NOT IN OUR NAME

Ex-FM tells Swinney to stop Trump's war jets landing at publicly owned Prestwick

- BY HANNAH RODGER

HUMZA Yousaf has warned that Scotland could become complicit in war crimes by allowing US Air Force planes to use Prestwick Airport asi a base.

It comes after dozens of US jets touched down at the Scottish Government-owned facility in Ayrshire amid speculation: Donald Trump is preparing to enter Israel's war with Iran.

In an exclusive interview the former first minister called on his successor John Swinney to distance himself from "rogue state" Israel's "genocide" in Gaza and "illegal" strikes on Tehran.

He said: "I would hope the Scottish Government would take advice on its legal obligations and that includes planes: refuelling a Prestwick.

"Scotland, including through the usai of our publicly owned assets such as Prest wick, cannot be complicit.

"The Scottish Government should be doing everything within its power to distance itself from Israel's illegal military actions, whether it's the assets we own, the limited foreign interventions we can make.

"This is the moral question of our time.

"Since the start of June, US military aircraft have stopped at Prestwick dozens of times.

"Days after Israel launched its first strikes against Iran, the US sent dozens of military: aircraft across Europe including to Prestwick Airport.

Yousaf spoke out as Israel and Iran continued to trade blows as the conflict enters its second week.

Iran insists it won't enter into talks with the US about its nuclear enrichment programme while the country continues to face bombardment by Israel.