Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer today held crisis talks over the US-UK 'special relationship' amid a rift unseen in decades sparked by the war with Iran. In an astonishing outburst late on Saturday, Trump hit out at Sir Keir for agreeing defensive assistance only as Washington attacks Tehran alongside Israel. Trump last night told Sir Keir he does not need the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers in a new blow to the so-called 'special relationship'. Sir Tony rebuked Sir Keir for his lack of support for Trump's war on Iran, telling an event on Friday: 'We should have backed America from the very beginning.' Sir Keir justified his initial refusal to back Trump on the grounds that he did not believe in 'regime change from the skies'.

Source: Daily Mail March 08, 2026 19:32 UTC