US President Donald Trump has hit out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not offering support initially to the military campaign launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
In response to reports that the UK is considering sending aircraft carriers to the Middle East, Trump stated that the US no longer needs additional support in a war which it has already won.
"The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!," Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump’s remarks followed an announcement from the British Ministry of Defense that one of its aircraft carriers had been placed on an increased state of readiness.
Later, when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One about the UK’s offer to make its military bases available, Trump reiterated that it was too late. "We don’t need them. It’s not the right time. It would have been nice to have had them two weeks ago," he remarked.
Trump has frequently criticised Starmer for his lack of support for the war, claiming that the British prime minister has undermined the two nations' historically close relationship.
In defense of his decision, Starmer has stated that he could not allow US forces to use British bases for the initial airstrikes on Iran without ensuring that any military action was legal and well-planned.
