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United Kingdom Foreign Office now 'in crisis mode' over US-Iran tensions
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 72123407:MV80MDQxNTcwXzgzNUI5MUQ4] Britain's Foreign Office has gone into crisis mode because of rising tensions in the Gulf between the United States and Iran, Sky News can reveal. Crisis mode is a formal status which can lead to staffing being increased to 24 hours per day at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's headquarters in Whitehall, with senior officials brought in to direct operations. We are going into crisis mode," a Whitehall source said, describing it, for now, as "pretty light touch". https://news.sky.com/story/foreign-office-in-crisis-mode-over-us-iran-tensions-11720515 [/quote]
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Britain's Foreign Office has gone into crisis mode because of rising tensions in the Gulf between the United States and Iran, Sky News can reveal.
Crisis mode is a formal status which can lead to staffing being increased to 24 hours per day at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's headquarters in Whitehall, with senior officials brought in to direct operations.
We are going into crisis mode," a Whitehall source said, describing it, for now, as "pretty light touch".
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