"The goal or the aim here is that Iran shouldn't be able to develop nuclear weapons and that is hugely important and, of course, we need to deal with the fact they are repressing protesters, killing protesters, Starmer told the BBC during a series of broadcast interviews in Shanghai. It is grotesque what is happening so that is where our focus is and we are working with allies to that end, he said."
"While the prime minister did not comment directly on the idea of possible new US military strikes on Iran, he said allies needed to face up to the nuclear issue and deal with the deadly repression of anti-government protests. The US president has warned Iran it must end its nuclear programme and stop killing protesters if the large US armada of warships deployed in the Middle East is not to be used against them."
"I am saying we support the goal and we are talking to allies about how we get to that goal."
Keir Starmer signalled support for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons and stressed the need to address the deadly repression of anti-government protesters. He avoided direct comment on hypothetical future US strikes while emphasising that allies must confront the nuclear issue and work together toward the shared objective. The United States deployed a large naval force to the region and President Trump warned Iran to end its nuclear programme and halt killings of protesters or face potential military action. Starmer framed his position as guarded support for the goal with ongoing allied consultations on how to achieve it.
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