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Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Keir Starmer convenes Cobra committee as missiles strike Middle East

Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran (Vahid Salemi/AP) - (AP)

Sir Keir Starmer has chaired the Government’s emergency Cobra committee as missile strikes continue to rock the Middle East.

US and Israeli forces attacked Iran on Saturday morning in what the two countries described as a “pre-emptive” strike against a Tehran government intent on developing nuclear weapons.

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