The fears in Westminster as Iran-Israel tensions rise - and what UK diplomats plan to do about it

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The best case scenario is Israel limits its response to Iranian proxies, rather than any target within the country. But the worst case is an attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure, according to a UK source.

At every level of the British diplomatic machine, the focus after Saturday night's Iranian attack on Israel is now to do whatever possible to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. The message from the UK government is twofold. First, that it stands with Israel and backs its right to self-defence - after all, this terrifying attack without precedent would trigger a heavy response anywhere else around the world.

The Politics at Jack and Sam's podcast reveals worries in Whitehall that Israel may reject any attempts to convince them that Iran's actions were a proportionate response. There are fears that by sending hundreds of drones towards Israel, Iran may have been attempting to 'map' the operational capacity of the defence shield known as the Iron Dome.

 

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