The UK-US special relationship appears to be under strain after US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth slammed "traditional allies" for not supporting Donald Trump. Sky's Mark Stone says the United States is "very angry" with the UK over its refusal to allow the US to use its air bases to attack Iran. Sir Keir Starmer initially turned down a US request to use British bases for its campaign against Iran as it determined what Trump was planning was not legal under international law. But on Sunday, the PM said the nature of the request, and therefore the answer, had changed. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/iran-latest-israel-launches-preventative-attack-defence-minister-says-13509565 #skynews #iran #usa #israel #trump SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda Watch more Richard and Yalda videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales