US and Israeli strikes against Iran - 28 February 2026, Media, Maps & Timelines *NO DISCUSSION*

[JennieM]

Hanging on to Trump’s latest words ‘is not the special relationship’, Starmer tells MPs

Keir Starmer has told MPs that “hanging on to President Trump’s latest words is not the special relationship”, after criticism of his stance on the Iran conflict.

A day after Donald Trump dismissed Starmer as “not Winston Churchill”, angry that the US was denied use of British bases for initial strikes, the prime minister’s handling of the UK response to the conflict came under attack by Kemi Badenoch, the opposition leader, at prime minister’s questions.

In reply, Starmer told MPs: “What I was not prepared to do on Saturday was for the UK to join a war, unless I was satisfied there was a lawful basis and a viable thought-through plan.”

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Hanging on to Trump’s latest words ‘is not the special relationship’, Starmer tells MPs

Prime minister says getting British nationals to safety is his priority as Badenoch attacks him at PMQs

www.theguardian.com

 

[Vern]

US Department of War Tweet:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029193757162139762

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it killed an Iranian official who headed a unit behind an alleged assassination plot against President Donald Trump but that the target was not the initial focus of the war.

US military kills Iranian official in alleged Trump assassination plot

The U.S. military killed an Iranian official who led a unit behind an alleged plot to assassinate President Donald Trump.

www.usatoday.com