“Downing Street Braces for Potential ICC Arrest Warrant Request for Netanyahu Amid Middle East Tensions”

Downing Street is reportedly apprehensive about the possibility of being asked to endorse an international criminal court (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This concern arises amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. The UK government is facing a delicate situation, particularly as it has not designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a proscribed organization within the country. Some officials within the Foreign Office are questioning whether the current stance is politically tenable, given the complexities of the situation.