Audio By VocalizeBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as he makes a statement from Downing Street in central London on February 28, 2026, following the US and Israel's strikes on Iran. [AFP]UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Monday his decision to keep Britain out of the United States and Israel's initial strikes against Iran following criticism from President Donald Trump. Trump told Britain's Daily Telegraph he was "very disappointed" with Starmer's initial refusal to let Washington use British military bases in the US-Israeli war against Iran, launched on Saturday. His Downing Street office said the prime minister took the decision after Iran fired missiles over the weekend that put British interests and people "at risk". The prime minister also said that British military bases in Cyprus "are not being used by US bombers" during the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Source: Standard Digital March 02, 2026 20:36 UTC