US EditionStarmer Says 'Won't Yield' to Trump's Mideast War Threats
- On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told parliament he would not "yield" to pressure to join the Iran war after President Donald Trump threatened to scrap a UK trade deal. "It is not our war," Starmer stated.
- Trump threatened to alter an agreement capping U.S. tariffs at 10 percent on British goods, which Britain secured last year to limit the impact of his American tariffs blitz. The trade pact now faces potential revision.
- On Monday, Starmer told parliament that Trump was wrong to threaten to destroy Iranian "civilization." Health Minister Wes Streeting criticized the language on Sunday as "incendiary, provocative, outrageous."
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets British officials in Washington on Wednesday to discuss economic impacts of the conflict. Trump stated the diplomatic strain would "not at all" negatively affect King Charles III's state visit this month.
- Despite friction over Middle East policy, Starmer emphasized that the nations' "long standing bonds... are far greater than anyone who occupies any particular office at any particular time." The dispute reflects deteriorating ties since Trump's January 2025 return to office.
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Starmer says ’won’t yield’ to Trump’s Mideast war threats
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said he would not "yield" to pressure to join the Iran war after US President Donald Trump threatened to scrap a UK trade deal. "We're not going to get dragged into this war. It is not our war," Starmer told parliament. "I'm not going to change my mind. I'm not going to yield. It is not in our national interest to join this war," the Labour leader added. In a phone interview with Sky News, Trump t…
British PM Won’t Buckle to Pressure From Trump to Join Iran War
(AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not alter his stance to stay out of the war in Iran after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tear up a trade deal with the U.K. Trump told Sky News on Tuesday night that the U.K. had not been there when the U.S. needed […]
"We're not going to be dragged into this war. It's not our war and strong pressure has been exerted on me to take another path," said Keir Starmer in response.
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