Business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds

The UK was not involved in Donald Trump’s overnight strikes on Iran – but it did know in advance, according to a cabinet minister.

The US struck three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities over the weekend, despite previous pleas from the UK for de-escalation in the region.

It comes after Israel initiated a week of fire exchange with Iran, over fears that Tehran was developing nuclear warheads – a claim Iran has long denied.

Business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds told Sky News: “We are not and have not been involved in these attacks.

“We did know, I can’t tell you when, but we were informed by a key ally, as you might expect, of........

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