Starmer urges Trump to stay in NATO as Mideast tensions ‘define us for a generation’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to remain committed to NATO, warning that continued US support for the alliance is “in America’s interests,” after the president issued his latest threat to withdraw, Anadolu reports. 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 […]