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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

Starmer expresses ‘solidarity’ with Middle East in face of ‘Iranian escalation’

Smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday (Vahid Salemi/AP) - (AP)

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed “solidarity” with the leaders of several Middle Eastern countries “in the face of dangerous Iranian escalation” following joint US-Israeli air strikes.

Downing Street said the Prime Minister had spoken to the kings of Jordan and Bahrain as well as the crown prince of Kuwait on Sunday as strikes continued across the region.

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