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UK to withdraw embassy staff from Tehran

The UK Foreign Office says it is taking the “precautionary measure” of withdrawing staff from its embassy in Iran

It comes as the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran has continued, with Israel hit by a new round of Iranian strikes this afternoon

Earlier the Israeli military said it attacked dozens of targets, including what it called missile manufacturing sites in Tehran

Meanwhile UK, French and German foreign ministers are holding talks with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva today as part of efforts to ease the Israel-Iran conflict

It comes after the White House says Donald Trump will decide in the next fortnight whether to take direct US action – read more on the timeline here

 

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