Trump Slams Starmer: 'Not Happy' with UK's Refusal to Join Iran War Effort, Demands Enthusiastic Support for Strait of Hormuz
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump expressed surprise and disappointment at the UK's position, describing it as "terrible" and accusing the long-standing ally of dragging its feet.9ade41791892 "I was very surprised with the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom, two weeks ago, I said, 'Why don't you send some ships over?' And he really didn’t want to do it," Trump said. "You’re our oldest ally and we spend a lot of money on Nato and all of these things to protect you... We don’t need to work with them in Ukraine, and then they tell us that we have a mine ship around and they don’t want to do it. I think it’s terrible."a09052 Trump added that the UK "should be involved enthusiastically" in protecting the vital shipping channel, which Iran has effectively closed in response to US-Israeli strikes, causing oil prices to surge. He suggested Starmer offered support only "right after the war essentially ended" and re...