FCO continues to refuse to condemn the assassination of General Soleimani
True to form, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), has failed to address the profound legal and ethical issues arising from the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, thus giving rise to the suspicion that Britain supports the illegal US act.
In his latest move, foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has advised British nationals against all but essential travel to Iraq and Iran.
"Given heightened tensions in the region, the FCO now advise people not to travel to Iraq, with the exception of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and to consider carefully whether it's essential to travel to Iran. We will keep this under review", Raab said.
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist-style assassination of General Soleimani by the US military, Raab appeared to be approving of the act by imputing “aggressive” motives onto General Soleimani, before half-heartedly calling for “de-escalation”.
By stark contrast, opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has unequivocally condemned the US “assassination” of General Soleimani.
In addition, the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has decried the “deliberate and reckless escalation of the conflict with Iran”.
Thornberry, who is a Labour party leadership contender, proclaimed: “We have a place on the security council, not so that we can play at being Donald Trump's mini-me or always agreeing with the Americans …There are times we need to stand up to them".
Meanwhile, former foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said it was “regrettable” that the US had not informed the UK of its intention to assassinate General Soleimani.
Hunt was following in the lead of hawkish Tory MP, Tom Tugendhat, who earlier claimed that there was a “pattern” from the Trump Administration to not share sensitive intelligence with its allies.
"I have long believed the purpose of having allies is so we can surprise our enemies, not each other”, Tugendhadt quipped.
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