Starmer: Ceasefire, But Heavy Lifting Ahead

0:00That's the story for today. Europe News Today, Driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer voiced relief over the fresh ceasefire in the U.S. Iran clash, but warned there's tons of heavy lifting ahead to lock it, in for good, and reopened the strait of Hormuz for oil and gas shipments. Speaking from an airbase in Saudi Arabia, Starmer stressed the need to slash the war's economic fallout by clearing that vital shipping lane fast. Even Trump had warned of smashing Iran's infrastructure if no deal came, but announced the truth just shy of his two-hour deadline. The conflict's ripple effects are hitting the UK hard, even though it's not our fight higher energy costs, and supply worries are real. Starmer made clear, his top job is shielding British interests amid the chaos. Tensions with Trump spiked after Starmer blocked free access to UK bases for strikes, insisting on a solid legal basis in real strategy first. He defended it as strait of national priority over blind alliance loyalty.

1:01With the dust settling, eyes are now on turning this pause into lasting calm and firing up those energy flows to steady the world economy.