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LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, was not part of final talks between the United \u200bStates and Iran<\/a> before the U.S. and \u200cIsrael launched strikes against Tehran, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported \u200bon Tuesday that Powell had attended the \u200btalks and judged the offer made by Tehran \u2060on its nuclear programme significant enough to \u200bprevent a rush to war.<\/p>\n

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“These negotiations were bilateral \u200bbetween the U.S. and Iran, facilitated by Oman. Jonathan was not present in the talks in Geneva and was not \u200bpart of talks in the residence,” the \u200bspokesperson told reporters, after being asked about the report which \u200csaid \u2060Powell was present in the building at Oman’s ambassadorial residence in Geneva.<\/p>\n

“No team of British officials participated in the negotiations. The UK supported the approach \u200bSteve Witkoff \u200band Jared \u2060Kushner took and their efforts in pursuit of a negotiated solution,” the \u200bspokesperson said, referring to the two White \u200bHouse \u2060envoys.<\/p>\n

The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, sparking a conflict<\/a> that has spread \u2060across \u200bthe Middle East, killing thousands \u200bin the region and 13 U.S. service members.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Andrew \u200bMacAskill, writing by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Kate Holton<\/p>\n

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