UK blocks Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran — and he is already retaliating

The UK is blocking President Trump from using its military air bases for a possible attack on Iran — because the lefty government believes such strikes could violate international law and they don’t want Britain implicated, according to a new report.

Trump has already hit back by slamming the UK prime minister’s plan to resolve a long-running dispute over a strategically crucial chain of islands in the Indian Ocean.

The White House is drawing up military plans for a possible strike on Iran that involves the use of the Royal Air Force base Fairford in England — which is a forward operating base for America’s heavy bombers, The Times reported.

Trump reportedly spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the plans Tuesday night, and UK officials were worried that giving the US permission to use the RAF bases for a military attack could breach international law, according to the Times.

Trump made a direct reference to the UK base in Diego Garcia — part of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean nearly 6,000 miles from Britain — plus RAF Fairford.

He said the military facilities were necessary to attack Iran if the Islamic Republic fails to reach a nuclear deal with the US.

“Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford, in order to eradicate a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous Regime” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday.

“An attack that would potentially be made on the United Kingdom, as well as other friendly countries. We will always be ready, willing, and able to fight for the U.K., but they have to remain strong in the face of Wokeism, and other problems put before them,” he added.

Britain’s reluctance is reportedly the driving force behind Trump’s sudden U-turn on a deal that would see the UK cede control over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

The deal is an attempt to resolve long-running colonial tensions over its control of the islands — but it would allow the UK to keep control of Diego Garcia and its strategically important air base with a 99-year lease.

The US uses Diego Garcia as one of its most far-flung outposts for bombers and other aircraft operating in both the Middle East and Asia.

Trump previously hailed the complex deal as the “best” version for Starmer earlier this month, with the Department of State backing it on Tuesday.

But the president withdrew his support on Wednesday following his reported conversation with the British leader.

“Our relationship with the United Kingdom is a strong and powerful one, and it has been for many years, but prime minister Starmer is losing control of this important island by claims of entities never known of before. In our opinion, they are fictitious in nature,” Trump wrote.

“Prime minister Starmer should not lose control, for any reason, of Diego Garcia, by entering a tenuous, at best, 100-year lease,” he added. “This land should not be taken away from the UK and, if it is allowed to be, it will be a blight on our great ally.”

It remains to be seen if Starmer — a member of the UK’s liberal Labor party who is currently has historically low approval ratings — will be able to drum up enough support in parliament to approve the Chagos Islands deal without Trump’s backing.

The Chagos Archipelago is made up of about 60 islands located about 1,500 miles south of India, a position that offers the base on the island of Diego Garcia a strategic advantage due to its proximity to the Middle East and South Asia.

The archipelago has been in British possession since 1814, with the UK looking to return the islands to its native inhabitants.