The UK's resistance was short-lived . British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has abandoned his initial caution and respect for international law to align himself unconditionally with Donald Trump 's offensive against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Under the pretext of a "defensive mission," London has finally authorized the use of the strategic Diego Garcia base and RAF Fairford for the deployment of US heavy bombers.

This radical shift not only belies the promises of a rules-based foreign policy, but also confirms what we at Agenda Malvinas have been arguing: the United Kingdom continues to act as an aircraft carrier subordinate to imperial interests, even at the cost of its own legal security.

The trigger: Soldier deaths and oil pressure

The change in temperament at Downing Street was precipitated by the deaths of three American soldiers in Iranian retaliatory attacks. This event was the final straw that forced Starmer to back down. The result is a military buildup that is already shaking the world.

The hypocrisy of "Regime Change"

What is most alarming is the European alignment. The joint statement from Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, coupled with the declarations of Kaja Kallas and Ursula von der Leyen , reveals that the real objective is not defense, but "regime change" in Iran. This rhetoric, reminiscent of the hours leading up to the invasion of Iraq, exposes the true face of unipolar power that refuses to die: the use of bases in colonial or disputed territories to impose political will through force.

The Chagos Factor: Paper Sovereignty

For the Malvinas/Malvinas cause, this episode serves as a warning. The United Kingdom has just demonstrated that, even when it agrees to "negotiate" the sovereignty of an archipelago (as it did with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands), it reserves the right to use that territory as a platform for military aggression.

What good is recognizing Mauritius' sovereignty over the Chagos Islands if Britain can unilaterally decide to turn those islands into the starting point of a regional war? This is the "model" London intends to export: a formal sovereignty emptied of real content by the presence of foreign military bases with 99-year lease agreements.

Colonialism in the service of war

The world is witnessing an escalation where colonialism and militarism feed off each other. Starmer 's capitulation to Trump demonstrates that, faced with the systemic crisis, the major powers are closing ranks in their logic of force.

The anti-colonial struggle is also a struggle for peace. The existence of military enclaves in usurped territories—whether in Diego Garcia or in our Malvinas Islands—is a constant guarantee that war is always just a flight away. The "wokeism" that Trump criticizes in London was nothing more than a brief and insufficient glimmer of legality that has now been extinguished by the engines of B-52s taking off eastward.