Trump: Starmer's permission to use UK bases took 'too long'

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2026-03-02

London (PA Media/dpa) - US President Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" in British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially refusing to allow the use of the UK-US Diego Garcia base to target Iran. The US president said it "took far too long" for the prime minister to change his mind. Starmer announced late on Sunday that US forces would be allowed to operate from British bases against Iran, but only in a limited role targeting missile......

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