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Yvette Cooper Continues Saudi Visit as Iran Threatens to Block Key Oil Route

Yvette Cooper meets Saudi ministers and Gulf Cooperation Council leaders to discuss Iran's threats after oil prices hit $100 per barrel, UK supports Gulf states militarily and diplomatically.

  • On Friday, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper continues her two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, meeting counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud at the Foreign Ministry in Riyadh and Saudi ministers on regional security.
  • She arrived Thursday to show solidarity with Gulf states hit by Iran's retaliation after joint US-Israeli strikes. Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei threatened continued attacks and to block the Strait of Hormuz.
  • British troops came under attack at a military base in Erbil on Wednesday night. Defence Secretary John Healey was briefed Thursday at Northwood headquarters on UK defensive operations, including RAF sorties over Jordan, Qatar and the UAE.
  • Oil prices touched $100 per barrel on Thursday, threatening higher inflation across the UK and globally. GCC secretary-general Jasem Al-Budaiwi thanked Cooper for the UK's military and "moral support" after she addressed Gulf Co-operation Council foreign ministers.
  • Asked Thursday about straits patrol participation, the minister said it was "early days" and insisted there was an "international imperative" to resolve the situation. Defence Secretary Healey warned Vladimir Putin's "hidden hand" benefited from oil-price surges fueling Russia's Ukraine war.
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Yvette Cooper continues Saudi visit as Iran threatens to block key oil route

The Foreign Secretary arrived in the country on Thursday in a show of solidarity with Gulf states hit by Iran’s retaliation to US-Israeli strikes.

·London, United Kingdom
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UK foreign secretary visits Saudi Arabia to 'show support for regional allies'

Yvette Cooper says UK's priority is safety, security of Britons, alongside supporting partners across region who face continuing strikes - Anadolu Ajansı

·Ankara, Türkiye
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Anadolu Ajansı broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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