British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is calling an emergency Cabinet meeting following reports of Iranian strikes aimed at the U.S.-U.K. joint military base on Diego Garcia, but the British government will be examining “cost of living” concerns, not “military considerations.”

The prime minister is convening a Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms meeting on Monday, a type of crisis briefing for the British government. His officials will be briefed on the economic threats posed by a drawn-out war in the Middle East with an emphasis on concerns such as disrupted energy supplies and volatile global markets.