Sir Keir Starmer has stated stability within the Center East is “a precedence” following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear amenities, because the world has reacted to the assault.
The prime minister additionally known as on Iran to “return to the negotiating desk” to “attain a diplomatic resolution to finish this disaster”.
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In an announcement, Sir Keir stated: “Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave menace to worldwide safety.
“Iran can by no means be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and the US has taken motion to alleviate that menace.
“The scenario within the Center East stays unstable and stability within the area is a precedence.
“We name on Iran to return to the negotiating desk and attain a diplomatic resolution to finish this disaster.”
The UK was not concerned within the strikes however was knowledgeable about them upfront by the US, Enterprise Minister Jonathan Reynolds informed Sky Information’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips.
Sir Keir and Overseas Secretary David Lammy had been pushing for a diplomatic resolution. On Thursday, the prime minister warned of a “actual danger of escalation” within the battle.
The US struck three sites in Iran early on Sunday morning, with Donald Trump boasting the nation’s key nuclear websites had been “fully and absolutely obliterated” in an deal with to the nation from the White Home, and he warned there could possibly be additional strikes if Iran retaliates.
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Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Mr Trump for the strikes, saying: “Your daring choice to focus on Iran’s nuclear amenities with the superior and righteous may of the USA will change historical past.
“Historical past will report that President Trump acted to disclaim the world’s most harmful regime the world’s most harmful weapons.”
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UN secretary-general ‘gravely alarmed’ by US assault
However UN secretary common Antonio Guterres stated he was “gravely alarmed by means of drive” by the US in opposition to Iran.
“It is a harmful escalation in a area already on the sting – and a direct menace to worldwide peace and safety. There’s a rising danger that this battle may quickly get uncontrolled – with catastrophic penalties for civilians, the area, and the world.”
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. Pic: Reuters
European Union overseas coverage chief Kaja Kallas urged all sides to step again and return to the negotiating desk. “Iran should not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon,” she stated in a submit on X.
“I urge all sides to step again, return to the negotiating desk and stop additional escalation,” she stated, including that EU overseas ministers will focus on the scenario tomorrow.
EU overseas coverage chief Kaja Kallas. Pic: Reuters
How the world reacted to the strikes
World leaders reacted to the strikes with requires diplomacy and de-escalation, with some fearing they may push the conflict in the direction of a wider regional battle.
The deputy chair of Russia’s safety council, Dmitry Medvedev, stated on the Telegram messaging app: “Trump, who got here in as a peacemaker president, has began a brand new conflict for the US.”
China’s government-run media requested in a web based commentary article whether or not the US is “repeating its Iraq mistake in Iran”, including: “Historical past has repeatedly proven that army interventions within the Center East typically produce unintended penalties, together with extended conflicts and regional destabilisation.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Iran to enter rapid talks with the US and Israel to discover a diplomatic resolution to the battle, a authorities spokesperson stated.
France urged all sides to indicate restraint, with its overseas minister Jean-Noel Barrot saying Paris is “satisfied {that a} lasting decision to this difficulty requires a negotiated resolution inside the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty”.
Italy’s overseas minister Antonio Tajani stated after the assault that his nation’s authorities hopes “a de-escalation can start and Iran can sit down on the negotiating desk”.
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated on X: “We strongly condemn the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear amenities, which constitutes a harmful escalation of the battle within the Center East. The aggression significantly violates the UN Constitution and worldwide legislation and plunges humanity right into a disaster with irreversible penalties.”
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel. Pic: Reuters
Venezuela’s overseas minister Yvan Gil stated his nation’s authorities “condemns US army aggression” and “calls for a direct cessation of hostilities”.
Each Hamas in Gaza and the Houthis in Yemen – a part of Iran’s so-called Axis of Resistance – condemned the strikes, with the Houthis vowing to help Iran in its struggle in opposition to “the Zionist and American aggression”.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Pic: Reuters
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated his nation must steer clear of any potential regional spillover from the battle.
The Iraqi authorities condemned the strikes, saying they create a grave menace to peace and safety within the Center East.
Saudi Arabia expressed “deep concern” however stopped in need of condemning the assault.
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Qatar stated it “regrets” the escalating tensions and its overseas ministry urged all events to indicate restraint and “keep away from escalation, which the peoples of the area, burdened by conflicts and their tragic humanitarian repercussions, can’t tolerate”.
Oman condemned the strikes, with a spokesperson for its overseas ministry warning they threaten “to develop the scope of the battle and represent a severe violation of worldwide legislation and the United Nations constitution”.
The United Arab Emirates known as for a direct halt to the escalation to “keep away from severe repercussions” within the area, with its overseas ministry warning they may lead the area to “new ranges of instability”.
Maryam Rajavi, the top of Iranian opposition group Nationwide Council of Resistance of Iran, stated from Paris: “Now [Supreme Leader] Khamenei should go. The Iranian individuals welcome the top of the conflict and search peace and freedom.
“Khamenei is answerable for an unpatriotic challenge that, along with costing numerous lives, has value the Iranian individuals at the least $2trn (£1.5trn) – and now, it has all gone up in smoke.”
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Isiba. Pic: Reuters
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated it’s “essential that there be a fast de-escalation of the battle”.
In an announcement, an Australian authorities spokesperson stated Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programme “has been a menace to worldwide peace and safety”.
