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| Keir Starmer calls for Iran to return to negotiating table | Keir Starmer calls for Iran to return to negotiating table |
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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. | 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 was a priority, describing Iran's nuclear programme as "a grave threat to international security". | In a statement, the UK prime minister said stability in the region was a priority, describing 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 and that the prime minister was informed of them in advance. | The BBC understands there was no UK involvement in the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities 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 added. | "Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat," Starmer added. |
| Iran has repeatedly said its nuclear ambitions are peaceful. | |
| • Follow latest: US bombs three nuclear sites in Iran | |
| • What we know about US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities | |
| The US said it had carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo on Saturday night. | The US said it had carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo on Saturday night. |
| It followed the launch of a new Israeli operation against Iran overnight into 13 June. Israel said its targets were military sites, including nuclear facilities. | It followed the launch of a new Israeli operation against Iran overnight into 13 June. Israel said its targets were military sites, including nuclear facilities. |
| Iran launched retaliatory strikes - with the two countries continuing to exchange fire since. | Iran launched retaliatory strikes - with the two countries continuing to exchange fire since. |
| President Donald Trump had initially refused to say whether the US would get involved, with the White House saying on Friday that a decision would be made "within the next two weeks". | President Donald Trump had initially refused to say whether the US would get involved, with the White House saying on Friday that a decision would be made "within the next two weeks". |
| In a televised address following the strikes, the president said the operation was a "spectacular military success", adding that if Iran did not make peace quickly it would face "far greater" attacks. | In a televised address following the strikes, the president said the operation was a "spectacular military success", adding that if Iran did not make peace quickly it would face "far greater" attacks. |
| Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that Iran is considering the "quantity and quality" of its reaction with regards to retaliation. | |
| No increase in off-site radiation has been reported, according to the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) latest update. | |
| Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the US strikes "outrageous" and said they would have "everlasting consequences". | Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the US strikes "outrageous" and 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. | "Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior," he added. |
| UN Secretary General António Guterres said the overnight strikes were a "dangerous escalation". | UN Secretary General António Guterres said the overnight strikes were a "dangerous escalation". |
| Reacting to the US action overnight, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, said: "By targeting Iran's nuclear sites, the US has taken decisive action against a regime that fuels global terror and directly threatens the UK." | |
| Starmer has previously urged for further negotiations in a bid to de-escalate the conflict. | |
| "The risk of escalation in the region is obvious," he said at the time. | |
| Foreign Secretary David Lammy travelled to Washington last week to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. | |
| The foreign secretary said after the meeting: "We discussed how a deal could avoid a deepening conflict. A window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution." | |
| He formed part of a European contingent which met with Iranian officials on Friday. | |
| Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, said: "By targeting Iran's nuclear sites, the US has taken decisive action against a regime that fuels global terror and directly threatens the UK." | |
| The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has advised against all travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Iran. |