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Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not allow the United States to use Britain’s Diego Garcia air base in the Chagos Islands to launch attacks on Iran and London. Daily Telegraph He quoted what the US president said in an interview.
Britain had initially refused US permission to launch any airstrikes from its bases, but on Sunday evening Starmer said he had agreed to a US request that the bases be used for “defensive strikes”.
Trump told the British newspaper on Monday that it took Starmer “too long” to change his mind.
“This has probably never happened between our countries before,” he said. TelegramHe adds: “He seems to be concerned about legality.”
We previously reported that Britain’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was hit by Iran today. UK media reported a few minutes ago that two more drones were fired upon at Cyprus but were intercepted.
Britain made a “deliberate decision” not to participate in the initial US-Israeli attacks, British foreign secretary Yvette Cooper recently told Sky News UK. He said the US was allowed to use the bases to help defend Gulf countries that were later targeted by Iran.
via Reuters
