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Luxon stands by Iran war emails statement

Otago Daily Times Online News·Friday, 1 May 2026·about 1 month ago
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Craig McCulloch of RNZ, Jo Moir of RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has declined to offer any evidence to back his side of a conflict with his Foreign Affairs Minister's office, saying he has "nothing more to add". In an interview with RNZ today, Luxon stood firm: "I've just told you my side of the story. It's in the statement." Luxon's statement - issued yesterday - claimed a bombshell document release from Winston Peters' office had "mischaracterised" Luxon's position on the war in Iran. The published emails - from early March - showed Peters' team pushing back against Luxon's "preference for more explicit public support" of the US-led airstrikes. But in his first media interview on the topic, Luxon denied that had been his "preference" at the time. He told RNZ he had simply been testing New Zealand's position - which was to "acknowledge" the strikes - against that of Australia and Canada, which had used the word "support". "I challenge the advice I receive.…

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