(AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not alter his stance to stay out of the war in Iran after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tear up a trade deal with the U.K.

Trump told Sky News on Tuesday night that the U.K. had not been there when the U.S. needed their help. Trump said the so-called special relationship between the allies had been better.

“It’s been better, but it’s sad,” Trump said. “And we gave them a good trade deal. Better than I had to. Which can always be changed.”

Starmer said a lot of pressure had been put on him to change course, including Trump’s latest remarks.

“I’m not going to change my mind,” Starmer said. “I’m not going to yield. It is not in our national interest to join this war, and we will not do so.”

🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer says he will not "yield" to Donald Trump after he threatened to rip up the UK-US trade deal over Iran

"I am not going to change my mind. I am not going to yield. It is not in our national interest to join this war" pic.twitter.com/ewlwD010FA

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