Jeremy Hunt says he will consider backing the US against Iran (Image: GETTY) The Foreign Secretary confirmed the UK would consider requests for military support from the US “on a case-by-case basis”. Mr Hunt said: “We will stand by the United States as our strongest ally but of course we have to consider any requests for military support on a case-by-case basis. We do strongly believe that the solution is for Iran to stop its destabilising activity throughout the Middle East and we are very concerned about the sabotaging of tankers that has happened recently, which is almost certainly Iran, and we’re constantly in touch with the United States. Related articles Iran has 'multitude of ways' of striking: Trump warned UK minister tries to defuse tensions between Iran and US “We want to de-escalate the situation but we are of course extremely worried.” Tensions have risen in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran shot down an unmanned American Global Hawk surveillance drone. Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map saying the drone, also widely used for carrying out military strikes, had entered his country’s airspace on May 26. Washington has blamed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard for attacking two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route, this month. READ MORE:Former Trump aide sends Iran final warning over 'imminent' war Jeremy Hunt is the current Foreign Secretary (Image: GETTY) Mr Trump decided not to go ahead with the military strike after being told by Pentagon advisers that an estimated 150 Iranian personnel could be killed. He tweeted that it would not be proportionate to the loss of an unmanned aircraft. Yesterday US national security adviser John Bolton cautioned Iran against misinterpreting the last-minute cancellation. Mr Bolton said in Jerusalem: “Neither Iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake US prudence and discretion for weakness.” Related articles Iran executes government employee for 'spying on Tehran for the US' Donald Trump on Iran: 'Iran CANNOT have nuclear weapons' Iran shot down a US drone (Image: GETTY) Mr Trump said at the weekend that new sanctions were being prepared against Iran. The US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, urged “all nations to use their diplomatic effort to urge Iran to de-escalate and meet diplomacy with diplomacy”. The US launched a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems on Thursday as President Trump pulled out of air strikes on the country. The cyber-attack disabled computer systems controlling rocket and missile launchers, the Washington Post said. In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government have targeted US government agencies, as well as sectors of the economy, including finance, oil and gas, by sending waves of ‘phishing’ emails, according to cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and FireEye.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility