The prime minister has spoken to Donald Trump after the US and Israel launched strikes across several Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran.
Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement earlier that British planes were “in the sky” in the Middle East as part of a defensive operation “to protect our people, our interests and our allies” – something he reiterated in the call with the US president.
The US-Israeli strikes were launched after negotiations to limit Iran’s nuclear programme ended without a deal. The UK did not participate.
Sir Keir also released a joint statement with the leaders of France and Germany on Saturday, calling for Iran to “refrain from indiscriminate military strikes”.
