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Politics
Nina Lloyd

Trump says Iran’s leader is ‘easy target’ as Starmer calls for de-escalation

Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada (Suzanne Plunkett/PA) - (PA Wire)

Donald Trump said the US was not going to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader “at least not for now” as Sir Keir Starmer played down the prospect of an imminent American intervention in the Middle East crisis.

The US president abruptly left Sir Keir and allies at a major global summit amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

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