Trump 'very disappointed' with UK's Starmer for initially blocking use of air bases

London: 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 carry out strikes on Iran, the ​Daily Telegraph ⁠quoted the US president as saying in an interview.

Britain had 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.

Trump told the British newspaper on Monday ⁠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."