Israel should not have bombed the Iranian consulate buildings in Damascus. Iran should not have fired 300 missiles at Israel in response. Neither of these actions should have happened, but they now have. The world now watches to see if there is further retaliation and escalation of violence, or if calmer and wiser heads prevail.
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
National Security Advisor John Bolton has announced that the US is sending an aircraft carrier and a bomber task force to the Middle East.
In spite of all the sharp intakes of breathe going on across media outlets, there will be no war between Iran and Israel. Here’s why.
A little on the (predictable) fallout from Emily Thornberry’s BBC Radio 4 interview.
From the Opposition Labour Party, a rare instance of common sense and intelligence on display with regards foreign relations.
The complexity of the current Middle East situation explained in a single letter to the editor.
Israel and the US have both been ratcheting up their rhetoric against Iran in the past few months and an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities looks highly likely. Just the other day, Obama told Iran to stop its nuclear programme or else adding, “I don’t bluff”. I really, really hope he’s bluffing. Because Iran’s ready to make an attack on it cost the world big time.
From NYT blog The Lede: As news spread across the world of Iran’s provocative missile tests, so did an image of four missiles […]
