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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
By Grinne N. Aodha

US strikes on Iran an ‘extraordinarily dangerous escalation’ – Irish minister

The US strikes on Iran represent an “extraordinarily dangerous escalation” of the conflict in the Middle East, the Irish foreign affairs minister has said.

Simon Harris, who is also Ireland’s deputy premier, said an escalation in the “tinderbox” region was more likely than ever and that the international community were at risk of “losing all control” of the conflict.

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