International Peace Camp 2026 Lakenheath: Standing with Iran, Lebanon and Palestine against Britain's Support for US/Israeli Illegal Wars and Genocide Volume 56 Number 11, April 11, 2026 ARCHIVE JBCENTRE International Peace Camp 2026 Lakenheath Standing with Iran, Lebanon and Palestine against Britain's Support for US/Israeli Illegal Wars and Genocide Section of the blockade of Lakenheath, April 7 - Photo: Lakenheath Alliance for Peace On Saturday, April 4, hundreds of anti-war activists shut down for three hours the main gates of the US Air Force base at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, from where US planes fly in the US/Israeli war against Iran. Two people were arrested in this just action against the use of the British base for the aggression against and the bombing of Iran. On Sunday, Lakenheath Alliance for Peace (LAP) said in supporting the Palestinian people against the genocide: "Seven arrests were made during Lakenheath peace camp when a group of protesters stood wearing tabards saying, 'We oppose genocide. We support Palestine Action.'" [1] On Tuesday, April 7, anti-war protesters locked themselves onto a car to block the main entrance gates to the US war base for six hours as well as a second gate for four hours with 13 people being arrested by the British police and "taken away for questioning". This heroic action was during the week-long International Peace Camp 2026 at the US Air Force base RAF Lakenheath. The camp and LAP stand with Iran, Lebanon and with Palestine against Britain's support for the US/Israeli illegal wars and genocide. Signalling the start of the peace camp, LAP handed in a letter at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk [2]. The letter, to the UK and US base commanders, highlights war crimes supported by RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. It details their disregard of international law and concerns about British control of the bases. Although the US Air Force uses the bases, they are British sovereign territory and the UK is legally liable. The letter states, "This has now led to a position where these UK bases are being used in what the UN Secretary General and even the UK Government have claimed is against International Law." This is a war crime against Iran and the people of West Asia. The letter continues, addressing the base commanders, saying that "as you are aware well over 100 fighter/bombers including F-35As, F-15Es and F-22s have been deployed from RAF Lakenheath for the attack on Iran along with numerous C-17s. RAF Mildenhall has also been actively involved in the illegal war of aggression by providing refuelling for bombers deploying to the Middle East and also for those launching direct attacks on Iran from other RAF bases i.e. Fairford." The protesters also highlighted their condemnation and concern over the report that a US fighter jet shot down over Iran on April 3 had taken off from RAF Lakenheath. An Iranian news agency reported that markings on the F-15E's tail identified it as belonging to the 48th Fighter Wing of US European Command, based at RAF Lakenheath. The letter also condemned the deployment of US nuclear weapons at this US war base, stating that the "United States has already deployed, or is preparing to site, B61-12 nuclear weapons at 'RAF' Lakenheath". The letter concludes by "demanding immediate steps to bring all illegal activities at these bases to an end and to return any nuclear bombs that may already be at RAF Lakenheath to the USA. It is the democratic right of citizens of the UK to know what is happening on our land and in our skies. Our current Easter 2026 International Peace Camp is part of the right of all UK citizens and their supporters to protest lawfully against the genocide and other war crimes taking place through RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. The fact that you refuse the delivery of this letter to take place, even through the good offices of the Suffolk police, indicates a refusal to take any heed of the warnings we are providing of future court proceedings against you." Workers' Weekly expresses its support for the stand of the International Peace Camp 2026 and the Lakenheath Alliance of Peace alongside the more than 30 anti-war and peace organisations that supported this stand. Actions against the US/Israeli war of aggression against Iran and Lebanon and opposing Britain's complicity and involvement in the US/Israeli genocide in Palestine must continue. Notes 1. Lakenheath Alliance For Peace 2. Letter to USAF and RAF Commanders at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, March 30, 2026 Link to Full Issue of Workers' Weekly RCPB(ML) Home Page Workers' Weekly Online Archive