Boris Johnson urges Donald Trump to ‘dial down’ his conflict with Iran
Date: Jan 14 2020
- Boris Johnson tells Donald Trump to step back from outright war with Iran.
- “Let’s dial this down,” the UK prime minister said, adding that ‘I don’t want a military conflict between us, the United States and Iran,’ in an interview with the BBC.
- Johnson also appeared to mock Trump’s boastfulness, calling him ‘a great deal maker, by his own account.’
- The comments came as the UK defence secretary said the country would need to forge new defence alliances with other countries as the US risks ‘[withdrawing] from its leadership around the world.’
Boris Johnson has told Donald Trump to “dial down” his conflict with Iran and step back from outright war.