Britain welcomes Trump's productive talks with Iran

Britain welcomes productive U.S.-Iran talks and urges a swift de-escalation in the Middle East, emphasizing the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Reuters

March 23, 2026

Britain welcomes Trump's productive talks with Iran

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Board of Deputies of British Jews Chief Executive Michael Wegier, member of parliament Sarah Sackman and Union of Jewish Students (UJS) President Louis Danker attend a meeting after four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, were set on fire in North London in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, at Downing Street, London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

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Productive talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran are welcome as Britain wants de-escalation in the Middle East and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.

Asked about Trump's announcement that he would postpone strikes against Iranian power plants following "very good" conversations with Tehran, Starmer's spokesperson said: "Any reports of productive talks are welcome."

"We've always said that swift resolution to the war is in global interests and the Strait of Hormuz specifically needs to be reopened," the spokesperson told reporters.

-Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; writing by Alistair Smout; editing by Catarina Demony/Reuters