The deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland has said it is "genuinely disappointing" that First Minister Michelle O'Neill did not attend a second UK Government briefing on the situation in Iran.Emma Little-Pengelly said the intention of the briefings, the first of which she attended on Saturday and then on Monday, were to "inform us about the impact of this conflict".

The deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland has said it is "genuinely disappointing" that First Minister Michelle O'Neill did not attend a second UK Government briefing on the situation in Iran.Emma Little-Pengelly said the intention of the briefings, the first of which she attended on Saturday and then on Monday, were to "inform us about the impact of this conflict".