US secretary of state Mike Pompeo slams Britain’s response to assassination of Qassem Soleimani saying Europe hasn’t been ‘as helpful as I wish that they could be’
Pompeo accused the UK, France and Germany of not being ‘helpful enough’
However, he heaped praise on regional allies including Israel and Saudi Arabia
UK has put HMS Montrose and HMS Defender into Persian Gulf following attacks
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/iranian-analytics/
Iranian Analytics
By Victor Davis Hanson
FTA:
Trump, after showing patience and restraint to prior Iranian escalations, can respond to Iranian tit-for-tat without getting near Iran, without commitments to any formal campaign, and without seeming to be a provocateur itching for war, but in theory doing a lot more damage to an already damaged Iranian economy either through drones, missiles, and bombing, or even more sanctions and boycotts to come. If Iran turns to terrorism and cyber-attacks, it would likely only lose more political support and risk airborne responses to its infrastructure at home.
Iran deeply erred in thinking that Trump’s restraint was permanent, that his impeachment meant he had lost political viability, that he would go dormant in an election year, that the stature of his left-wing opponents would surge in such tensions, and that his base would abandon him if he dared to use military force.
Given the flooding Sharia uglies in the UK, I wonder how much longer we can trust the UK the even a little about much of anything.