Condemning the attacks, Raab said : “We urge Iran not to repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, and instead to pursue urgent de-escalation.” (**************************************** “A war in the Middle East would only benefit Daesh and other terrorist groups, ”he added, referring to the terror group also known as Islamic State.
Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative MP and former soldier who was chairman of the defense committee during the last parliament, said the Iran attack on US bases was “not hugely surprising”. (********************************** He added: “If both sides can declare victory and get back to talking, then that would be extremely welcome. ”Tugendhat told BBC Radio 4’s Today Program that he believed it was the first time Iranian ballistic missiles had been fired directly at US bases. “That is slightly caveating it , because of course the Iranians have been firing missiles via proxy for many, many years, ”he said. (************************************ About 428 British soldiers are located at three different sites in Iraq: Camp Taji near Baghdad, Union III in Baghdad as well as Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. (********************************** all non-essential personnel have been relocated from Baghdad to Taji as part of steps taken in response to the increase in tensions since Suleimani’s death. (************************************ other measures have included sending a small British team to the region to help with contingency planning assistance, the defense secretary, Ben Wallace, told the House of Commons on Tuesday. (********************************** Boris Johnson, will face questions from MPs about the crisis on Wednesday when he appears in parliament for his first prime minister’s questions since the general election. The prime minister has been criticized for the way he has reacted to the crisis, not returning from a holiday on the Caribbean island of Mustique until the weekend. He chaired a meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the issue and held a cabinet meeting earlier in the day. (****************************************** **************************************** (**********************************************
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