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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot

Trump rebukes Starmer again for not letting US attack Iran from UK bases

Donald Trump
Donald Trump said he was ‘not happy’ even though the prime minister eventually agreed the US could use Diego Garcia for strikes on Iran’s missile facilities.
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with.”

In his latest extraordinary salvo, the US president said he was not happy with the UK even though the prime minister eventually agreed the US could use Diego Garcia for strikes on Iranian missile facilities.

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