LONDON, March 1 (KUNA) -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke on Sunday with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tareq Al-Said, and President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, expressing his condemnation against Iranآ’s actions in the region.
During his talks with Omanآ’s Sultan, Starmer expressed, "the UKآ’s support of Oman in the face of Iranآ’s widespread and uncontrolled retaliation," according to a statement by the British government.
It added that the two leaders "shared their concern about the safety of civilians and the rising number of injured people as a result of the strikes".
The British government affirmed that Starmer "reiterated that the UK has had planes in the sky since yesterday as part of the coordinated defensive response to protect our partners in the region, and would continue to offer our support".
Meanwhile, Starmerآ’s talks the Cypriot President focused on "the deeply concerning impact of Iranآ’s indiscriminate strike action in the region, which has hit airports, ports and infrastructure - harming innocent people as a result".
"The Prime Minister underscored his full support for the security of Cyprus and the Sovereign Base Areas," the British government asserted. (pickup previous) gta.mt