British nationals have been advised to keep up to date with developments via the media and government websites, adding ‘the security situation in parts of Lebanon can deteriorate quickly’. He told the Commons the Iranian general was also responsible for a string of attacks on innocent civilians but called for "urgent de-escalation". Britain has about 400 troops based in Iraq while Germany has nearly 450 troops deployed to counter IS and to train Iraqi forces. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "We are urgently working to establish the facts on the ground. The Foreign Office updated its travel advice this morning, warning British nationals to avoid all travel to Iraq and all but essential travel to Iran. Donald Trump Twitter video slamming Obama over Iran hasn’t aged well, People are split over Donald Trump’s Twitter response to deadly airstrike, Dancing on the streets of Baghdad after killing of top Iranian general, Assassination of Iran general ‘will have consequences even bigger than all-out war’, Britain calls for calm after US assassinates Iran’s top general in airstrike, Donald Trump taunts Iran after killing top general Qasem Soleimani in drone strike. Follow here for the latest. European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said officials are aware of the threats, but that “we, as the EU, are not leaving Iraq.”. Princess Eugenie pregnant with first child with husband Jack Brooksbank, Hazmat suited officials detain BA cabin crew after positive test but pilots free to go, London streets rammed as curfew forces everyone onto Tube at the same time, Police officer shot dead by man after he was arrested. The al Asad airbase - located in the Anbar province of western Iraq - was hit by at least six missiles. The bottom line is that as Brexit unfolds, Mr Johnson is going to have to get pretty good at this diplomatic high-wire act. said the attack was an act of self-defence, Royal Navy and military helicopters were put on standby. "We, of course, condemn the attack on Iraqi military bases hosting coalition forces," Mr Johnson said. He warned Iran not to repeat "reckless" attacks after ballistic missiles were fired at Iraqi air bases earlier. Germany “temporarily” withdrew 35 of its troops from Iraq after Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed on Jan. 3 in the U.S. drone strike. "Since the assassination of senior officials, generals, or ministers of internationally recognised governments is, on the face of it, entirely illegal in international law, that defence - the defence of an imminent threat - has to be made public for there to be any question of there being legality around it," the spokesman told a Westminster briefing. IRAN has threatened to kill British soldiers in revenge attacks following the death of General Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike last week in Baghdad. He's only talking about it today, frankly, because he has to at PMQs. Iran promises to ‘turn day into night’ after Trump orders killing of general, US airstrike on senior Iranian General ‘could put UK at risk’, World ‘prepares for war’ as tanks gather at borders in Middle East after US airstrike, UK ‘knew nothing’ about Donald Trump’s plan to assassinate general Soleimani, Donald Trump to deploy 3,500 US troops to Middle East after Iran airstrike, Jeremy Corbyn ‘demands answers’ over US air strike amid Boris Johnson silence, Donald Trump says he ‘terminated’ Iranian general to end his ‘sick passion’ for killing, But Iranian sabre rattling shows no sign of dwindling, after Soleimani’s replacement Ismail Qani said: ‘We tell everyone, be a little patient to see the dead bodies of Americans all over the Middle East.’. But Iran's ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, said the attack was an act of self-defence and the country "does not seek escalation or war". Troops stationed in the Middle East could also be under threat and the UK could be hit by a massive cyber attack following the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. But, at Prime Minister's Questions earlier, Mr Johnson defended the deal, saying it remains the "best way of preventing nuclear proliferation in Iran". The British Foreign Office is advising citizens in the region to ‘remain vigilant’ after the United States announced it was sending nearly 3,000 extra troops to the Middle East.

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