Trump says Starmer is 'no Winston Churchill' over Iran strikes

President Donald Trump has told reporters Sir Keir Starmer is "no Winston Churchill" in the latest spat over the UK's refusal to get involved in initial US-Israel strikes on Iran.

The row centers on the use of the military base in Diego Garcia on the Chagos Islands, after the UK agreed on Sunday to a US request to use British military bases only for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites.

Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, Trump said he was "not happy with the UK" over the decision, which led to US planes "flying many extra hours".

Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has now been sent to the Mediterranean to defend an airbase in Cyprus.

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