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UK backs US efforts for diplomatic solution on Iran
🇮🇷 IranAug 25, 2026 23:07SRC: MIDDLE EAST EYEBY: Fleur Hargreaves
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UK backs US efforts for diplomatic solution on Iran British Finance Minister John Healey said on Tuesday that the UK supports US efforts to secure a diplomatic solution on Iran and welcomed steps to increase pressure after the US announced expanded sanctions on Iran on Monday. Healey also called on Iran to cease its “de-stabilising activity” across the region, including in the Strait of Hormuz. Britain's newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in central London on 21 J
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UK backs US efforts for diplomatic solution on Iran
British Finance Minister John Healey said on Tuesday that the UK supports US efforts to secure a diplomatic solution on Iran and welcomed steps to increase pressure after the US announced expanded sanctions on Iran on Monday.
Healey also called on Iran to cease its “de-stabilising activity” across the region, including in the Strait of Hormuz.
Britain's newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in central London on 21 July 2026 (Stefan Rousseau/AFP)
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