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UK Government Denies Involvement in Middle East Strikes

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  • The UK government denies involvement in Middle East events, including US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
  • This comes as Prime Minister Starmer schedules an emergency Cobra meeting amid regional tensions.
  • Details on the meeting's timing and the UK's response to the strikes remain unspecified.

According to a statement from the British Government, it had no involvement in the unfolding events in the Middle East. The UK was not involved in the US and Israeli strikes on Iran. In response, Sir Keir Starmer will conduct an emergency meeting, though the specific events that prompted it have not been disclosed.

The Prime Minister will soon chair a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee, but the exact timing or agenda of that meeting remains unclear. The UK's official stance or response to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran has not been detailed. These developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with the British Government distancing itself from the military actions.

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