UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will not be drawn into a wider Middle East conflict, resisting U.S. pressure to send warships to the strait of Hormuz as European leaders including Germany and Italy declined similar requests from Trump. The disagreement has strained relations between Starmer and Trump, who criticized the UK's refusal to provide minesweepers while oil prices surged from $65 to over $100 per barrel.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will not be drawn into a wider Middle East conflict, resisting U.S. pressure to send warships to the strait of Hormuz as European leaders including Germany and Italy declined similar requests from Trump. The disagreement has strained relations between Starmer and Trump, who criticized the UK's refusal to provide minesweepers while oil prices surged from $65 to over $100 per barrel.