I’ve written to Boris Johnson. requesting an urgent Privy Council briefing and answers to questions following the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani.
Mr Corbyn described the strike as an “assassination “and called on the government to stand up to the” belligerent actions “from the US.
Mr Raab issued a statement saying the government had” always recognized the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force ” led by the general.
Image: Iran has warned it will retalliate
“Following his death, we urge all parties to de-escalate. Further conflict is in none of our interests,” Mr Raab added.
Prominent Tory MP Tom Tugendhat, who was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the last parliament, was critical of the US for not giving the UK warning of the attack, though the government did not confirm it was not briefed in advance.
He urged the White House to “share much more closely with allies” in the future, adding that “the purpose of having allies is that we can surprise our enemies and not each other”.
The Ministry of Defense ( MoD) said there were around (British troops deployed in Iraq as part of the UK’s fight against the Islamic State terror group.
A further 500 personnel are based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus which flies fast jets and reconnaissance planes over Iraq and Syria, the MoD added.
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, a former defense minister who served as a captain in the Army, tweeted “this is big”, adding: “Expect repercussions . ”
The Foreign Office advises British-Iranian dual nationals against all travel to Iran and for other British nationals to seek the department’s advice before traveling to the nation.
Meanwhile, British drivers could face higher petrol prices following the attack after oil prices spiked by 3.6% to $ 75 per barrel.
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