Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a "reckless" Iranian attack on an oil refinery in Kuwait and confirmed the deployment of Britain's Rapid Sentry air defence system to the Gulf country.In a call with Kuwait's crown prince, the Prime Minister also discussed co-ordinated efforts to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz oil and gas shipping lane blockaded by Iran in retaliation for the US-Israeli campaign against it.

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a "reckless" Iranian attack on an oil refinery in Kuwait and confirmed the deployment of Britain's Rapid Sentry air defence system to the Gulf country.In a call with Kuwait's crown prince, the Prime Minister also discussed co-ordinated efforts to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz oil and gas shipping lane blockaded by Iran in retaliation for the US-Israeli campaign against it.