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UK minister on 1st visit to Middle East since start of conflict
 London, March 12 (AFP) Mar 12, 2026
 UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on the first ministerial visit to the region since the start of the Middle East war.

Cooper said Saudi Arabia was an "essential partner for the UK in the Gulf, who have been targeted by reckless attacks by the Iranian regime".

The minister was expected to discuss cooperation with regional partners to "ensure continuity of oil supply in the face of strikes in the Strait of Hormuz", a Foreign Office statement added.

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