00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed Britain's consideration of sending aircraft carriers
00:06to the Middle East, saying the United States does not need them to win the war with Iran.
00:16Trump was speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after Britain's defense ministry
00:21said on Saturday it was preparing the Prince of Wales aircraft carrier for possible deployment.
00:26But no final decision had been taken about whether to send it to the Middle East, a British
00:30official said. In response, Trump posted on social media that he, quote, will remember
00:36the lack of British support during the conflict with Iran. The president has repeatedly criticized
00:42Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his stance on the war. He suggested this week that
00:47Starmer helped ruin the country's historically close ties after London blocked initial U.S.
00:52use of British bases to attack Iran. Starmer has defended that decision, saying he needed
00:58to be satisfied that any military action was legal and well planned. He later granted U.S.
01:04forces permission to use British bases for what he called limited and defensive strikes to weaken
01:09Tehran's capabilities. On Sunday, Starmer's office said the pair had spoken on Iran as two
01:16U.S. Air Force planes arrived at an airbase in England. The Prime Minister's office released
01:21a statement saying the use of Royal Air Force bases was discussed, quote, in support of
01:26the collective self-defense of partners in the region. Starmer's office did not address
01:30Trump's criticisms, but said the Prime Minister offered his condolences over the deaths of six
01:36U.S. soldiers killed in the conflict.
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