00:00The situation in relation to Israel, Iran is obviously fast-moving and in those circumstances
00:08it's really important to cling on to the key principles here. Obviously all of us, UK included,
00:17are very concerned about the nuclear programme that Iran is developing, long been concerned about that.
00:25Also completely recognise Israel's right to self-defence, but the principle is that we need to de-escalate this.
00:31There's a real risk of escalation here that will impact the region, possibly beyond the region, into Gaza.
00:39And obviously it's already having an impact on the economy. So I've been absolutely clear, we need to de-escalate this.
00:46Yes, the nuclear issue has to be dealt with, but it's better dealt with by way of negotiations than by way of conflict.
00:53And therefore our clear objective here is to de-escalate this situation.
00:59There have been several rounds of discussions with the US. That to me is the way to resolve this issue.
01:05So in the UK, if you have a clear objective, we need to do that.
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