Coverage dated March 1, 2026 to March 3, 2026

Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years

Headline from The Conversation US

The US president has turned on Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    UK Prime Minister Starmer hits back at Trump over Iran strikes: ‘This government does not believe in regime change from the skies’ (opens New York Post)

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    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer brushed off President Trump's criticism of Britain for not joining strikes against Iran by saying his decisions were guided by law and the "national interest."

  2. Los Angeles Times

    War with Iran strains the U.S.-U.K. relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The dispute is roiling a relationship that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer worked hard to forge, and further straining trans-Atlantic ties frayed by President Trump’s “America first” foreign policy and transactional approach to international relations.

  3. WMUR

    War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree (opens WMUR)

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    Starmer has offered a rare, though implicit, rebuke of the U.S. president, saying Monday that the U.K. government doesn't believe in "regime change from the skies."

  4. The Conversation US

    Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years (opens The Conversation US)

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    The US president has turned on Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.

  5. The Conversation US

    Starmer’s Iran approach may anger Trump, but it fits with his foreign policy philosophy (opens The Conversation US)

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    So long as the UK remains committed to progressive realism, the Trumpian realist pursuit of regime change will put even more pressure on the special relationship.

  6. MyNorthwest

    How the US-UK 'special relationship' may be impacted after Starmer drew Trump's anger over Iran (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LONDON (AP) — Opposition politicians accused U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of weakening Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States by

  7. WHDH Boston

    Conflict with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer has never had a bad word to say in public about Donald Trump.That is not being reciprocated now as the American president lambasts

  8. Military.com

    How Trump’s Anger With Starmer Over Iran May Rattle the US-UK ‘Special Relationship' (opens Military.com)

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    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing criticism over what some say is his undermining of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship."