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Sir Keir Starmer said that stability in the Middle East was “priority” after the US strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Prime Minister also asked Iran To “Return to the Negotiation table” to “reach diplomatic solutions to end this crisis”.
Follow the latest: Iran considers ‘all options’ after our strike
In a statement, Sir Keir said: “Iran’s nuclear program is a big threat to international security.
“Iran will never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, and the US has taken action to reduce the threat.
“The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority.
“We ask Iran to return to the negotiation table and reach diplomatic solutions to end this crisis.”
Sky News understands that there is no British involvement in attacks in Iran.
Sir Keir and Foreign Minister David Lammy have encouraged diplomatic solutions. On Thursday the Prime Minister warned “the risk of real escalation” in conflict.
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What we know so far about us attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities
What happened next was mostly in Iranian control – but there was no good choice
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Trump: Iran attacks ‘spectacular success’
Trump said the main nuclear site was completely and completely eliminated ‘
US hit three sites in Iran Early Sunday morning, with Donald Trump Offering the country’s main nuclear site “fully and fully eliminated” in a speech to the country from the White House.
He warned that there would be further strikes if Iran replied: “There will be peace or there will be a tragedy for Iran.”
The Iranian atomic energy organization confirmed the attack occurred on the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz sites, but insisted the nuclear program would not be stopped.
Iran’s Foreign Minister warned ‘eternal consequences’
Foreign Minister Tehran Abbas Araghchi warned the strike “will have eternal consequences” and say his country “ordered all the options” to reply.
“This morning’s events are outrageous and will have eternal consequences,” Araghchi wrote on X. “Every UN member must worry about very dangerous behavior, without law and criminal.
“In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions that allow legal responses to defend themselves, Iran ordered all the options to maintain sovereignty, interests, and people.”
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‘Trump’s brave decision will change history’
Netanyahu praised Trump
IsraelPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump for the attack, saying: “Your dare decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with extraordinary and correct power from the United States will change history …
“History will note that President Trump acts to deny the most dangerous regime in the world is the most dangerous weapon in the world.”
UN Secrtary General ‘is very worried’ with US attacks
But UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was “very worried about the use of power” by the US against Iran.
“This is a dangerous escalation in an area that already exists at the edges – and direct threat to international peace and security. There is an increasingly greater risk that this conflict can be quickly beyond control – with the consequences of disasters for civilians, regions and the world.”
Earlier this week the highest leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had warned the US that the strike targeting the Islamic Republic would “cause damage that could not be repaired for them” and the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated “Every American intervention will be a recipe for all-out war in the region”.
The Head of the European Union Foreign Policy Kaja Kallas urged all parties to resign and return to the negotiating table. “Iran should not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons,” he said in a post in X.
“I urged all parties to resign, return to the negotiation table and prevent further escalation,” he said, adding that the European Union’s Foreign Minister would discuss the situation tomorrow. “
US attacks occur after more than a week of attacks by Israel, which significantly reduced Iran’s air defense and the ability of offensive missiles, and damaged its nuclear enrichment facilities.
Israeli strikes against Iran have killed at least 865 people and injured 3,396 others, according to the Washington -based Human Rights activist group. The group said about those killed, 365 were civilians and 215 were security forces personnel.
