Starmer, Trump seal UK-US military cooperation after dispute over Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump discussed the cognition successful Iran connected Sunday aft the United Kingdom’s archetypal neutral stance connected the strikes by the United States and Israel.

The leaders talked astir the concern successful the Middle East and agreed connected the UK-US “military cooperation” done the usage of RAF bases successful enactment of the corporate self-defence of partners successful the region.

According to a readout from Downing Street, Starmer besides shared his heartfelt condolences with President Trump and the American radical implicit the decease of U.S. soldiers successful Kuwait.

Britain had refused to articulation its state aft the maiden strikes successful Iran connected February 28. The perfect solution is to scope an statement with Tehran wherever they halt pursuing atomic weapons, Starmer argued.

“I decided the UK wouldn’t instrumentality portion successful the archetypal attacks connected Iran by the US and Israel,” helium said, explaining the determination was “deliberate” and successful the champion involvement of the country.

In his reaction, Trump criticized Starmer for Britain’s delayed information aft London announced it w...