"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, Trump wrote. 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 post, with its reference to the UK as a once great ally, signals a deepening rift between the two countries that has emerged since Trump returned to office last year. The divide appears to have deepened over the past week, as the US and Israel continue to hammer Iran as part of a war they launched on February 28."
"The UK Defence Ministry said on Saturday that the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer had allowed the US to use its military bases for what it termed limited defensive purposes. The bases include RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and the Diego Garcia site in the Chagos Islands, located in the Indian Ocean."
President Trump posted on social media that the United States does not require UK military support in the Middle East, following Britain's announcement that HMS Prince of Wales was placed on high readiness. Trump's statement, referencing the UK as a 'once great ally,' signals deteriorating relations between the two countries since his return to office. The US and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28, resulting in approximately 1,332 deaths in Iran and six confirmed US service member deaths. The conflict has caused casualties across the region including Lebanon, Kuwait, UAE, and Iraq. The UK government has increased involvement by allowing US military use of RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia bases for defensive purposes, though the conflict remains widely considered illegal under international law.
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