British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were "within several hundred yards" of a strike, the defence secretary says. The defence secretary has said protecting UK military and civilians in the Middle East from "indiscriminate attacks" by Iran was his priority. John Healey told the BBC that "no-one will mourn" the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who w... [3376 chars]
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