UK prime minister backs Trump's decision to bomb Iran

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has voiced support for US President Donald Trump’s dramatic decision to strike Iran's nuclear sites overnight.

In a statement posted on X on June 22, the prime minister said: “Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat, Caliber.Az reports.

“The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority. We call on Iran to return to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis”.

Meanwhile, the BBC report said that Keir Starmer called on Iran to "return to the negotiating table" after the US bombed nuclear sites in the country overnight.

Through the statement, the UK prime minister said stability in the region was a priority, describing Iran's nuclear programme as "a grave threat to international security".

"Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat," Starmer added.

In a dramatic escalation of the already tense situation between Israel and Iran, US President Donald Trump announced late on June 21 that American forces conducted airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The attacks, described by Trump as a “spectacular military success,” aimed to dismantle Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities, which the US and Israel claim pose a severe threat to global security.

The US operation involved B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploying GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs), 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bombs designed to penetrate deeply buried targets. The primary target, Fordow, is a heavily fortified uranium enrichment facility located 300 feet beneath a mountain south of Tehran, making it one of Iran’s most secure nuclear sites. Six B-2 bombers dropped a dozen MOPs on Fordow, while US Navy submarines launched 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Natanz and Isfahan, according to US officials. Trump claimed the strikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities.

By Khagan Isayev