London, May 24 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday welcomed "the progress towards an agreement between the US and Iran,"shortly after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled significant advances in ongoing negotiations and hinted that further announcements could be made later in the day.
Echoing the views and decisions of the US, Starmer asserted, "Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon."Writing on X shortly after Marco Rubio spoke in India, Starmer said: "We need to see an agreement that brings the conflict to an end and reopens the Strait of Hormuz, with unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation."The Prime Minister added that the UK government would do "everything UK can" to protect British citizens...