UK Chancellor Admits She Is ‘Angry’ With Trump For Starting War In Iran

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted she is “angry” at Donald Trump for starting the war in Iran.

Iranian troops have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz ever since the US president decided to bomb Iran in late February.

Closing the major oil shipping lane has sent oil prices rising and rocked the global economy.

The president has attacked allies, particularly the UK, for not supporting his efforts.

He has called the Royal Navy “too old” and threatened to pull out of Nato after claiming the defence organisation has not given him “automatic” backing.

But Keir Starmer has held his own, reiterating on Wednesday that Britain would not be “dragged” into the conflict – while also warning that economic strains lie ahead.

Speaking to Radio 2′s Jeremy Vine, Reeves went further and said she was “angry” over Trump’s decision to bomb Iran.

She said: “I’m angry that Donald Trump has chosen to go to war in the Middle East – a war that there’s not a clear plan of how to get out of it.

“It’s why we didn’t want to enter this.

“Yes it will have implications for our economy, I get that.

“We are monitoring very closely what’s happening – trying to bring the oil and gas into the UK so that those supplies are there and get the prices down. We are monitoring the situation very carefully.”

“We are preparing – as you would expect me to be – for every single eventuality to make sure there alongside people, standing beside them, keeping costs down for everyone.”

The White House is trying to find an off-ramp to end the conflict and Trump claims Iran has asked for a ceasefire.

The president also told Reuters that the US will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” now Iran are supposedly “incapable” of using a nuclear weapon.

Iran has denied the claim and say the strait is “fully” under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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