UK foreign minister spoke to Iraqi officials, urging for de-escalation

Sunday, 05 January 2020 13:01 [ Last Update: Saturday, 15 August 2020 14:39 ]

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the UK is looking to de-escalate the tensions between Iran and the US in the Middle East

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday he had spoken to Iraq’s prime minister and president to urge a de-escalation of tensions in the region following the killing of a top Iranian military commander by the United States.

Iran Press/Iran News: Dominic Raab, who supported US terrorist action to assassinate Iranian top General, said he also planned to speak to Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Reuters reported.

“There is a route through which allows Iran to come in from out of the international cold,” he told in his interview with Sky News.

“We need to contain the nefarious actions of Iran but we also need to deescalate and stabilize the situation,” Dominic Raab noted.

British foreign minister said the UK is looking to deescalate the tensions between Iran and the US in the Middle East.

Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani was assassinated along with several senior members of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on Friday Morning 3 January at Baghdad International airport.

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