None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

PM is in diplomatically precarious position of declining to endorse US strikes while also refusing to condemn them

None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The prime minister’s cautious stance about helping the US against the Tehran regime mirrors that of the electorate

Prime minister’s initial refusal to help US could constrain Britain’s ability to protect its nationals in the Gulf and reassure allies