'Stability in Middle East is priority,' says Starmer - as he calls on Iran to 'return to negotiating table'

Sir Keir Starmer has said stableness successful the Middle East is "a priority" pursuing US strikes connected Iran's atomic facilities.

The premier curate besides called connected Iran to "return to the negotiating table" to "reach a diplomatic solution to extremity this crisis".

Follow latest: Iran considering 'all options' aft US strikes

In a statement, Sir Keir said: "Iran's atomic programme is simply a sedate menace to planetary security.

"Iran tin ne'er beryllium allowed to make a atomic weapon, and the US has taken enactment to alleviate that threat.

"The concern successful the Middle East remains volatile and stableness successful the portion is simply a priority.

"We telephone connected Iran to instrumentality to the negotiating array and scope a diplomatic solution to extremity this crisis."

Sky News understands determination was nary UK engagement successful the strikes connected Iran.

The US struck 3 sites successful Iran, with Donald Trump boasting the country's cardinal atomic sites were "completely and afloat obliterated" successful an code to the federation from the White House.

Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation confirmed attacks took spot connected its Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz sites, but insisted its atomic programme volition not beryllium stopped.

Tehran's overseas curate Abbas Araghchi warned the strikes "will person everlasting consequences" and said his state "reserves each options" to retaliate.

"The events this greeting are outrageous and volition person everlasting consequences," Mr Araghchi wrote connected X. "Each and each subordinate of the UN indispensable beryllium alarmed implicit this highly dangerous, lawless and transgression behaviour.

"In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a morganatic effect successful self-defence, Iran reserves each options to support its sovereignty, interest, and people."

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Mr Trump for the attack, saying: "Your bold determination to people Iran's atomic facilities with the awesome and righteous mightiness of the United States volition alteration history...

"History volition grounds that President Trump acted to contradict the world's astir unsafe authorities the world's astir unsafe weapons."

But UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said helium was "gravely alarmed by the usage of force" by the US against Iran.

"This is simply a unsafe escalation successful a portion already connected the borderline - and a nonstop menace to planetary bid and security. There is simply a increasing hazard that this struggle could rapidly get retired of power - with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world."

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