In his Monday phone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu and the public comments that followed, U.S. President Trump was brandishing a loaded gun at the Islamic Republic of Iran. The gun is Israeli rather than American, but he is clearly the one holding it, as if saying to Iran: agree to a sensible deal with my administration, or I will pull the trigger – effectively giving Israel a green light to strike Iran's nuclear sites.

In his Monday phone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu and the public comments that followed, U.S. President Trump was brandishing a loaded gun at the Islamic Republic of Iran.…

Donald Trump has suggested that Israel could launch military action against Iran in the coming days. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday (12 June), the president…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel that it ‘must expect severe punishment’.