Iran de-escalation needed after ‘reckless attacks’, UK Foreign Secretary says | BBC Radio 4 Today

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Published3 months ago
Duration11:17
Video IDL85p_CKBjhk
Languageen-GB
CategoryNews & Politics
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The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has agreed to an American request to use British bases to attack Iranian missiles sites, in order to protect British lives. He previously refused permission to use UK military bases to support any potential strikes on Iran. Speaking on the Today programme Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the BBC’s Nick Robinson that preventing missile strikes on countries in the Middle East where there were so many British citizens was the right thing to do. Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4bnluAP   For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news   #UKPolitics #BBCNews

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