UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that the UK is "doubling down" on diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war. He noted that the conflict is driving up energy and food prices in the UK, exacerbating inflation, with the cost of living crisis being the top issue facing the British public. Miliband said his duty is to do everything possible to end this conflict, which has "gone on too long and caused too much damage," and that the UK "cannot afford any more." To this end, he is meeting with foreign ministers from European and Middle Eastern countries in Istanbul, hoping to end the conflict "once and for all" and bring relief to British families.