“We have already destroyed 100 per cent of Iran’s military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.”
In what appeared to be an appeal to the UK and other nations, he added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.”
Mr Trump struck a markedly different tone from when, earlier this month, he accused Sir Keir of joining the conflict after the US had already claimed victory, suggesting the US no longer needed UK assistance.
“The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Mr Trump wrote earlier in March. “That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer – But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”
“The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the greatest of them all”
Daddy Bibi gonna be mad about this one.
You think Bibi doesn’t know, nd love the fact, that Trump is an idiot?
Why? Because the U.S. decommissioned most of its purpose-built minesweepers?
Because Israel and USA run out of ammo if Iran doesn’t surrender soon and then they’re really up shit creek.
Precision guided weapons, yes. Dumb bombs and munitions, no.
iran maybe the “key” to slowing or stopping israels aggression in gaza.
lol, lmao even
USA started it, USA should finish it! We don’t give a fuck about USA starting a war and then beg the rest of the world to do something! Maybe you should send your citizens!
Hmmm, I wonder if we made an error in judgment when we designed these countries after WW2, including plopping down our own massive military base in the middle (Israel)?
UK and USA made this mess, the wars will never, ever stop by design.
They didn’t when Reagan asked. And Reagan didn’t even start that war.
He does command the - by far - biggest navy in the world. If he can’t fight the war he started to distract from the Epstein files, he calls others, who have nothing to do with it, to do his dirty work and get the blame.
I don’t have a lot of faith that a worm like Kier Starmer won’t fold after Trump yells at him a bit.
There’s no way Starmer pulls us into this war, given the current political climate in the UK.
The two far-right party leaders called to join the war in Iran as soon as it started - they’ve both had to backpedal now due to the UK public categorically not supporting the war.
It’s given Starmer some much-needed good press. His actions on the world stage have been consistently brilliant and I don’t see that stopping yet. He should be able to keep our noses clean during this, but I suspect we’ll be hit with the recession regardless.
You forget that Starmer loves shooting himself in tbe foot and hates good press
And he could try the whole “no elections during wartime” strategy if he really wants to end up even more hates than he already is
There’s speculation that that is something Trump and the Republicans are after, with some evidence to support that theory.
There’s zero evidence to support New Labour will attempt the same. This is just tin foil pulled out your arse conspiracy, which aids nobody but the fascists. Don’t let the bastards win, don’t spread unfounded conspiracies.
Only two elections have ever been cancelled in our history, both during world wars. Both times the ruling party didn’t keep control but instead a coalition government of varying parties was formed. The strategy of cancelling elections to keep power in the UK therefore doesn’t work, has no evidence to support it, and the ruling party don’t have the public support to even attempt let alone pull off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_George_ministry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry
Starmer ain’t Blair.
He can’t afford to fold. He’s close to finished as it is, siding with trump would be the last straw.
Don’t know that much about him, but it would be epically spineless of him if he did.
after trump just threatened all of EU for not supporting him too.
The sad thing is that they just might. The Brits (and the rest of Europe) need lower energy prices
I find it amusing anyone thinks the UK could still project any sea power.
We might be able to deploy one destroyer loaded with 4 missiles and 100 rubber chickens
the British navy is in that bad a state?
Yeah I’m barely exaggerating.
We have 6 modern destroyers, 4-5 of which are pretty much permanently in docks awaiting overdue parts maintenance. Scuttlebutt is that we have ammo to roughly half load one… Though that could be a bit out of date now but still, it’s shocking
The thing is there is no support for a war so leaders are very reluctant to be seen siding with the US. Even the right wing voters don’t want this.
yeah, the US is burning so much good will, it’s insane
Sane-washing title
the US president urged Britain and other nations – including France, China and Japan – to send warships to the area to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks.
Not a good sign if we are asking China to change our diaper.
“That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”
Huh.
Donald Trump is just trying to drag everyone down with him.
I submit the following: an oil shock and the resultant recession/depression is worth enduring so that the world may be rid of Trump. Let the idiot wear his blunder, and may the economic disaster he unleashed be forever known as the Trump Slump. The alternative might be WW3.
One thing, though: we must help Ukraine defeat Putin. Russia is getting a huge boost right now from Trumps’s blunder. If the UK and others send ships anywhere, it should be to blockade Russia.
The end of the AI and Realestate bubbles and, even better, the Reserve status of the USD, would be wonderful things.
Sure, it would be painful, but it’s like pulling a rotten tooth, a short sharp pain now to save us from continued paid that will turn into something much worse in the future.
I’m gonna miss my mighty dollar but you’re right it’s outlived its useful life.
"I want Greenland! Give me Greenland, or I’ll go to war with Europe! Give me what I want OR ELSE! "
3 months later:
“You better help me save face from my virtuosically incompetent war strategy OR ELSE!”
