Trump Rebukes Starmer Over UK Carrier Readiness for Iran War
Trump told Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Truth Social that the US did not need the UK's carriers after Britain placed HMS Prince of Wales on high readiness and allowed US use of bases.
RedStateTrump Lets Britain's Keir Starmer Have It: 'We Don't Need People That Join Wars After We've Already Won!'
Al JazeeraTrump says US does not need UK’s aircraft carriers for Iran war
FOX NewsTrump tells Starmer aircraft carriers no longer needed in Mideast, accuses him of joining war US 'already won'
PJ MediaTrump Mocks UK for Belated Proposal of Military Aid Against Iran
Overview
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United Kingdom's consideration of sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East was unnecessary and that "we don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"
The comment followed the UK Ministry of Defence saying HMS Prince of Wales had been placed on high readiness and that Britain had allowed US forces to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for "specific and limited defensive purpose," officials said.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Parliament that the UK was not joining the US and Israeli offensive strikes and that any UK actions would be defensive, the prime minister said.
An estimated 1,332 people have been killed in Iran and the US has confirmed six service members dead, and a Survation poll of 1,045 British adults found 43% said the war was not justifiable.
The UK defence ministry said it was increasing HMS Prince of Wales' preparedness to reduce its time to sail, and it said four US bombers had landed at a Royal Air Force base and begun using British bases to prevent Iran firing missiles.
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The UK placed HMS Prince of Wales on high readiness, reducing its deployment time from 10 to 5 days, allowed US forces to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for defensive purposes, and four US bombers landed at an RAF base.
Trump posted that the US did not need the UK's carriers and remarked 'we don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!' in response to Britain's carrier readiness and base access.[story]
Starmer told Parliament that the UK is not joining US and Israeli offensive strikes and that any UK actions would be defensive only.[story]
An estimated 1,332 people have been killed in Iran, and the US has confirmed six service members dead.[story]
A Survation poll of 1,045 British adults found 43% said the war was not justifiable.[story]
