"Iran's Threats Loom Large: How Long Will the PM Remain Indecisive Amid Growing Tensions?"

Vlad all over

THERE can be no doubt that the evil hand of Vladimir Putin is increasingly guiding Iran’s terrorist regime.

The question is: What will Britain do about it?

Starmer calling for ‘de-escalation’ is no good when Iran is hell bent on our destructionCredit: AFP

Yesterday’s at a base in northern Iraq bore all the tactical hallmarks of being Russia-inspired.

Having learned deadly lessons during its monstrous invasion of , Putin is now assisting the mad mullahs in Tehran.

will be rubbing its hands in glee at the West suffering an oil crisis which will end up helping to fund ­Russia’s war machine.

So how will respond?

So far the Prime Minister has spoken only of defensive strikes to shoot down missiles and drones fired from Tehran.

Labour MPs have been quick to congratulate Starmer for staying out of “Donald Trump’s war”.

But — acting under a — has now launched TWO life-threatening attacks on British armed forces.

Brits across the Middle East remain targets.

So are we supposed to slide further into international irrelevance by sitting back and accepting this?

Calling for “de-escalation” is no good when Iran — — is hell bent on our destruction.

How much longer can the PM sit on the fence hoping this conflict will go away?

Wake up, Ed

THE Iran war has brutally fantasy.

Billionaire chemicals boss Jim Ratcliffe knows more than most how the dash for electric is destroying British industry and costing thousands of .

He describes the conflict as a “wake-up call” for the deluded Energy Secretary.

Miliband’s ban on drilling for oil and in the North Sea means we must spend billions importing them.

As Sir Jim rightly points out, there is nothing more important for national security than energy independence.

Miliband’s nonsensical ideology is robbing us of both.

Sick of it

IS it any wonder millions of people are languishing on sickness benefits?

If for a patient complaining of mental health issues, surely the system is ripe for abuse?

There are now 633,000 people claiming disability benefits for anxiety and other “mood disorders”.

Can they all be genuine? Or are a big chunk of them scamming the system?

If ministers cannot encourage doctors to spot the difference those numbers will only spiral.

Our sick note culture is a disaster for the economy and patients.