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Sir Keir Starmer has called on Iran to "return to the negotiating table" after the US bombed nuclear sites in the country overnight. | |
In a statement the UK prime minister said "stability in the region is a priority" and described Iran's nuclear programme as "a grave threat to international security". | |
The BBC understands there was no UK involvement in the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities overnight and that the prime minister was informed of them in advance. | |
"Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat," Starmer said. | |
The US said it had carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo. | |
In a televised address, President Donald Trump said the operation was a "spectacular military success". | |
Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the US strikes "outrageous". | |
In a post on X, Seyed Abbas Araghchi said they would have "everlasting consequences". | |
"Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior," he added. | |
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