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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nina Lloyd

Starmer: US not poised to intervene in Middle East conflict

Sir Keir Starmer said he had nothing to suggest imminent US involvement in the Middle East (Suzanne Plunkett/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has played down the prospect of imminent US intervention in the Middle East after Donald Trump abruptly left a major global summit amid raging conflict between Israel and Iran.

The Prime Minister said “nothing” he had heard from the US president suggested Washington was poised to get involved as western leaders continue to press for de-escalation between the two long-time foes.

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