British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to remain committed to NATO, warning that continued American support for the alliance aligns with U.S. strategic interests following renewed withdrawal threats.
Starmer's remarks came as he concluded a three-day visit to the Middle East, where discussions with Gulf leaders were dominated by the fragility of a ceasefire in the region and the future of key strategic routes such as the Strait of Hormuz.
In a recorded pooled TV interview in Qatar, Starmer confirmed he had a call with Trump Thursday evening, but suggested he had avoided directly repeating his recent criticism that he was "fed up” with the president’s role in driving up U.K. energy costs.
Instead, he said their conversation focused on what he described as the need for a "practical plan” to open the strait.
Pressed on whether he had raised his frustrations during the call, Starmer did not directly answer, saying only that they had spent "most of the time on the call talking about the practical plan.”
