UK's Starmer, Qatar's emir reiterate need for Middle East de-escalation
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
UK's Starmer and Qatar's Emir stress the need for Middle East de-escalation amid the Israel-Iran conflict, highlighting defense ties.
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani reiterated on Wednesday the need for de-escalation in the Middle East amid the Israel-Iran conflict, a spokesperson for Starmer's office said.
"Underscoring the deep defence and security relationship between the two countries, the prime minister reiterated the UK's support for Qatar and leaders discussed how both countries could further support regional stability," the spokesperson said following a call between the two leaders.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Leslie Adler)
They discussed the need for de-escalation in the Middle East amid the Israel-Iran conflict.
The deep defence and security relationship between the UK and Qatar was underscored.
The Prime Minister reiterated the UK's support for Qatar during their discussions.
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