Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is chairing a Cobra meeting about the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. Explosions have been heard across five Iranian cities including the capital, Tehran, on Saturday, after negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear programme ended without an agreement this week. The UK did not participate in the strikes. A government spokesperson said it would protect British interests in the region, adding: "We do not want to see further escalation into a wider regional conflict.