Iran is hoping for a ceasefire with its attacks on civilians – but here's why Israel can't back down now
WAR is not a spectator sport — even when it is broadcast live.
Britain could soon find itself involved in the escalating missile war between Israel and Iran.
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PM Sir Keir Starmer is sending reinforcements to the RAF in the Med in case they are needed to intercept Iranian drones attacking Israel or our allies like Jordan.
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government sent our planes to do that during last year's Iranian missile blitz.
Apart from Brits now trapped in Israel, as its airports are shut by the drone threat, there are thousands more living in Dubai, just across the Persian Gulf from Iran.
Cyprus is home to the main RAF base in the Middle East — and our Typhoon fighters and refuelling tankers fly from there.
A huge number of British tourists and expats are on the island.
A thousand miles from Iran's missile launchers is not a safe distance. Tehran has already threatened us.
Maybe there is a method to the missile madness of the mullahs.
They hope to achieve a ceasefire as the horrors of drone warfare hit Israeli civilians.
That would buy them time to get their nuclear project back on track.
That is why Israel will ignore appeals from the EU and the Pope to accept a truce.
Iran's hardliners say getting the nuclear bomb is their only path to survival. Israel can't back down now without facing a worse nuclear onslaught in the near future.
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