\'You’re making a big mistake,\' Trump says after UK PM Starmer blocks RAF base use for Iran strike
February 20, 2026
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer blocked Donald Trump from using RAF bases to strike Iran, amid rising tension between the US and Iran over Tehran’s refusal to sign a deal to curb its nuclear programme. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (February 18) that Britain\'s Prime Minister Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by entering into a lease of the U.S.-UK air base on Diego Garcia. \"Prime Minister Starmer is losing control of this important Island by claims of entities never known of before,\" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.