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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani should an "end of hostilities".

In a telephone conversation, Mr Johnson called for relaxation of Iran in retaliation for the U.S. killing of army chief Qasem Soleimani .

The clock also underlines the UK's commitment to the Iran nuclear deal, despite pressure to leave from US President Donald Trump .

It came to Iran, missiles on air bases in Iraq, where US and UK troops are stationed.

Mr Johnson also threw out the "continued detention and ill-treatment" of a charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals detained in Iran, and called to organize President Rouhani, for their immediate release.

Downing Street said the call lasted about 20 Minutes .

Earlier, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that he recognized The Threat that Iran poses in the Middle East and a US "right to self-defence", after talks with his counterpart in Washington.

Mr Raab also reiterated his support for a diplomatic solution to The Crisis , during his meeting With Us Secretary of state Mike Pompeo .

"We want to see tensions de-escalated," he said.

The already tense relationship between the US and Iran has deteriorated significantly in recent days after a US drone strike General Qasem Soleimani , an Iranian top military commander killed.

Mr Raab welcomed US President Donald Trump calling for a diplomatic solution to the Iran, the retaliation to rocket attacks.

"of course, it also needs the government to be in Iran, the willing and committed to the result as well," he added.

The U.S. government said Gen Soleimani had, but Mr Raab refused to say whether he had seen no intelligence on this.

Mr Raab reiterated the UK's commitment to the Joint action programme (JCPOA) restrictions on the nuclear program of Iran,

The Secretary of state for The Foreign office said the British government was "very hard, what should happen next" after Iran, it would leave, all the limits on the enrichment of uranium.

"We are absolutely determined, as our American and European partners to prevent Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons," he said.

the Iran, the announcement marks a further fragmentation of the 2015 nuclear deal to limit the country agreed to, proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities In Return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions.

The United States withdrew from the business in the year 2018, but The Other parties - Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia - said they are still dedicated to it.

Mr Raab said that while the United Kingdom has committed itself to the offer, "we have reached a point where the non-compliance has been so acute in the last few steps by Iran. "

Asked if there is still a chance that The Deal could survive, if Iran steps in to uphold its obligations, he said: "It is an opportunity to build on this offer.

"But in the end the goal is The Most important thing to avoid is to look for The Risk of Iran - to purchase, let alone a Nuclear Weapon . "

Source of news: bbc.com