LONDON – British Health Minister Wes Streeting called the breakdown of US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad “disappointing” on April 12, slamming President Donald Trump’s “incendiary” social media threats to “end the Iranian civilisation” as provocative amid the escalating Middle East war.
Speaking to Sky News, Streeting stressed diplomacy’s persistence: “You’re failing until you succeed,” while criticizing Trump’s barbs against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who Trump mocked as far from “Winston Churchill.” The UK will judge the US by actions, not words, he said, prioritizing an Iran deal curbing nuclear ambitions.
Starmer, in a call with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, pushed both sides to revive talks, maintain the ceasefire, and avoid escalation, per Downing Street.