U.K.’s Johnson condemns Iran, China in rebuke to Biden ROTHERHAM, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a speech at the Convention of the North at the Magna Centre on September 13, 2019 in Rotherham, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong – WPA Pool /Getty Images) OAN Newsroom British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ramping up criticism of Iran and Mainland China. “We remain extremely concerned by Iran’s influence in the region, the disruptive behavior of Iran and particularly of course, we are concerned by the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon,” Johnson stated. On Tuesday, Johnson told Parliament that Iran and China are posing a growing threat to the free world.