Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a business roundtable meeting at Downing Street in central London on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / POOL / AFP)
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the agreement reached today between the United States and Iran, stressing that it represents a very important step towards ending the war, ensuring regional stability, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement issued on Monday, Starmer praised the efforts of international mediators, foremost among them Pakistan and Qatar, as well as other parties who contributed to pushing the negotiations in this direction.
The British Prime Minister stressed the need to focus on the full implementation of the memorandum of understanding to ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and its continued full and permanent opening, as well as finalizing the details of the nuclear agreement.
"We stand ready to support the technical talks that will now begin. Our priority is that this becomes a durable and lasting peace, and we will work with international partners to support that," Starmer added.
The statement continued, "we are clear that toll-free freedom of navigation must now be restored in the Strait of Hormuz, to begin easing the severe economic impacts that have been felt for several months - on families here in the UK and around the world."
He noted that Britain would continue to work with its partners to support this objective, "including, if required. through standing up the defensive, independent multilateral mission which the UK and France have taken a leading role in planning up to this point, particularly to offer support on mine clearance in an agreed way."
"For any peace to endure, it is essential that the commitments made, particularly in relation to Iran’s nuclear program, are robust, verifiable and fully implemented. It remains the UK’s firm and longstanding position that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon," Starmer added.
