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The papers are all leading on conflict in the Middle East for a second consecutive day, with the front page of the Telegraph reading: “Britain backs war on Iran”. It says that Sir Keir Starmer has given the US permission to use its military bases for “specific and limited defensive purpose”. The UK had previously refused such permissions, but the Telegraph notes that the change in position has come after a second day of “heavy bombings” in the region.© BBC
The Times carries a photograph of people celebrating outside the Iranian embassy in London on Sunday, and says that US President Donald Trump has vowed to “press on” with strikes in Iran. On Sunday night, Trump said that the military operation would continue in “full force” until “all our objectives are achieved”.© BBC
“Middle East rocked by second day of bombing” writes the Guardian, with an image of explosions in Tehran, the Iranian capital, taking up the majority of the front page. Iranian state media is reporting that 165 people have been confirmed dead after a strike on a girls’ primary school in Minab on Saturday, with the paper adding that the death toll from bombings across the country is expected to climb.© BBC
The UK government is drawing up plans to evacuate “hundreds of thousands of tourists and expats” from the Middle East, according to the Express. It reports that 94,000 Britons have already registered with the British Embassy, and that a “shelter in place” warning is currently in effect.© BBC
