President Donald Trump is losing support from the British mainstream Right and the party of his closest friend in the United Kingdom over the Iran conflict.
Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage broached the topic during a press conference on Thursday, lamenting that the United Kingdom has been “all over the place” regarding its position on Operation Epic Fury and criticizing Prime Minister Keir Starmer for unnecessarily aggravating allies.
“It seems that the Prime Minister has upset the Americans. He’s upset the Cypriots. He’s upset much of the Middle East,” Farage said, but extended a quasi-olive branch to 10 Downing Street when he acknowledged Starmer “may be right not to commit us militarily to direct involvement.”
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K., speaks at a press conference in London, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Farage tempered his position by explaining the United Kingdom “couldn’t do it anyway” because “we haven’t got a Royal Navy”
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