Al Carns

Al Carns

Labour — Birmingham Selly Oak

Speaking in the House of Commons on 16 March 2026

Debate

Iran: US Plan for Sustainable Peace

Contribution

I have attended every staff college in the military—initial staff college, advanced command staff college and higher command staff college—and they all say two things: “First, you must have a legal mandate before putting people in harm’s way; secondly, you must think through to the end.” We will continue to work in a comprehensive and calm manner with our allies and partners to ensure that we can come up with a solution to the strait of Hormuz, and we will not rule anything out, because we cannot guarantee where this war is going to go.

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