When President Biden mistakenly thought he could woo Iran with detente he loosened sanctions, allowing Iranian oil exports to soar.
China buys nearly all Iran’s 1.6 million barrels a day in exports, providing Tehran with $35 billion to $45 billion a year to finance attacks on…

December. It was an eye-opener. So sad. Even the fabled West End fraying badly.

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He doesn’t need to be briefed on Gaza, for which he has no responsibility. He needs to be briefed on Glasgow, which his party, the SNP, is running into the ground — and that is his responsibility.

UK inflation fell to 3.2% in March.

Trump's enemies may have made a tactical blunder, writes ANDREW NEIL mol.im/a/13315731 via Daily Mail Online

ANDREW NEIL: Israel-Arab alliance thwarted Iran's attack mol.im/a/13315885 via Daily Mail Online

Once again, Humza Yousaf makes his absolute contempt for women and their rights clear. Women were excluded from his nonsensical hate crime law, now he introduces a 'misogyny law' designed to also protect men. 1/2
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This is the real significance of the weekend. Iran has succeeded in bringing Israel closer than ever to its new Arab allies (Jordan, UAE, Saudis, Bahrain), a development long nurtured by America and now growing under its auspices.

Remarkable/depressing how many people on Twitter disappointed more Iranian missiles didn’t get through + angry that Israel’s allies, including Arab allies, rallied successfully to its defence. Consoling themselves with the absurd claim it was just an initial testing of Israeli…

You are free to post what you like, obviously. And from now on I will be free not to see it. Mistake ever to engage with you. Best I leave this “committed socialist” alone to cuddle her Order of the British Empire. Hilarious.

Then if you’re that aware you should not have made your original tweet. I wasn’t try to patronise but to inform. I fear life too short for that. Bye.

What do the quotes mean?

You can’t designate a military HQ as a consulate and expect to get away with it.

The failure of Iran's mass missile/drone attack was a triumph for Israel. But it was equally a triumph for the US which had been working for years to bring Israel together with its allies, including Arab allies, to counter such an attack. US put together a military response with…

Please don't be naive. Even Iranian state media reported that General Zahedi, killed in the attack, was a senior Quds Force operative whose job was to run Iranian paramilitary operations in Syria/Lebanon through Iran's various terrorist proxies in the regions. The 'consulate' was…

It’s a pretty good rule. But OK to break it sparingly (see what I just did there!).