Sorry but it's a fantasy to think that Europe can wash its hands of the crisis in Iran and the gulf. It has the potential to wreck the global economy. Cause starvation among the world's poo… (View Post)

Hmmm. I can't really see why the Iranians would agree to that unless they actually feel weaker and less emboldened than they are letting on. Why would they allow the Gulf states to start lining … (View Post)

Somewhat surprising since the Lebanese government took the decision recently to ban Hezbollah. (View Post)

The broader point however is that a substantial proportion of British muslims clearly have little concern for the country they live in. That being said those that do should be warmly embraced. (View Post)

There are good reasons to stay out of the war in Iran but we face a situation in which the western allied Arab states are losing huge money because they can't export their oil through the straig… (View Post)