"It's for the US president to decide what he thinks is in the US national interest, and that's for him to do. But it is our job as the UK government to decide what's in the UK national interest, and that doesn't mean simply agreeing with other countries or outsourcing our foreign policy to other countries."
"We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! - Donald Trump's social media post dismissing potential UK military involvement in the Middle East, criticizing allies who join conflicts after initial US-led operations conclude."
"It's important to learn lessons from what went wrong in that conflict, recognising that all our decisions need to be about what is right - Cooper's reference to Iraq War lessons, emphasizing careful decision-making based on merit rather than automatic alliance alignment."
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper defended Prime Minister Keir Starmer's approach to the Iran conflict after President Trump criticized the UK's consideration of deploying aircraft carriers to the Middle East. Trump dismissed the potential move, stating the US does not need allies joining wars already won. Cooper emphasized that while the US determines its own national interests, the UK must independently decide what serves British interests without outsourcing foreign policy to other nations. The UK initially declined to join US-Israel strikes on Iran but subsequently authorized US use of British bases for defensive operations and deployed RAF jets to intercept Iranian missiles and drones. Cooper referenced lessons from the Iraq War, stressing that decisions must be based on careful assessment rather than automatic alignment with allies.
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