Keir Starmer has said he agrees with Donald Trump that Iran must not get a nuclear weapons – after the US President threated to sent a massive armada to the country
Keir Starmer has said the UK is working with allies to ensure Iran does not get nuclear weapons – after Donald Trump threatened to send a massive armada to the country.
The Prime Minister did not say whether the UK is in direct cooperation with the US. The US President has said a “massive Armada” – a large US naval fleet – was “moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose” towards Iran.
Speaking on a visit to China, Mr Starmer told broadcasters: “Well, the big issue, the big challenge here, is to ensure that Iran doesn’t get a nuclear programme and we all absolutely agree on that, and we’re working with allies to that end, and that is the central focus I’m doing with our allies.”
Asked if Mr Trump’s actions were right, he said: “We all agree that ensuring that Iran doesn’t get that nuclear programme is is the number one priority, and that’s what we’re working on.”
In a message on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said “a massive armada” led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was heading to Iran, claiming the fleet was bigger than that assembled for the operation in Venezuela which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
Thousands of people have been killed in recent weeks in Iran as the Iranian authorities have responded to protests in cities across the country. The US president, who has previously pledged help to the uprising against the Tehran regime, suggested the presence of the fleet was linked to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
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