General · 19 April 2026
UK plans closer EU ties after Iran row
Britain may rely less on Washington as tensions over Iran strain its long-standing partnership with the US. Keir Starmer's government is due to announce legislation next month aimed at deeper links with the 27-country European Union, a decade after Brexit. Donald Trump called NATO countries “cowards” and criticised allies for refusing to join US action near Hormuz, where 20 percent of global oil passes.
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