Newscast – How the Iraq war’s legacy shaped the UK’s Iran response
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Today we look at the extent to which the lessons of the Iraq war shaped the UK’s response to the war in Iran. Keir Starmer has taken a position somewhere between fully supporting and directly criticizing Donald Trump’s actions. In a post on Truth Social, the US president criticized the UK for being less than 100% supportive, saying: “We will remember” and “We don’t need people joining Wars after we’ve already won them!” he said. On Friday, former Labor Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair told a private event that Britain should have supported strikes from the beginning. But is Keir Starmer’s decision-making driven by some of the failures of the 2003 Iraq war into which Blair dragged Britain? You can now listen to the News Broadcast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the News Broadcast”. Works on most smart speakers. You can join our online Newscast community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are published every day. If you’re in the UK, listen to BBC Sounds for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd The News feed gives you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. Presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. Produced by Chris Flynn with Chloe Scannapieco. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The weekend series is produced by Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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