UK backs US efforts for diplomatic solution on Iran

UK backs US efforts for diplomatic solution on Iran British ⁠Finance ⁠Minister John Healey said on Tuesday that the UK supports US efforts to secure a diplomatic ‌solution on Iran and welcomed steps to increase pressure after the US announced expanded sanctions ⁠on Iran on Monday. Healey also called ⁠on Iran ⁠to ⁠cease its “de-stabilising activity” across the region, including ‌in the Strait of ‌Hormuz. Britain's newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in central London on 21 July 2026 (Stefan Rouss