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Sophie Wingate

Keir Starmer condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack on Kuwaiti oil refinery

Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage (AP) - (AP)

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a “reckless” Iranian attack on an oil refinery in Kuwait and confirmed the deployment of Britain’s rapid sentry air defence system to the Gulf country.

In a call with Kuwait’s crown prince, the Prime Minister also discussed co-ordinated efforts to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz oil and gas shipping lane blockaded by Iran in retaliation for the US-Israeli campaign against it.

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