Criticism regarding the Iran war is straining political ties between the UK and the US. British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves maintained her criticism of the conflict even before meeting with US officials.

<img alt="A woman with reddish brown hair just past her shoulder is shown in the foreground, with a bespectacled, cleanshaven Caucasian man shown in the background." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/24f830bf-7d8d-4613-a03b-c3a7f7f4ffe0,1776255857163/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C180%2C3528%2C1984%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (L) and Britain&apos;s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) take their seats for a Business event a...