London, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called on Iran not to repeat missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing coalition forces, after last week’s US strike killed one of Tehran’s top commanders. Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles early Wednesday in retaliation for the US missile strike that killed its top general Qasem Soleimani last Friday. Tehran has warned it will hit back harder if Washington responds. But Johnson told parliament: “Iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks but should instead pursue urgent de-escalation.” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab earlier said the Iraqi military bases hosting coalition forces included British troops. But there were no UK casualties. Johnson, who has been criticised for not cutting short his holiday in the Caribbean to address the escalating crisis, said Britain was working hard to “dial this thing down”. At his weekly question and answer session, he defended the US strike, and promised to support the security of people in Iraq. He alleged that Soleimani had armed Huthi rebels in Yemen and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and supported Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Soleimani also supplied improvised explosive devices “to terrorists to kill and maim” UK forces, Johnson … Continue reading UK’s Johnson urges Iran to pursue ‘urgent de-escalation’