U.K.'s Boris Johnson Warns Trump He Won't Support a War With Iran
- Johnson says he opposes war against Iran, Hunt warns of risks
- Tory leadership candidates clash in final debate of campaign
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, the two contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister, condemned tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump but refused to say if they think they were racist.
Johnson, the favorite to succeed Theresa May, also said he wouldn’t support U.S.-led military strikes against Iran, as the transatlantic alliance again became the focus of the election to lead the U.K.’s governing Conservative Party at a time when U.K.-U.S. relations are already strained.