SIR Keir Starmer has called for an urgent Cobra meeting this afternoon after the US strikes on Iran.
It comes after the Iranian foreign minister today announced he is to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin within hours.
He warned the West of “unprecedented danger” after the US blitzed three of its nuclear sites.
Donald Trump has threatened since even more strikes on the country, and dubbed the operation a “spectacular military success”.
A Cobra meeting involves a cross-departmental committee that comes together to respond to national emergencies.
Its aim is to make fast, effective decisions in a crisis and coordinate the response of the central government.
The committee brings together senior government ministers and civil servants, security and intelligence officials, military chiefs and leaders of the emergency services and councils, depending on the nature of the crisis.
The Prime Minister usually chairs the meetings, which are held in the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms and are most commonly take place in Briefing Room A – leading to them being referred to as Cobra.
Cobra meetings are called at times of national crisis, owing to events either at home or abroad.
Sir Keir Starmer will chair a Cobra meeting this afternoon[/caption]
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