Britain drawn closer to Iran war as a reluctant Starmer moves to appease Trump

Britain drawn closer to Iran war as a reluctant Starmer moves to appease Trump Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 03/16/2026 - 10:51 The British prime minister is reportedly planning to send minesweeping drones to the Strait of Hormuz Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in central London on 16 March (AFP) Off British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the UK is working on a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after speaking to US President Donald Trump. His comments come after Trump threatened on Sunday night that Nato faces a "very bad" future if its member states fail to help America in opening up the crucial waterway, through which a fifth of the world's oil passes - and which Iran has effectively shut in response to the US-Israeli war on the country. The president had appealed on Saturday to Britain, China, France, Japan and South Korea to join a "team effort" to open up Hormuz.