Trump deserves our thanks for his bold action against Iran

FOR decades, Iran has been a malign influence throughout the Middle East, sponsoring terrorism and encouraging regional conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

- Tim Newark

Israel’s defeat of Iran’s proxy armies — and the US delivering the coup de grâce to its nuclear programme — should allow the region to enjoy peace and prosperity for years to come.

Sometimes there is nothing quite like decisive action.

For years, Democrats and Republicans, as well as the European Union, negotiated with Iran, doing little to stop its scientists enriching uranium for potential nuclear bombs. After all that dithering, it took just minutes for Donald Trump’s B-2 ‘Stealth’ bombers to devastate the country’s nuclear sites.

However, while everyone agrees the world is better off without Iran’s nuclear weapons, very few Western leaders have backed Trump’s action.

Sir Keir Starmer’s Attorney General, Lord Hermer, seems more keen on hindering international action with legalese than cutting to the chase and confronting evil. What’s more, the US pointedly avoided using our air base in the Chagos Islands - probably fearing some technical obstacle to their operations. And Western viewpoints on Palestine are just as equivocal. Iran-funded Hamas has only ever wanted to see the eradication of Israel, culminating in its murderous October 7 attack in 2023.