politics
March 26, 2026
Liz Truss claims UK won't back Trump's war in Iran to 'appease British Islamists'
GRAPEVINE, TX – Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss claimed the United Kingdom had failed to back Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran because it had to appease its Islamist backers.
TL;DR
- Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss claims the UK government's failure to back Trump's strikes on Iran is due to appeasing "Islamist backers" and being under "socialist rule."
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's refusal to allow UK bases for initial strikes against Iran is seen by Truss as a result of concern for his "Islamist voter base."
- Truss criticizes European governments for complacency regarding energy security, citing the UK's lack of fracking and North Sea drilling as "economic suicide."
- She argues that Western Europe has not spent enough on defense and relies too heavily on the United States.
- Truss made these comments at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas.
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