Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war
The US did not share exact operational details or timings with the UK before the joint strikes with Israel on Iran, sources have told the Guardian.
The US decision to cut the UK out of the official loop on the airstrikes came alongside Keir Starmer’s decision to decline permission for the US to use British military bases for the operation.
Since then, Donald Trump has attacked Starmer for his refusal to let America use the military sites, saying the special relationship is not what it was and calling him “no Churchill”.
The prime minister has since granted permission for the US to use British bases for defensive strikes on Iran to degrade its missile capability, after Tehran hit back at other countries in the Gulf.
