The war in the Middle East, the fear that it could escalate and the economic consequences were top of mind as Prime Minister Mark Carney met his British counterpart Monday in the United Kingdom at the tail of a whirlwind trip to Europe.
Carney met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, where the two leaders discussed the ongoing military operations of the United States, Israel and Iran and the closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz.
An official statement from Carney’s office following the meeting said that both Canada and the U.K. condemned Iran’s missile and drone attacks, including on civilian and energy infrastructure. They also expressed deep concern over the toll the war is taking on civilians and the risk that it might escalate. The broader global economic consequences of the conflict, including rising energy prices, were also a major area of concern. Starmer’s office said he had a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump about the importance of reopening the strait to end both the “disruption to global shipping” and the oil crisis. The phone call came after the Trump urged the U.K. and other nations to send warships to the region to help secure the vital oil shipping channel from Iranian attacks. Source: cbc.ca/news/
