Trump ‘very disappointed’ with UK’s Starmer for blocking use of air bases

Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not allowing the US to use the Diego Garcia air base to carryout strikes on Iran, the Daily Telegraph quoted the US president as saying in an interview. Britain had reportedly initially denied the US permission to conduct air strikes from its bases, but on Sunday evening Starmer said he was accepting a request for their use in any “defensive” strikes the US wanted to make against Iranian targets.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. In an interview published on Monday Trump told the British newspaper that it took “too long” for Starmer to change his mind. “That’s probably never happened between our countries before,” he told the Telegraph, adding: “It sounds like he was worried about the legality.” Trump said Starmer should have approved from the get-go the American use of Diego Garcia - a strategically