UK warns the situation in Middle East ‘has potential to deteriorate further’
The UK Government is planning for “a variety of developments” as other countries stepped up efforts to bring back citizens stranded in Israel.
The Foreign Office has advised against all travel to Israel, but Britons already in the country now face difficulties getting home – with the airspace closed due to the conflict with Iran.
A No 10 spokesman said: “We, of course, recognise this is a fast-moving situation that has the potential to deteriorate further, quickly and without warning.”
He added: “We are keeping all our advice under constant review and we plan for a variety of developments, as you would expect.”
Poland has announced an evacuation of around 200 of its citizens in a bus convoy to Jordan, while the Czech Republic and Slovakian governments have organised repatriation flights from the region.
Strikes
Iran fired further missiles at Israel overnight, while Israel’s military claimed to have “full air superiority” over Tehran as strikes continued.
The escalating conflict will be high on the agenda as leaders from the G7 group of wealthy democracies meet in Canada.
Sir Keir Starmer said that the G7 meeting in Alberta would provide an opportunity for allies to make the case for de-escalation in the “fast-moving” situation in the Middle East, with US president Donald Trump among those set to attend.
Sir Keir called for “restraint and de-escalation” during a bilateral meeting with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in Kananaskis, Canada, on Sunday evening.
Mr Trump is reported to have vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
‘Private’
Downing Street would not be drawn on whether the UK was aware of the plan to assassinate the Iranian leader.
A No 10 spokesman said: “We wouldn’t comment on private conversations or intelligence matters.
“We are concerned by further escalation, which is in no-one’s interest, and we’re working closely with our allies to press for a return to diplomacy.”
The UK has been calling for de-escalation, and Sir Keir confirmed on Saturday that more RAF jets would be sent to the region for “contingency support”.
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So how is continuing to send our 2 fighter jets and a few missiles to support one side helping to de-escalate the situation? The zionists are the aggressor in this war and are refusing to cease their bombardment.
I love that photograph…he did it…it looks like he is auditioning for the goon show…they know not what to do other than the wrong thing…the Fat Shanks Effect…
Believe me they have been war gaming this since Bush…
A waropoly board with the pieces at play like a planetary alignment that spells no good…putting criminals and evil men in charge never works…!
Seems that he’s finally tuned in to the mood of the nation.
The vast majority of Brits oppose Starmers war games.
Even Mr Trump wants to stay out of this one.
I meant with the ‘shoot myself in the head’ gesture.
Surely the aggressor is the one with a stated aim to eliminate the other.
Israel in the last 2hours has issued an evacuation order for a district of Tehran.
And apparently bombed an Iranian tv station.
Looking for regime change obviously and carnage possibly on another level from Lebanon.
As usual politicians playing us for fools, of course there’s a risk of things escalating especially when the English Government are doing everything in their power to support Israel while telling us they’re doing the exact opposite, It would appear Israel aren’t the only ones lying.
They are all lying…the guilt lay all around that table and stacked to the rafters like a meat packers, the World of Fat Shanks surrounded bent politicians where everyone round that table is guilty so all remain silent, now true of all political parties world wide …
Air superiority over a city, I feel Hammer von Thor will have to provide AEW cover for ships and escorting tanker flights, they will be hard pressed enough without venturing into restricted airspace, lest Hammer should issue the wrong order and lose a couple of Typhons in ‘boy’s own’ flexing his muscle…he has terrible body language and boy’s own mannerism…