{"id":50609,"date":"2026-04-14T16:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50609"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:22:48","slug":"take-that-tehran-leftist-pm-keir-starmer-forms-special-committee-to-advise-on-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50609","title":{"rendered":"Take That, Tehran! Leftist PM Keir Starmer Forms &#8216;Special&#8217; Committee to Advise on Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has formed a \u201cspecial\u201d new\u00a0Cabinet\u00a0committee to deal with the Iran\u00a0conflict. Its efforts behind closed doors will coordinate the national response to the growing Middle East crisis through a series of talks, meetings, and earnest consultations.<\/p>\n<p>Position papers can consequently be expected to arrive at 10 Downing Street along with further sub-committees a possibility all in lieu of immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>The move came as\u00a0Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15732049\/Rachel-Reeves-Trump-Iran-war-folly-PM-Macron-summit-Strait-Hormuz.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_mailonline\">announced<\/a> they will be co-hosting a Middle East summit in Paris on Friday to talk about\u00a0a diplomatic solution to the Strait of Hormuz crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Independent<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/keir-starmer-iran-rachel-reeves-cabinet-families-b2957174.html\">reports<\/a> the Westminster group \u2013 the Middle East Response Committee \u2013 already had its first meeting Tuesday focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping route vital for global oil and gas supplies.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet notes, \u201cThe Prime Minister established the committee to deal with the domestic and international impacts of the war, which has driven up energy prices, caused stock market turmoil and exposed deep divisions between the US and its traditional European allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">A source told the <em>Independent<\/em> the \u201cnew central structure\u201d would focus on \u201cmedium-term scenario planning to respond to developments in the region over the coming weeks and months\u201d as Starmer uses the uncertainty to forge closer ties to Europe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2039366617767850026\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/2039366617767850026\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just who makes up the committee has not been disclosed, however\u00a0senior officials will meet under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo.<\/p>\n<p>Meetings, conferences, and talks about further talks have defined Europe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/europes-disjointed-response-to-the-u-s-israeli-war-with-iran\">disjointed<\/a> response to the Middle East conflict since it began some six weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The distinct lack of action has been noted in Washington.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2033654981522338006\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/2033654981522338006\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The \u201ctop level\u201d events have produced lots of words and gratuitous advice to U.S. President Donald Trump from \u201callies\u201d but precious little else to leave Tehran trembling.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2026\/04\/14\/take-that-tehran-leftist-pm-keir-starmer-forms-special-committee-to-advise-on-iran-war\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has formed a \u201cspecial\u201d new\u00a0Cabinet\u00a0committee to deal with the Iran\u00a0conflict. 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