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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pippa Crerar, Jennifer Rankin and Lorenzo Tondo

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships

Keir Starmer has insisted that the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European leaders ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz.

In his clearest signal yet of the UK’s divergence from Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, the prime minister said he would stand firm in the face of US pressure despite the decision being “difficult, there’s no hiding that”.

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