Best way forward for Iran would be negotiated settlement, says Starmer

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Source: The Guardian

Thu 5 Mar 2026 12.28 EST
Last modified on Thu 5 Mar 2026 23.55 EST


Keir Starmer has said the conflict engulfing the Middle East could continue “for some time” as he insisted the best way forward in the longer term was a negotiated settlement with Iran.

The prime minister said the UK was doing “everything we can” to de-escalate the situation, a clear contrast to the US president, who is focused on regime change and has said it was “too late” for Tehran to negotiate. He defended his decision to block initial offensive strikes by the US and Israel at the weekend, saying he stood by his judgment and denying it had damaged the special relationship.

Starmer has faced some criticism from Gulf states and Cyprus for not doing enough to protect regional allies and British citizens there from Iranian strikes. He has also been subject to personal attacks from Trump, including that he was “not Winston Churchill”.

But the prime minister has urged the US president to de-escalate the conflict and negotiate with Iran to abandon its nuclear programme. Trump, meanwhile, has said he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/05/best-way-forward-for-iran-would-be-negotiated-settlement-says-starmer

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Is Starmer living on another planet?

Child Rapist is now demanding unconditional surrender.

[Hugin]

2. Negotiations with whom?

That’s why knocking out a supreme leader in the first strike is a very bad idea.

[William Seger]

7. It's like they WANTED to create thousands of new jihadists who will gladly die trying to kill us

... to replace an 86-year-old, soon to die anyway, leader with someone younger and meaner, just to satisfy Netyanyahu's vindictiveness.

[William Seger]

3. They're delusional to think Iran will go for that when they know their advantage

Tens of thousands of cheap drones, and we don't have enough very expensive missiles to stop all of them.

[ananda]

4. Geezus. Nobody needs to be Winston Churchill right now.

Now.. Frankin Roosevelt maybe.

[JBTaurus83]

5. Why?

The USA has gone back on every negotiation. Israel doesn’t want negotiation anyhow, they want a failed state.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. They were negotiating before ........ /nt

[Bayard]

8. The, "settlement," in Gaza has gone so well

Bibi has trump doing most of his dirty work this time. The Palestinians didn't have any weapons, but Iran will go down fighting, in their homeland and abroad.

[Ray Bruns]

9. Why should they negotiate? That's what they were doing and Israel and the US started dropping bombs.

Why should they trust us?

[Martin68]

10. How could any country rely on an agreement with the Trump administration? They aren't worth the paper they are

printed on.

[BaronChocula]

11. Well trump said total surrender was the only solution

So Rear Starmer either knows something or knows nothing.