UK Foreign Secretary seeks to avoid escalation in calls with Israel, Iran

David Lammy, the British Foreign Secretary, said he had spoken to Israeli and Iranian ministers on Sunday, seeking to avoid a “catastrophic” regional war after Israel struck Iranian military sites. “Today I held important calls with Israeli FM [Foreign Minister Israel Katz] and Iranian FM [Abbas Araghchi],” Mr Lammy said. “The UK continues to press for de-escalation and an end to the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza. A regional war would be catastrophic and is in no one’s interests,” he added.