NEW YORK CITY: The UK backs continuing diplomacy with Iran and the setting out of firm red lines regarding the country’s actions in the Gulf, a senior British minister told Arab News ahead of a key UN Security Council session on maritime security.
Stephen Doughty, minister of state for Europe and North America, said Iran must halt its attacks in the region and cannot restrict access to the Strait of Hormuz, as he reaffirmed the UK’s support for a negotiated resolution to the conflict.
“Iran can’t be holding the straits…