UK foreign minister to deliver US message to Iran - FT

British foreign secretary David Lammy is expected to deliver Washington's message to Tehran that a path to a diplomatic solution is still possible, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, after the UK top diplomat met his American counterpart at the White House.

Lammy met Marco Rubio and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday and is set to fly to Geneva for talks with Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and his French and German counterparts on Friday, June 20.

Britain had come away with the impression that the US would prefer a “diplomatic solution”, the FT reported citing people close to the talks between Lammy and Rubio.

However, there are doubts about Iran’s willingness to strike a deal, and the same sources cautioned that US military action “remains firmly on the table," the report added.

"A window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution," Lammy said after announcing he would join the Friday talks with Araghchi.