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Donald Trump mentioned he was “very disillusioned” with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not permitting the U.S. to make use of the Diego Garcia air base to hold out strikes on Iran, the Day by day Telegraph quoted the U.S. President as saying in an interview.
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Britain had initially denied the U.S. permission to conduct air strikes from its bases, however on Sunday (March 1, 2026) night, Mr. Starmer mentioned he was accepting a request for their use in any “defensive strikes” the U.S. needed to make towards Iranian targets.
Mr. Trump instructed the British newspaper on Monday (March 2, 2026) that it took “too lengthy” for Mr. Starmer to vary his thoughts.
“That’s in all probability by no means occurred between our international locations earlier than,” he instructed The Telegraph, including: “It feels like he was apprehensive in regards to the legality.”
Printed – March 02, 2026 05:21 pm IST