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UK: Trump Criticizes Starmer Over Military Base Approval Delay

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UK: Trump Criticizes Starmer Over Military Base Approval Delay
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Aylesbury, England on Sept. 18, 2025. Image credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

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Starmer's nerve against Trump's illegal bombardment of Iran lasted all of a day. Now, the U.K. has once again been dragged into an unlawful forever war that serves only Washintgon's hegemony. The guise of "defensive actions" fool no one — this is yet another example of Western neocolonial interests at play.


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