The Daily Telegraph focuses on Donald Trump's criticism, external of Sir Keir Starmer for, as he put it, taking "far too long" to let him strike Iran from British bases. "I am very disappointed in Keir" reads the paper's headline. The Daily Mail quotes the Pentagon, , external which has accused the prime minister of "hand-wringing" and "pearl-clutching" over the operation. The paper quotes an interview Trump gave to the American broadcaster, CNN, in which he said "we haven't even started hitting them hard". Its headline reads, "Iran turns fire on global energy supply".

Source: The Times March 03, 2026 15:33 UTC