US EditionTrump 'very disappointed' with UK's Starmer for initially blocking use of air bases, Telegraph says
Starmer initially delayed US use of UK bases for strikes on Iran, citing legal concerns; Trump called the hesitation unprecedented and expressed disappointment.
- On March 2, 2026, Trump told The Telegraph he was `very disappointed` that Sir Keir Starmer initially blocked US use of British bases for strikes against Iran, but later accepted limited use for defensive purposes.
- After conversations with regional leaders in the Gulf, the UK Government and legal advisers based the decision on collective self-defence to protect British lives.
- The UK identified Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford, granting US forces permission for operations, which revived a diplomatic row over Diego Garcia and the Chagos sovereignty deal, prompting Trump to criticise the transfer to Mauritius.
- The Foreign Office has launched an unprecedented support operation as around 300,000 Britons face risks, with family members moved from RAF Akrotiri and British forces continuing defensive intercepts.
- Since attacks began on Saturday, Trump said the initial refusal was `unlike anything between our countries before` and withdrew support for the Chagos sovereignty dispute with Mauritius, signaling broader diplomatic tensions.
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'Not Churchill': Trump ups criticism of Starmer over Iran strikes
President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not initially permitting American warplanes to use UK bases to strike Iran, saying "this is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with".
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AlKhaleej TodayTrump says US-UK ties ‘not what they were’ after dispute over Iran strikes
US President Donald Trump says the US-UK relationship is 'not what it was' after criticizing Prime Minister Keir Starmer over delays in approving airbase use for Iran strikes.
Starmer's pathetic attempt to tell off Trump exposes futility of UK-US relations
UK PM Keir Starmer gave his best attempt to tell Trump off in the House of Commons. This comes in response to Trump’s recent jab at the British government’s supposed delay to jump on board with the war in Iran. Trump said that Starmer “took far too long” to allow the US military to use a UK base in Cyprus. Of course, just hours after Starmer publicly announced that permission had been granted, the base was attacked in retaliation for facilitatin…
Some British press has named it Keir Starmer’s “Love Currently” moment, that scene of the romantic comedy of obligatory replenishment every Christmas in which the British Prime Minister, represented by Hugh Grant, stands face to face at a press conference, to the delight of his advisors, journalists and the public, to the bully of the American president, who reacts with unpleasant surprise to the rebellion of his traditional ally.
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