Masoud Pezeshkian

Starmer urges Iran’s Pezeshkian to avoid attacking Israel

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to “refrain from attacking Israel,” Downing Street reported after a rare phone call between the two leaders. Tensions are rising with fears that Iran may escalate its conflict with Israel into a full-scale war following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on July 31. President Pezeshkian, a relatively…