DONALD Trump has slammed the UK’s “very late response” after Starmer agreed to let the US use British bases.
The US President said the UK “should have acted a lot faster” in allowing America to use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz.
Britain has agreed to let US forces use its bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz.
The move by Sir Keir Starmer marks an escalation in UK involvement in the conflict.
The government previously only allowed their use to prevent Iran from firing missiles that put British lives and interests at risk.
Downing Street said ministers agreed that bases could now be used for “US defensive operations” to target “capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz”.
Trump today considered invading Iran’s Kharg Island to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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