War in Middle East: Israel invades Lebanon and launches new strikes on Iran (youtube.com)
Questions about Middle East's reputation for stability.
Trump criticized Starmer/UK for being 'very uncooperative with that stupid [Chagos] island that they have that they gave away' with him, saying he wasn't like Churchill. He said it was 'shocking'. Loss of Chagos caused US to have to land further away from Iranian targets and fly 'many extra hours.' Starmer said the Iran strike was 'unlawful'.
"I will not commit our military personnel to unlawful action."
"This Government does not believe in regime change from the skies."
However, Starmer allowed the US to use UK bases for 'specific and limited defensive purposes'. And sent a carrier over to Cyprus to protect it (against, they assume, Hezbollah's strikes on Cyprus). Britain has also said it's military has shot down Iranian drones over Jordan and one aimed at Qatar in Iraqi airspace, reported.
Outside 10 Downing, Jeremy Corbyn and Green Party leader Zack Polanski called it an "illegal war of aggression" and a "catastrophic mistake".