After US, UK dismisses Iran's assertion of warning Israel before attack

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian had said that Iran gave neighbouring countries and Israel's ally the United States 72 hours' notice it would launch the strikes.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak records a statement on the Iranian attacks on Israel.

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London: Britain rejects an assertion by Iran that it provided advance notice before attacking Israel, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday that Iran gave neighbouring countries and Israel's ally the United States 72 hours' notice it would launch the strikes.

"I would reject that chracterisation," Sunak's spokesman told reporters. "And more broadly we condemn in the strongest possible terms their direct attack against Israel."