Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday British warplanes were involved in “defensive operations” in Middle East skies but the UK had “played no role” in the US-Israeli attack on Iran. In his first public response to the strikes, which triggered missile launches from Tehran, Starmer said that Britain’s operations were separate from the attack on Iran and “in line with international law”. “The United Kingdom played no role in these strikes,” he said in a short televised statement. “As part of our commitments to the security of our allies in the Middle East we have a range of defensive capabilities in the region — which we’ve recently taken steps to strengthen,” the UK leader added. “Our forces are active and British planes are in the sky today as part of coordinated regional defensive...