Boris Johnson mocked Trump's boastfulness as he told him to 'dial down' his conflict with Iran

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• Boris Johnson tells Donald Trump to step back from outright war with Iran.
• "Let's dial this down," the UK prime minister said, adding that 'I don't want a military conflict between us, the United States and Iran,' in an interview with the BBC.
• Johnson also appeared to mock Trump's boastfulness, calling him 'a great deal maker, by his own account.'
• The comments came as the UK defence secretary said the country would need to forge new defence alliances with other countries as the US risks '[withdrawing] from its leadership around the world.'
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Boris Johnson has told Trump to "dial down" his conflict with Iran and step back from outright war.

The UK Prime Minister said on Tuesday that war in the region would not be in the UK's interests.

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