UK to not join Trump in war against Iran: UK Foreign secretary

LONDON, June 26 (MENA) - UK Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he “cannot envisage” any scenario in which the UK would agree to join the US in waging war against Iran, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The Tory leadership hopeful told MPs in the Commons that the Foreign Office is “very concerned about the situation in the Middle East and the risks of an accidental war” as the feud between Washington and Tehran escalates.

“The US is our closest ally, we talk to them the whole time, we consider any requests that they say carefully, but I cannot envisage any situation where they request or we agree to any moves to go to war,” Hunt told parliament.

Boris Johnson’s rival for No 10 attempted to reassure MPs he was trying to de-escalate the crisis after he was asked by SNP MP Alan Brown to confirm Britain would “not be dragged blindly” into any possible US-Iran conflict.

“We’ve made serious efforts to de-escalate tension, including a visit by my friend the minister for the Middle East to Tehran at the end of last week,” said the foreign secretary.