Iran war LIVE: Trump to block Strait of Hormuz from Monday as talks collapse

Speaking to Sky News on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed the US president for his explosive social media statements.

He said Trump had been saying “incendiary, provocative, outrageous things on social media”, adding any agreement with Iran has been “undoubtedly strained” with the Trump administration.

“Over the course of the last week, President Trump has said some pretty bold – in ‘Yes Minister’ language – incendiary, provocative, outrageous things on social media.

“I think we’ve all come to learn that you judge President Trump through what he does, not just what he says.

“And ultimately, the only way in which we’re going to clear this situation up is to reach agreement with Iran, one that puts nuclear weapons beyond its ambitions and reach.”

However, Streeting continued: “But on so many other things, our interests as the UK and the US are intertwined.

“We are old and close friends and we’ve got a shared outlook as democratic countries and we’ve got shared security interests.”

He added: “So all of that work, all of that partnership continues to go on. And the point I’m making is you have to distinguish between some of the rhetoric which people might find shocking, and then the reality.”

Streeting reiterated the UK’s choice not to participate in the war as “the right decision”, describing it as “not a war ot our choosing”.