Ministry of Defence will not say how many Iranian civilians killed by ‘defensive’ US strikes from UK bases, as questions grow about Starmer’s stance US troops at RAF Fairford in England prepare bombs to be dropped on Iran, 10 March 2026. (Photo: Alastair Grant / Alamy) Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is refusing to tell the media or parliament how many Iranian civilians have been killed by US bombing missions from British air bases.