U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer look at each other as they shake hands during a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, on Sept. 18, 2025. Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on March 7 to say the United States doesn’t need the United Kingdom’s military assistance to prevail over Iran.
The social media post became the latest confrontation between the two long-time allies, after Trump previously criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s initial decision to block the United States from using UK bases from which to strike Iran.
