The latest tactics of the US is to target killings or arrest of murderous and tyrannical leaders of regimes that disrupt the peace or do serious harm.
Time was when some condemned the idea of targeting the commander or leader of an enemy regime, probably encouraged by their own commanders or leaders who did not favour retaliation. It has often been the case that successful killing of the enemy has led to peace. When Henry Tudor’s army killed Richard III that was the end of the War of the Roses. When Hitler killed himself recognising he was about to be captured that ended the 2 nd World War in Europe.
The ability of the US and its leading allies to kill leaders in hostile countries whilst protecting their own leaders does provide a relatively easy way of shortening wars and saving many lives. I welcome this development. Killing the Supreme leader of Iran who has authorised mass murder of his own people for daring to undertake peaceful protest requires a concentrated attack on him and his key helpers.
The EU leaders and the UK PM were an annoying irrelevance to relieving the brutality of the Iranian regime. They sheltered behind international law to ignore the voices of the suffering masses in Iran, and failed to see the need to find the quickest way to end the evil regime at minimum risk to the Iranian government.
March 1, 2026
Careful with your headlines, Sir John. I misread this one as Sir John Redwood’s Decapitation. Bloody Hell, I thought, the Islamists have got the poor blighter. But no, thank God.
March 1, 2026
Eu and Uk leadership may have feared knock on effect at home from militanr islam. I fear it will take more than leadership change foe Iran to become a positive member of the Arab community of nations.
I do not see the USA having the wisdom sublety or finesse, a la SOE/OSS , to organise the support of the majotity of the population in a national reset. Recall, our efforts in WW2 gave us de Gaul et al, to no long term benefit. I find it hard to believe that change is possible without boots on the ground to support it.
March 1, 2026
“The EU leaders and the UK PM were an annoying irrelevance to relieving the brutality of the Iranian regime.”
Rather understated even by JR standards. Had these lefty, wets given full more unequivocal support to the USA and Israel perhaps the Iranian regime might even have decided to negotiate and call it a day rather than fight to the death saving many lives. Starmer’s actions were truly appalling. He was on the wrong side as usual. He has belatedly tried to climb onto the fence “we have planes in the air to defend British interests”. Surely Iran being prevented form obtaining nuclear weapons is very much in British Interests. A regime change very much in the Iranian people’s interests too.
Starmer’s appeasement to win Muslim votes will not work in the end. Just as Blair’s devolution did or will not will Labour votes in the end. They will have Muslim parties, SNP, Plaid…
Much talk or election leaflets in Urdu (or Welsh). The problem here is that the politicians can say one thing to one set of voters and the complete opposite to another. The EU used this all the time. Perhaps all political leaflets in other languages should have to give honest & accurate English translations.
March 1, 2026
If you Google, “Is regime change illegal” you will find a huge range of organisations, academics and politicians screaming that Trump’s war on Iran is illegal. The UN and EU feature well. No surprise that these international and supranational organisations insist on the fantasy that all cultures are equal.
It is hard to believe that so many people are coming out in support of a murderous primitive and evil regime that is poisoning the middle east, intends to extirpate the Jews from middle east – a genocide – and itself interferes in the governance of other countries and spreads fear and terror around the world. There is a great sickness of mind in the West.
March 1, 2026
The Spectator alternative Covid Inquiry video on U tube is far better than the sick joke of the £hundreds of millions Hale one.
Lord Matt Ridley, Lord Sumption and Sunetra Gupta best. Christopher Snowdon rather a dope. They did however avoid the issue of the Covid “vaccines” or even accept they did do some good.
All the figures I have seen (where released in other countries) suggest they did large net harm. Anyway easy to prove give the death and health outcomes (cancer rates, heart issue…) broken down by vaccine types, dates, age, vaccination type, number of, dates of death, gender…
The government has all this data so why are they hiding it?
March 1, 2026
They did largely avoid the issue of the Covid “vaccines” safely (were each of the vaccine types a net good or a net bad) is what I meant.
People saying “Trump has saved the World” far too early for that claim but let us hope for the best. The pathetic Two Tier Kier as usual on the wrong side of every argument.
March 1, 2026
Britain is a disgrace. Unlike America we hide behind the curtains.
We have just removed our only ship from the Gulf and don’t plan on replacing it. We are a complete irrelavence on the world stage. We rely on Qatar for LNG but are unable to protect the trade routes.
Trump is 10o% right to demand Europe provides its own defence.
March 1, 2026
‘ The EU leaders and the UK PM were an annoying irrelevance to relieving the brutality of the Iranian regime.’
Trump must have thought the same about the US congress as the peace president did not seek its authority for his latest war.
His main concern is to keep the Netanyahu government happy.
March 1, 2026
“US-Israeli operation targeting Iran a ‘breach of international law,’ says Dame Emily Thornberry (Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee) urging Starmer to ‘call out’ violation“
Who enforces international law Emily?
Perhaps stick to your patriotic, white van man, hating agenda Emily! Or explaining to us that when the wind does not blow we can use wave power! She was shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change!
March 1, 2026
In the meantime Sir Keir ‘set out that the UK was taking part in coordinated regional defensive operations to protect British people and regional partners. He’s done NOTHING to protect British people! What a clown. He’s put possibly dangerous, illegal boat people in luxury hotels.Who would listen to a word that weak useless lying sir kneelalot says? Weak useless lying sir kneelalot has the backbone of a jellyfish. Then you go to the other extreme of the leftist and have Jeremy Corbyn with his other nut job brother Piers Corbyn have joined hundreds of pro-Iran protesters who gathered in London carrying banners of the Ayatollah to demand an end to ‘Trump’s wars’. WTF is happening to this once great nation