I think we shouldn't put too much stock in the sabre-rattling of Iran, and we certainly shouldn't be intimidated by what the regime has said this week
Wes Streeting: “I think we shouldn't put too much stock in the sabre-rattling of Iran, and we certainly shouldn't be intimidated by what…”
On the recordJuly 26, 2026
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Wes Streeting
Labour Party
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bbc.co.ukEditor's note · Context
On Iran's threats to the UK
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