics #2027Elections

https://x.com/i/status/2029177021557800990

Kachi1194:
USA should be aware that arming the Kurdish in Iran can also have a huge significant impact on turkey, cos if the Kurdish should win and probably be a state of it's own, the Kurdish in turkey will also fight to join their kins in a state of their own. Is USA going to sabotage a fellow NATO country just to achieve it's own goals without considering the impact it will have on others.

Which is why Turkey could get involved in order to stop the Kurds.

Someone said that they will always be in the rear.

Commom sense should tell you that we are fighting several wars in the north and that there are places that men should not go because of the culture in the north.

Basically these people don't know anything at all.