Sadiq Khan has said King Charles can ‘talk some sense’ Donald Trump after his ‘grotesque’ threats to wipe out Iran unless they reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
The Mayor of London welcomed last minute truce announced between the US and Iran on Tuesday evening, and supported Sir Keir Starmer’s refusal to approve attacks carried out by the US and Israel.
Since the outbreak of the war, which began on February 28, Middle East has been embroiled in unrest and oil and petrol prices have risen.
Speaking of subway during a visit to a youth center where he announced a £30m investment in youth clubs in the capital, Khan – who has an ambivalent relationship with the US President – criticized Trump’s Social Truth message. claiming “an entire civilization will die tonight” if they did not reopen the strait.
“It was a grotesque form of words,” he said. He gives aid and clover to people on the margins.
“We’re talking about the leader of the free world. Anyone who knows anything about history knows that Iran is the cradle of civilization.’
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He said Trump’s description of King Charles as a ‘friend’ could give the monarch an opportunity to encourage Trump to tone down his threats.
“If anyone can get to Trump, the King can,” Khan said. “The special relationship is a good thing for me opinion.
“It may be good advice from the King (that Trump does not follow through on threats).
“The USA is important for us economist and security. I think the King is a brilliant diplomat’.
The mayor added that he thinks the king’s planned state visit to the US should go ahead.
The King and Queen will visit the US for a state visit at the end of April.
The president has promised them “a lovely banquet dinner” and revealed the “historic state visit” will take place over four days from April 27-30 – despite Buckingham Palace choosing not to release the exact dates in its official announcement.
“I’m looking forward to spending time with the King, who I respect a lot. It’s going to be awesome!” Trump added.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey earlier condemned the decision to go ahead with the trip and accused Sir Keir of showing a ‘staggering lack of backbone’ as Trump treated the UK with contempt.
Trump has been highly critical of the prime minister for failing to fully back strikes on Iran or send warships to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz, describing him as “no Winston Churchill” and over the weekend appeared to compare him to Neville Chamberlain.
The UK prime minister in the 1930s is best remembered for his ‘appeasement’ policy towards Nazi Germany, the latest sign of an increasingly strained transatlantic relationship.
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