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Ex-Nato Commander Slams Trump As ‘Gung-Ho Nutter’ For Iran Bombing

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A former Nato commander has urged Britain not to follow “gung-ho nutter” Donald Trump into war in the Middle East.

General Sir Richard Shirreff warned Sky News that the Americans’ lack of strategy following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran could have far-reaching consequences for anyone who gets involved.

Trump has lashed out at Keir Starmer after the prime minister hesitated over US requests to use British military bases to attack Iran.

The UK has since granted access for “limited” and defensive American strikes – and Iran has subsequently hit an RAF base in Cyprus.

Meanwhile, Trump and his top team are still yet to offer a comprehensive explanation for their attacks.

Former deputy supreme allied commander of Nato, Sir Richard suggested to Sky News that it was not wise for Britain to get involved in the war.

He said any idea of a “special relationship” between the UK and US does not exist, adding: “It is a complete fantasy. America does what America wants to do and Britain’s got to look after its interests.”

“Britain shooting drones, Britain engaging in offensive or defensive operations is invidious, frankly,” the former commander continued. “We should not in any way, shape or form, be involved with the Americans closely because they are being led by a couple of gung-ho nutters, like Trump and [US Secretary of War Pete] Hegseth, without a proper strategy, without serious thought about what end-state for this war is.”

“Unless we keep cool heads, as the prime minister is attempting to do, and think things through very very carefully this thing could go in the way of Iraq,” he said.

“Yet again we have an American president who has gone to war, a war of choice, a war of hubris frankly, without any clear idea of how the war ends, without a clear strategy.”

Starmer has so far managed to draw a distinctive line between the UK and the US’s aggression, even though Britain has just sent a warship to Cyprus.

After Trump said the prime minister was “no Winston Churchill”, Starmer said the US attacks on Iran were illegal and that the White House had no plan.

And on Thursday, the PM said Trump had plunged the region “into chaos”.

Similarly, Sir Richard said: “The Americans might be getting frightfully excited about sinking submarines, X number of missions bombing the Iranians to bits, but unless there’s a strategy, unless they have thought about what they are doing on the minds of the Iranian people, this thing is going to go south very quickly.”

He said: “The idea of assassinating the Ayatollah, Khamenei, not just Iran’s head of state but the religious symbol for Shiites worldwide during the month of Ramadan, is about as subtle as murdering the Pope on the steps of St Peter’s during holy week.

“It will enflame the Shiite world and what you’re doing by doing that is probably putting large numbers of Iranians who might have been reconcilable back into the folds of the irreconcilable.”

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Trump Changes His Mind On Starmer’s Chagos Deal Again, Calling It A ‘Blight’ On The UK

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Donald Trump has attacked Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal once again, describing it as a “big mistake” and a “blight” on the UK.

The UK government announced last year that it was going to pay Mauritius £9 billion over the next 99 years so the UK-US military base at Diego Garcia will continue to operate as it does at the moment.

The US president initially seemed in favour of the deal but, at the height of his row with Europe over the sovereignty of Greenland in January, he changed his mind.

He accused Britain of giving away the “vital US military base” for “NO REASON WHATSOEVER”.

He then backtracked just two weeks ago, after a phone call with the prime minister, describing it as the best deal Starmer “could make”, though he warned that the US retains “the right to militarily secure and reinforce the American presence in Diego Garcia”.

The US did give its official backing to the UK’s plan to cede sovereignty of the territory only on Tuesday.

However, Trump has just changed his mind again, writing on TruthSocial that he has told Starmer “leases are no good when it comes to countries”.

He claimed to have warned the PM that “he is making a big mistake by entering a 100 year lease”.

He added: “Prime minister Starmer is losing control of this important Island by claims of entities never known of before. In our opinion, they are fictitious in nature.”

Trump suggested the US might need the archipelago if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal.

The president concluded: “We will always be ready, willing, and able to fight for the UK, but they have to remain strong in the face of Wokeism.”

A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “The deal to secure the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia military is crucial to the security of the UK and our key allies, and to keeping the British people safe.

“The agreement we have reached is the only way to guarantee the long-term future of this vital military base.”

Talks between the US and Mauritius are scheduled for next week.

Read Trump’s full message below:

I have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the United Kingdom, that Leases are no good when it comes to Countries, and that he is making a big mistake by entering a 100 Year Lease with whoever it is that is “claiming” Right, Title, and Interest to Diego Garcia, strategically located in the Indian Ocean. Our relationship with the United Kingdom is a strong and powerful one, and it has been for many years, but Prime Minister Starmer is losing control of this important Island by claims of entities never known of before. In our opinion, they are fictitious in nature. Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford, in order to eradicate a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous Regime — An attack that would potentially be made on the United Kingdom, as well as other friendly Countries. Prime Minister Starmer should not lose control, for any reason, of Diego Garcia, by entering a tenuous, at best, 100 Year Lease. This land should not be taken away from the U.K. and, if it is allowed to be, it will be a blight on our Great Ally. We will always be ready, willing, and able to fight for the U.K., but they have to remain strong in the face of Wokeism, and other problems put before them. DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA!

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “The post should be taken as the policy of the Trump administration, it’s coming straight from the horse’s mouth.

“When you see it on Truth Social you know it’s directly from President Trump, that’s the beauty of this president in his transparency and relaying this administration’s policies.”

Tory shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said these remarks will be an “utter humiliation” for Starmer.

She said: “It’s time Starmer finally saw sense, U-turned and scrapped this appalling deal altogether.”

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey wrote on X: “Trump’s endless flip-flopping on the Chagos Islands shows why Starmer’s approach is doomed to fail.

“Britain can’t rely on the US while Trump is in the White House. It’s time to strengthen our ties with allies we can depend on, starting with our neighbours in Europe.”

Reform’s Nigel Farage also said: “Thank goodness Trump has vetoed the surrender of the Chagos islands.”

Four people who live on the Chagos island also set up camp on the archipelago’s remote atoll this week to protest the deal.

They refused to leave, despite facing eviction threats from the UK maritime patrol.

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Trump Thinks US Aggression Can Overpower Everything. No One Seems Willing To Prove Him Wrong.

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Donald Trump outdid himself this week.

After initiating military strikes against Venezuela and capturing its president Nicolas Maduro, he declared he would “run” the country – and send in America’s oil companies.

While there were some murmurings of dissent over this aggression, his western allies effectively looked the other way, shirking questions over whether this was a breach of international law.

But Trump wasn’t finished. He then began to renew his threats against Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Iran – as well as the Danish territory of Greenland.

Attacking the latter would effectively tear the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) apart, considering both the US and Denmark are members.

He told the New York Times he could be left with a “choice” between sticking with Nato or grabbing Greenland.

As the White House’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said this week: “Nobody is going to fight the US militarily over the future of Greenland.”

European leaders did pipe up a little in defence the Arctic island, writing a joint statement reminding the US that its future can be decided only by Greenland and Denmark.

But evidently, that’s not enough. The president does not care. He has pressed on, insisting the US “needs” the territory.

The 80-year pact among western leaders after World War 2 to commit to a shared idea of defence, democracy and law has gone out the window.

And European leaders fear the repercussions that could follow if they challenge the most powerful man in the world for upending the rules-based order.

Does this mean it is now Trump’s world, and we’re just living in it?

Associate fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme. Keir Giles told HuffPost UK that at the moment it certainly looked like it – “who is going to stop him?”

He pointed out that the States is widely seen as the main enforcer of international law, and so America has been able to pick and choose which elements it wants to uphold – or now let it collapse altogether.

He did suggest Europe might be less powerful than it thinks – but that the continent should have a strategy that goes beyond “pandering” to the White House.

Evidently, the softly-softly approach is barely registering with Trump, as seen from the UK prime minister’s interactions with him this week.

Keir Starmer has tried to become a Trump whisperer over the last 18 months, but he could not even get the US president on the phone in the immediate aftermath of his military strikes on Venezuela.

It seemed that it was only after the UK and France promised to send their troops to Ukraine in the even of a peace deal and Britain helped the US seize a Russian tanker linked to Venezuelan oil in the North Atlantic that Trump picked up the phone on Wednesday.

And, judging by the short readout from No.10, Starmer made no progress on persuading Trump to climbdown on his Greenland ambitions.

Surprisingly, they had a second conversation on Thursday.

“The leaders discussed Euro-Atlantic security and agreed on the need to deter an increasingly aggressive Russia in the High North,” according to Downing Street. “European allies had stepped up in recent months to defend Euro-Atlantic interests, but more could be done to protect the area, the prime minister said.”

Trump’s comments’s response to those words from Starmer were notably absent.

President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries during a joint press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries during a joint press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.

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So there are growing calls for European leaders to grow a backbone, especially if Trump moves to annex Greenland.

As EU correspondent Ole Ryborg wrote for Danish media outlet, DR: “What the Europeans have not tried yet is to act against the US. The political will has not been there.”

He suggested if Europe banded together against the US, it could use its “large arsenal of very powerful weapons” to knock Trump off course.

The specialist noted how the continent could start an economic conflict, too, by halting the export of the specific technology that the US buys in Europe, which could block the entire US AI sector.

The EU could stop using American cryptocurrency, impose personal sanctions on Americans or implement an entry ban on US politicians.

The bloc could consider freezeing financial assets, too, limiting the new purchase of American government bonds, restricting US companies and services and disrupting the US-EU medicine trade.

“Putin has been emboldened by president Trump’s recent aggressive posturing”

– CEO of Hope for Ukraine and humanitarian expert, Yuriy Boyechko

Even closing US military bases in Europe would send a statement to the White House.

It’s certainly in Europe’s interests to stop Trump sooner rather than later – and not just because of Greenland.

That’s because Trump’s moves appear to have given Russia a boost.

On Thursday, Russia targeted western Ukraine, Lviv, with an intermediate range ballistic missile which travelled approximately 1,622km to its target.

The CEO of Hope for Ukraine and humanitarian expert, Yuriy Boyechko, told HuffPost UK this “escalation appears fueled by a perception of Western disunity”.

He added: “Specifically, Putin has been emboldened by president Trump’s recent aggressive posturing, including his dismissal of Nato’s traditional role and his alarming renewed threats to use military force to acquire Greenland.

“By eyeing the territory of a Nato ally while signaling that the US commitment to the alliance is fluid, the current administration has created a vacuum that the Kremlin is eager to fill, actively testing the threshold of global stability in a world where the old rules no longer seem to apply.”

Giles also noted that Europe needs to get its act together and appreciate the impact of Trump’s moves, dispelling the “assumption that wars only happen to other people”.

He called out Britain in particular, claiming “the UK government is doggedly resisting taking an interest in national defence” while the very real threat of Russian war looms.

While Vladimir Putin’s nose was put out of joint this week after Trump seized part of his shadow fleet, Giles said the Russian president probably “doesn’t want to interrupt his enemy while he is making a mistake” and rearranging the world order to Russia’s liking – especially when it jeopardises Nato.

Russia is already testing the so-called grey zone between war and peace, too.

The Daily Mail reported this week that Russia could cripple Britain by cutting just 60 undersea cables carrying 99% of all UK data, while its shadow fleet has been accused of trying to sabotage telecommunication cables.

Allies on the continent evidently can no longer ignore Trump’s posturing – but it remains to be seen whether any of them will put their heads above the parapet and risk the Republican’s wrath.

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Venezuela Is Not The Only Country Trump Has His Eye On

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Donald Trump stunned the international stage when he initiated a takeover of Venezuela over the weekend – but this could just be the beginning.

The US president initiated military strikes against the South American country on Saturday and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, before indicting him on narco-terrorism charges.

Trump has since promised to “run” Venezuela until a safe transition of power can take place.

The US president has also made it clear that he wants to expand America’s president internationally, and revive the 19th-Century idea known as the Monroe Doctrine, designed to keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere.

He said his modern-day equivalent would be called the “Don-roe Doctrine” and establish US dominance over the whole hemisphere, backed by military strength.

He has repeatedly threatened to take action against other territories, both in South America and outside of it, particularly those run by leftist governments.

While UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s top team insists the idea of Trump seizing other countries is just “hypothetical”, the US president has openly been welcoming the idea of initiating action against other countries.

Here’s what you need to know.

Colombia

Speaking on Monday, Trump said: “Colombia is very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States and he’s going to be doing it good for very long, let me tell you.”

Asked if that meant there would be a US operation into Colombia, he said: “Sounds good to me.”

It comes after Trump told his cabinet in December that military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela would “start very soon”.

As he claimed any country producing narcotics could be a potential target, he called out Colombia – even though the nation has been working with the US government for decades on its war on drugs.

Trump said Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro had to “watch his ass”.

Petro has already been slapped with sanctions by the US administration following claims that he has been involved with the global drug trade.

But Petro warned the White House: “To threaten our sovereignty is to declare war; do not damage two centuries of diplomatic relations.”

He added: “I deeply reject Trump speaking without knowing; my name does not appear in the judicial files on drug trafficking over 50 years, neither from before nor from the present.”

Trump’s comments could also have been related to the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia, where leftist Petro will be prevented from running again, according to the constitution – so the US might back a right-wing candidate.

Greenland

Trump has long had his eye on Greenland for its advantageous location and its untapped oil supplies.

But, as part of Denmark, it is Nato territory – meaning Trump could run into major trouble if he attempts to seize it.

The US president told The Atlantic on Sunday: “We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence.”

Former Trump administrational official Katie Miller also posted a map of Greenland on social media covered with the US flag, along with the caption: “SOON.”

But Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said Trump has “no right to annex” the land, and the States already has access to Greenland through security agreements.

She said: “I would therefore strongly urge the US to stop threatening a historically close ally and another country and people who have made it very clear that they are not for sale.”

Prime minister Starmer has already made it clear that he stands with Denmark if Trump attempts to move against it.

He said: “Denmark is a close ally in Europe, it is a Nato ally, and it’s very important the future of Greenland is, as I say, for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.”

Other European leaders have also followed suit in backing Denmark.

Cuba

Cuba is under a particularly microscope within the Trump administration especially after US officials claimed Cuban bodyguards were protecting Maduro when he was captured.

Cuba also admitted 32 of its officers were killed in Trump’s military strikes.

Trump told reporters: ”[Cuba] is going down. It’s going down for the count.”

US Secretary of state Marco Rubio claimed the country is “run by incompetent, senile men, and in some cases not seen now, but incompetent nonetheless.”

Rubio – the son of Cuban immigrants – adding: “If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I’d be concerned at least a little bit.”

Cuba has been under US sanctions since its revolution in 1959, and according to Trump, its already struggling economy will face further upheaval without subsidized oil from Venezuela.

The country’s president, Miguel Dias-Canal has already denounced the US capture of Maduro, claiming it is “state terrorism”.

Iran

Iran is enduring a period of domestic unrest, with deadly protests rocking the whole country.

Human rights activists say protests have taken place in at least 26 of Iran’s 31 provinces in the last week, and approximately 19 protesters and one member of the security forces have been killed.

As its economy struggles following its brief conflict with Israel last year, the public are questioning the Islamic Republic.

Trump has weighed in, promising protesters: “We’re watching it very closely. If they [Iranian authorities] start killing people like they have done in the past, I think they’re going to get hit very hard by the United States.”

“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he claimed.

It remains unclear exactly what action the US would take against Iran but US bombers were involved in strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities last year.

But supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised Iran “will not yield to the enemy”.

Mexico

Trump also criticised Mexico after his strikes on Venezuela.

“You have to do something with Mexico. Mexico has to get their act together,” the US president said, claiming they must do more to address drug trafficking.

Trump claims to have repeatedly offered to send US troops to Mexico but that president Claudia Sheinbaum has prevented it.

He claimed that she is a “terrific person” but she is “concerned, she’s a little afraid” about military action.

Trump also said the Mexican government is capable of addressing the issues of the drug trade, but “unfortunately the cartels are very strong in Mexico”.

According to Reuters, Shainbaum has already rejected Trump’s remarks, saying: “The Americas do not belong to any doctrine or any power. The American continent belongs to the peoples of each of the countries that comprise it.

“It is necessary to reaffirm that in Mexico, the people rule and that we are a free and sovereign country-cooperation, yes; subordination and intervention, no.”

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Putin’s New Year Speech Offers Subtle Snub To Trump’s Peace Efforts

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Vladimir Putin’s New Year speech offered a subtle snub to Donald Trump’s claims that Russia wants peace in Ukraine.

The Russian leader repeatedly praised the war – which Moscow refers to as the “special military operation” – during a three-minute celebratory address while avoiding any direct references to Ukraine.

Praising Russian soldiers, he said: “We seek to bring joy and warmth to those in need of care and attention – and, of course, to support our heroes, the participants of the special military operation, with both words and deeds.

“You have taken on the responsibility of fighting for your homeland, for truth and justice.

“I assure you, millions of people across Russia are with you on this New Year’s night.”

The president spoke of Russia’s allegedly impending “success”, alluding to his maximalist goals in Ukraine.

He said: “All that we envision – our hopes and plans – will certainly come true. Of course, each of us has our own – personal, special, and unique in their own way.

“But they are inseparable from the fate of our Motherland and from the sincere desire to serve it. After all, we are the people of Russia, together.

“The work, success, and achievements of each of us compose new chapters in its thousand-year history.”

He did not mention any kind of peace or settlement with Ukraine.

The Kremlin has made clear in recent years that it sees Ukraine as Russian territory, or part of the “Motherland”.

While boasting of his country’s success, Putin notably did not mention how Russia’s armed forces surpassed a million casualties in June 2025, nor how he has been forced to introduce year-round conscription to bolster his depleted army.

His pro-war remarks come as US president Trump continues to push for peace in Ukraine, even if it means rewarding Russia for its aggression.

During his latest meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy about US peace proposals, Trump told reporters: “Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed.”

Trump also allegedly Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever” to peace, though “thorny” issues remain.

The current US administration has repeatedly ignored how the war itself began when Putin invaded Ukraine in a land grab back in February 2022.

Almost four years on, Russia controls approximately a fifth of Ukraine’s sovereign land – and Putin is still trying to seize more, and refusing to compromise on peace plans.

Russia has also rejected any suggestions of a ceasefire, and Putin has continued to bombard Ukraine even amid frenzied international diplomatic efforts to end the war he started.

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Trump’s Favorite Spokesperson Has Major Family News

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she is pregnant with her second child in a festive Instagram post on Friday.

Along with a photo of her touching her bump in front of a Christmas tree, she announced, “The greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for – a baby girl coming in May 2026.”

“My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” Leavitt said of husband Nicholas Riccio, 60, and son Niko, 1.

“My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth,” her caption continued.

Thanking her bosses, Leavitt added, “I am also extremely grateful to President Trump and our Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for their support, and for fostering a pro-family environment in the White House. 2026 is going to be a great year and I am so excited to be a girl mom.”

Leavitt, who at 28 years old is the youngest White House press secretary in history, regularly brings her son to work in Washington, D.C., with her, often sharing their office moments together on social media.

Leavitt, here at the White House with her son Nicholas "Niko" Robert Riccio on Nov. 25, thanked President Donald Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles for "fostering a pro-family environment."
Leavitt, here at the White House with her son Nicholas “Niko” Robert Riccio on Nov. 25, thanked President Donald Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles for “fostering a pro-family environment.”

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She spoke more about juggling her high-pressure career and motherhood in an interview about her pregnancy with Fox News Digital, telling the site, “Nearly all of my West Wing colleagues have babies and young children, so we all really support one another as we tackle raising our families while working for the greatest president ever.”

The president is rather fond of his main spokesperson, whom he regularly praises for her appearance in public.

Fawning over his underling during a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, he remarked on her “beautiful face” and “those lips that don’t stop.”

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Keir Starmer Calls Out Donald Trump’s ‘Quiet, Piggy’ Insult

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Keir Starmer has just claimed he would “call out” someone for using Donald Trump’s “quiet, piggy” insult.

The prime minister was on ITV’s Loose Women to promote the government’s new scheme to halve violence against women and girls by calling out misogyny when panellist Myleene Klass asked Starmer about the US president’s remarks.

She said: “You know someone very close, one of our closest allies shall we say, recently used the language – ‘quiet, quiet, piggy’. Would you allow for someone to speak to your daughter, your wife, your colleagues in the way that Trump spoke to a female journalist?”

The US president caused an international stir in November when he insulted a female reporter after she asked about his name being mentioned in newly released emails sent by the dead convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The prime minister replied: “No, I wouldn’t. I absolutely wouldn’t.”

“Would you class it as misogyny, is that something you would be looking at?” Klass asked.

“I would call it out,” he said. “But I would also say, part of the stuff we’re doing with teenagers is talking about behaviours they might not think are problematic but in fact are.”

Klass said: “It’s not just online, they’re learning from the top.”

Starmer has been in a precarious diplomatic situation ever since Trump returned to office at the start of the year.

He has tried to maintain the strong international relationship between the US and the UK while dodging over their ideological differences.

The prime minister has also tried to call out misogyny repeatedly in recent weeks, saying his female cabinet colleagues such as chancellor Rachel Reeves had been victim to it.

Meanwhile, Trump has been accused of ratcheting up his insults towards female reporters in recent weeks, angrily claiming one was “stupid” in November and another is “ugly, inside and out”.

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