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Dan Sabbagh and Kiran Stacey in London and Jon Henley in Paris

UK government says it gave no military support for Israel’s attack on Iran

After Iran was hit by Israeli airstrikes, Keir Starmer has said stability in the Middle East should be the priority.
Damaged buildings in Tehran after Israeli airstrikes. Keir Starmer called for stability in the Middle East. Photograph: Majid Saeedi

Britain did not provide military support to Israel’s attack on Iran or help shoot down Iranian drones, the UK government has said, as Keir Starmer called for all parties to urgently de-escalate.

The prime minister spoke to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday afternoon during which, according to an official readout, he emphasised that “Israel has a right to self-defence” but also that the conflict needed a diplomatic solution.

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