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Theresa May is to accuse Iran of “aggressive regional actions” in the Middle East, including stirring trouble in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria.

The Prime Minister will say she is “clear-eyed” about the threat posed by the country and will pledge to work with Gulf States to counteract its influence.

It follows a speech by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in which he sought to align British rhetoric more closely with that of the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump.

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