- UK ministers have warned the country faces an elevated threat due to escalating tensions in the Middle East following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
- Foreign secretary David Lammy told BBC Breakfast the situation was a “moment of peril” and urged Iran to avoid retaliating against US bases in the region, calling such action a potentially “catastrophic mistake”.
- Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the threat to the UK from Iran was already at a 'significant level' with weekly cyberattacks, and was expected to escalate further.
- Sir Keir Starmer, who previously pushed for de-escalation, described Iran’s nuclear programme as a “grave threat to international security”.
- Iran retaliated against the US by launching a ballistic missile barrage against Israel, condemning the US action as “brutal military aggression” and vowing to defend its territory and sovereignty.
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