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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
George Lithgow

Keir Starmer ‘working to de-escalate the war’ as Iran vows to avenge its dead

A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged during the US-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran (Vahid Salemi/AP/PA) - (AP)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he will work to de-escalate the war in the Middle East as Iran’s Supreme Leader vowed to avenge “martyrs” killed in the conflict.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran’s attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours will continue, telling them to “expel the Americans”, according to reports.

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