NOTE to students: Before answering the questions, read the “Background.”

1. a) For what reason is UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer blocking the U.S. from using their military air bases in Fairford, England and Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to launch a potential attack on Iran?
b) Under what circumstances does a US-UK agreement allow the US to use these two airbases?

2. How did President Trump describe the Iranian regime in a Truth Social post Wednesday?

3. What did the president point out about the potential Iranian threat to the UK?

4. What warning did President Trump give Iran on Thursday?

5. How does the U.S. use Britain's Diego Garcia airbase?

6. What is your reaction to Prime Minister Starmer's refusal to let the U.S. use the strategic bases for a potential attack on Iran?