{"id":34722,"date":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34722"},"modified":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","slug":"farage-slams-british-prime-minister-for-extraordinary-lack-of-support-for-trumps-iran-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34722","title":{"rendered":"Farage slams British prime minister for \u2018extraordinary\u2019 lack of support for Trump\u2019s Iran strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2013 British opposition leader Nigel Farage is taking aim at his country\u2019s prime minister for not supporting the U.S. in its military strikes against Iran.
\n\u2018I think not to support America when it asks for support is a pretty extraordinary thing to have done.,\u2019 Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, said in an exclusive interview Saturday with Fox News Digital.
\nPresident Donald Trump has blasted Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially blocking the U.S. from using British military bases, specifically Diego Garcia \u2014 a strategic base located on an Indian Ocean island \u2014 for strikes against Iran during Operation Epic Fury. Starmer later permitted the use of the bases for \u2018defensive strikes\u2019 after Trump\u2019s complaints.\u00a0
\nStarmer hasn\u2019t spoken to Trump since they connected on a call last weekend, after the U.S. and Israel launched their strikes on Iran. The British prime minister has made clear his country would not be joining the U.S. in attacking Iran, emphasizing he didn\u2019t believe in \u2018regime change from the skies.\u2019
\nTrump, taking a jab at Starmer, said earlier this week, \u2018This is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with.\u2019
\nFarage criticized Starmer for not changing his stance, \u2018even now, despite the fact that we\u2019ve got an RAF base in Cyprus that\u2019s been under attack, we\u2019ve got allies of ours in the Gulf that are under attack.\u2019
\n\u2018I think there\u2019s been less than wholehearted support has come for the Americans in this endeavor. And I think the British Prime Minister on the world stage, he\u2019s upset the Americans,\u2019 Farage said. \u2018He\u2019s upset the Cypriots. He\u2019s upset the Gulf states. And he\u2019s pretty friendless at the moment.\u2019<\/p>\n

Farage, who seven years ago founded the populist Brexit Party, which later transformed into the Reform UK party, was interviewed ahead of an appearance at an annual economic conference in Florida hosted by the Club for Growth, an influential and politically potent political group that pushes for fiscal responsibility.
\nStarmer has been feeling Trump\u2019s wrath not only for their differences over the attack on Iran, but also over the British deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, the Indian Ocean archipelago where Diego Garcia is located, to Mauritius. Starmer has argued his lease-back deal is the only way to secure the British-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia.
\nFarage, who has been vocal in his opposition to the deal, told Fox News Digital that \u2018outside of America itself,\u2019 Diego Garcia \u2018is the most important base you\u2019ve got in the whole world. Now it\u2019s there as part of British sovereignty. We have a treaty between us that goes back to 1966 and Keir Starmer is on the verge of giving away the sovereignty of the Chagos islands and Diego Garcia to Mauritius.\u2019
\n\u2018If Trump initially had problems with the Brits over using the base, just think what it will be like with the heavily Chinese-influenced Mauritians. They already have said they believe that America should not have struck Iran, that it was against international law, then are calling for a ceasefire,\u2019 Farage said.<\/p>\n

Farage, who said his opposition to the deal was a key factor in his weekend trip to the U.S., said, \u2018I would just urge the president, this administration, stay firm. Tell the British government you will not accept giving away of sovereignty to Mauritius, and let\u2019s ensure a future for Diego Garcia. I think it\u2019s really important.\u2019
\nFarage, who\u2019s hoping to become Britain\u2019s next prime minister, argued that Starmer\u2019s relationship with Trump is beyond repair.
\n\u2018I think the personal relationship between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump has gone. I mean, Trump can be forgiving, but, you know, that would take a long time. So I think that breakdown is there,\u2019 he said.
\nBut as for the longstanding bonds between the two countries, known as the \u2018special relationship,\u2019 Farage was more optimistic.
\n\u2018The special relationship went through bad times in the past. We had a massive fallout 70 years ago over Suez, but we got back together again. I\u2019m convinced it can, and it will, be mended,\u2019 he predicted.<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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