Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw said on Wednesday the meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Hassan Rouhani was very welcome. Straw made the remarks in an article published on the website of the Daily Telegraph. “If it presages a recognition that common interests between the UK and Iran on regional security, bilateral relations and the nuclear issue should override historic difficulties, its consequences will be very significant indeed,” he said. He also said, “I hope our prime minister has the foresight to recognize that the Iranians are fundamental to securing stability in Syria, northern Iraq and Lebanon.”
