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Trump says he told UK's Starmer US doesn't need aircraft carriers

U.S. President Donald Trump told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the U.S. no longer wants Britain’s aircraft carriers, criticizing the UK’s support in the campaign against Iran.

Ryan Patrick Jones

Reuters

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March 17, 2026

Trump says he told UK's Starmer US doesn't need aircraft carriers

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in central London, Britain March 16, 2026.

Brook Mitchell/Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he told Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the U.S. doesn't want that country's aircraft carriers, his latest criticism of the British leader over a perceived lack of support for the U.S. campaign against Iran.


"I don't want them anymore. I don't want them after we win," Trump told reporters at the White House.

-Ryan Patrick Jones/Reuters

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