Overview
- Officials say President Trump told Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the March 11 G7 video call that Britain’s offer of military help was too late.
- Downing Street’s published readout did not note the exchange and restated that the UK had authorised U.S. use of British bases for defensive operations targeting Iranian missiles.
- The UK moved from an initial refusal to a limited defensive authorisation, a shift that former foreign secretary William Hague criticised as a slow and poorly handled response.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged Trump in the call to prevent Russia from gaining from the conflict.
- The U.S. Treasury announced a one‑month waiver for Russian oil shipments already in transit to stabilise energy markets, with officials saying the carve‑out excludes cargoes linked to Iran.