Prime Minister's response to the peace deal between the United
States and Iran.
I warmly welcome today's agreement reached between the United
States and Iran. This is a hugely important step forward in
ending the war, ensuring regional stability and re-opening the
Strait of Hormuz. I congratulate President Trump and the
mediators from Pakistan, Qatar and elsewhere who have contributed
to this breakthrough. We have long urged de-escalation and
this is the progress we had hoped to see.
Attention must now turn to fully implementing the memorandum of
understanding to ensure the Strait reopens and remains fully and
permanently open, and that the detailed elements of the nuclear
agreement are finalised. 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.
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.
We will continue to work with partners to support this 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 programme, are
robust, verifiable and fully implemented. It remains the UK's
firm and longstanding position that Iran must never have a
nuclear weapon.
Joint Statement
from the leaders of the E4, UK, France, Germany
and Italy
We warmly welcome the announcement of the memorandum of
understanding between the US and Iran. We congratulate the United
States, the Iranian government and all those involved, including
Pakistan, Qatar and all other mediators, on this diplomatic
breakthrough.
This is a moment of opportunity to restore regional stability and
stabilise the global economy.
It is now vital that the detailed negotiations are concluded and
this agreement is implemented rapidly and comprehensively. We are
ready to support that effort.
The urgent re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz with unconditional
and unrestricted freedom of navigation is essential. We are
committed to playing our part to achieve this in accordance with
our respective constitutional requirements including through a
strictly defensive and independent mission to reassure commercial
shipping and conduct mine clearance operations.
Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon. We stand ready to work
with the US, Iran and the IAEA to this end. We are prepared to
lift relevant sanctions in response to clear, verifiable steps by
Iran on its nuclear programme.
We will work intensively with the US, Iran and regional partners
to seize this moment, maintain momentum and achieve a long-term
diplomatic settlement.
We also reaffirm our full support to the stability, sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Lebanon and the importance of a
robust ceasefire.
Foreign Secretary
statement on the announcement of an agreement between the US and
Iran
Foreign Secretary said:
I strongly welcome the announcement of an agreement between the
US and Iran.
It is vital that toll-free freedom of navigation through the
Strait of Hormuz is swiftly restored, so international shipping
can get moving again to help the global economy and families here
at home. The UK stands ready with France and other countries to
support that process as needed.
Our longstanding position is that Iran must never be allowed to
develop a nuclear weapon. The UK is ready to support the
technical work to ensure that vital objective is
implemented.
This agreement is important for regional and global security and
for the international economy. Thank you to all those involved in
negotiations including Pakistan and Qatar. It is vital that
progress continues - we stand ready to help make it a lasting
peace.
