A MASTERCLASS IN MILITARY INCOMPETENCE

The Starmer administration’s handling of the Iranian crisis is being whispered about in the corridors of Whitehall as a historic "cock up" of the highest order. - Donald Trump For President

Despite receiving a formal request from the Americans on 11 February—a full 17 days before the offensive actually commenced—the British government appears to have spent that critical window in a state of paralyzed indecision. 

• The U.S. request was not an invitation for Britain to join the initial "decapitation strikes," but rather a plea for the Royal Navy to help shield vulnerable Gulf allies from the inevitable Iranian retaliation...