What 'special relationship'? Ten other occasions when the US and UK fell out

What 'special relationship'? Ten other occasions when the US and UK fell out Submitted by Daniel Tester on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 12:07 Arguments over Iran between London and Washington follow similar disputes during the decades about Vietnam, the Suez Crisis, Libya and Kosovo US President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on 13 October 2025 (AFP) On President Donald Trump has criticised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after he refused to let the US launch strikes on Iran from British military bases. “I’m not happy with the UK,” Trump said on 3 March, describing London as “uncooperative”.