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Britain urges de-escalation, urges Iran to engage in talks

May 5, 2026, 00:03 GMT+1

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for an end to escalation and urged Iran to engage “meaningfully” in negotiations to ensure the Middle East ceasefire holds, according to a Downing Street statement.

Starmer said the priority was to prevent further escalation and move toward a durable diplomatic process, as tensions persist despite a fragile truce and continued incidents around the Strait of Hormuz.

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