US President Donald Trump said Friday he was surprised by United Kingdom’s “very late response” in allowing Washington to use British military bases for strikes targeting Iranian missile capabilities threatening the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. “I was a little surprised at the UK. They should have acted a lot faster,” Trump told reporters, adding that the delay was unexpected given the strength of the relationship. Downing Street confirmed Friday that Cabinet ministers had approved an expansion of US access to British bases, specifying that the agreement now covered American defensive operations to degrade Iranian missile sites, and capabilities being used to attack shipping in the strait. The White House previously said Trump told UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he wished […]
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