"Iran should not respond" to Israeli strikes on military targets in the country, says UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Speaking in Samoa, where he is attending a Commonwealth summit, Starmer says "we need to avoid further regional escalation," following the overnight strikes, which Israel has claimed were retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage earlier this month.
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00:00I want to address Israel's strikes on military targets in Iran.
00:06This is a live situation and we are obviously monitoring it closely alongside our partners.
00:12I am clear that Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian aggression.
00:20I'm equally clear that we need to avoid further regional escalation and urge all sides to show
00:28restraint. Iran should not respond. We will continue to work with allies to de-escalate
00:36the situation across the region.