UK does not ‘agree with Trump on every issue’ says Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.Appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Cooper said: "It won't surprise you that we don't agree with President Trump on every issue."It's the prime minister's job to "take decisions in the UK's national interest... not in the interest of any other country", she added.In a social media post, the US president had earlier said the UK was considering sending…

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‘This is a moment of grave peril’

UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher has said the world faces "a moment of grave, grave peril", warning the conflict in the Middle East is having a "massive impact" on civilians. He also warned of "secondary impacts" further afield, voicing concerns about increasing extremism and polarisation in the region and beyond."We've got to step back from the brink right now", he told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. Source link

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Huge flames in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil refineries

Witnesses in Tehran captured the aftermath of oil depots being hit by airstrikes as flames and smoke engulfed the surrounding cityscape.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck "several fuel storage complexes" in Iran's capital, which the country's National Iranian Oil Company later confirmed."It was as if the night had turned into day," one resident told the BBC. Source link

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