In phone call with Lebanese premier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan expresses sorrow over pager explosions, says efforts to stop Israeli aggression will continue

In a statement released by London's 10 Downing Street, the office of the Prime Minister, it was announced on Monday night that Starmer expressed significant worry regarding the situation in the region and urged all parties to decrease tensions and avoid further conflict.

At the beginning of his weekly press conference, on Monday morning in the Iran Expo 2024 venue while congratulating the National Day of the Persian Gulf, the Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasser Kanaani said: "The Persian Gulf is part of the undeniable historical and cultural identity of the West Asian region."