UK foreign minister urges 'calm' in conversation with Iranian counterpart

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy attends an interview with Reuters, in New Delhi
FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at the British High Commissioner Residence in New Delhi, India, June 7, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday he had spoken to his Iranian counterpart to urge calm after Israel launched a barrage of strikes against Iran, in what Lammy described as a "unilateral act".

"I spoke to my Iranian counterpart today to urge restraint at this time, and calm. I recognise that this is a moment of grave peril in the Middle East," he told Sky News.

In a later post on X, Lammy said the government was "advising British nationals to avoid all but essential travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories".

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