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Whether Trump is right or wrong, peace with Iran was never on the table
Monday 09 March 2026 11:10 am
Whether Trump is right or wrong, peace with Iran was never on the table
By: Eliot Wilson
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Add as a preferred source on GoogleLONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Signs criticising the Iranian Islamic Regime's use of the death penalty are seen in Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2023 in London, England. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman died unexpectedly on September 16, 2022 in police custody after violating the Iranian Islamic Regime's imposed dress code for women, sparking mass protests and ensuing arrests and executions. Some 500 people were killed, including 70 children and thousands incarcerated during the protests that swept the nation. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Donald Trump seems to have no idea whether his war with Iran is about nuclear capabilities or regime change, but what’s certain is that the brutal theocracy is a threat to Britain, says Eliot Wilson
“War, what is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr. He answered his own question: “absolutely nothing”.
There are shareholders of BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall who might privately disagree, but generally you can find a receptive audience for the argument that War Is Bad, Actually.
It is certainly a proposition that has been thoroughly aired since the United States and Israel began their military campaign against Iran on the last day of February. Operation Epic Fury (its American moniker; Israel has dubbed it Operation Roaring Lion) was not wholly unexpected; President Trump has been spoiling for a fight and assembling huge military assets in the region since the beginning of the year. But its scale and uncompromising nature has provoked a furious backlash. This was inevitable, given........
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