The Ministry of Defence said there were no UK casualties and no damage to UK assets at Al Minhad Air Base,which hosts a permanent RAF facility after it was struck.

No close ally has come forward with immediate help for Donald Trump to win the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. Britain is flat-out refusing to be drawn into the war. France says the fighting would have to die down first. Others are non-committal.

China,which is not an ally but was also asked to help,is ignoring Trump’s call.

‘This is not Europe’s war. We didn’t start the war. We were not consulted,’ European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday.

Still,Trump is feeling the harshest sting from the United Kingdom’s steadfast refusal to join.

The ‘special relationship’ may not be so special (Credits: via REUTERS)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer cultivated ties with Trump and reached an early trade deal with the administration,but is now among allies who refuse to join a regional war with no clear endgame.

The UK ‘was sort of considered the Rolls-Royce of allies,’ Trump said,adding that he’d asked for British minesweeping ships.

‘I was not happy with the UK,’ Trump said. ‘They should be involved enthusiastically. We’ve been protecting these countries for years.’