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UK FM says he spoke to Israeli, Iranian counterparts to ward off ‘catastrophic’ regional war
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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy addresses the the Summit of the Future, in the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2024. (Richard Drew/AP)
UK Foreign Minister David Lammy says he has spoken to his Israeli and Iranian counterparts in separate calls today, seeking to avoid escalation into a “catastrophic” regional war, after Israel struck Iranian military sites.
“Today, I held important calls with Israeli FM [Israel Katz] and Iranian FM [Abbas Araghchi]. The UK continues to press for de-escalation and an end to the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza,” Lammy says in a statement.
“A regional war would be catastrophic and is in no one’s interests,” he adds.
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