UK Wants to Avenge Iran's Murder of Its Citizen But It's Not Clear When and How

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : All fingers are pointing at Iran: the British and Romanian governments summoned the Iranian ambassadors to London and Bucharest on Monday to protest the attack; and Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on Monday that the US, UK, Romania, and Israel are working on a collective response to the Iranian attack.
40% : The UK Foreign Office issued a statement saying Iranian Ambassador Mohsen Baharvand was summoned by James Cleverly, minister of state for the Middle East and North Africa, and "Minister Cleverly reiterated that Iran must immediately cease actions that risk international peace and security, and reinforced that vessels must be allowed to navigate freely in accordance with international law."
36% : Any move against the interests and national security of Iran will face a tough and firm response, and Washington and London will be directly responsible for its consequences," Nur reported.
34% : Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for his part, on Monday spoke angrily about how Iran must "face up to the consequences of what they have done" and called on them to "respect freedoms of navigation."
31% : In response, the Iranian Nour news agency quoted a government official who warned the US and UK not to threaten Iran. "
29% : British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab accused Iran of carrying out a "deliberate, targeted" assault that constituted "a clear violation of international law.

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