Starmer rebukes Trump after UK refused to join strikes on Iran, saying ‘I stand by it.’ What do you think? Comment. According to The Guardian #news
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer rebuked US president Donald Trump after Trump criticised Britain for not joining strikes on Iran, declaring: “It is my duty to judge what is in Britain’s national interest… And I stand by it.” Starmer said the UK had prioritised de‑escalation and legal scrutiny over offensive action, while later permitting limited US defensive uses of British bases following Iranian missile and drone attacks that threatened British forces and citizens. He and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stressed protecting 300,000 British nationals in the Gulf. Conservatives, commentators accused him of weakness as relations with the US were deeply strained. (theguardian.com)

