UK Sends 700 troops to Cyprus should the UK have to EVAC UK Subjects out of Lebanon - Middle East Crisis - Bide Era

Sky News: Reports " 'Leave immediately,' Starmer tells Britons in Lebanon - as UK troops sent to Cyprus to prepare for possible evacuation...Two British warships are already in the region and would be used if any evacuation operation is ordered. Royal Air Force planes and helicopters are also on standby.  "

Lets Get Real:

The new Labour Government is planning for the worse, they do not have that much influence with the Israeli Government after suspending some arms shipments, this has not gone down well with the Israeli Government.  The violence has increased between Israel and Hezbollah, the IDF has made it clear that Israel has prepared a planned invasion of Lebanon should the terrorist group not back down and stop sending rockets in to Northern Israel, nearly sixty thousand people have had to be moved to prevent them getting caught up in the border WAR.   All eyes are on Iran, so far they have shown that they are paper tigers, their linked terrorist groups must wonder why they support Iran if no backup, doubt helps the West.  It can be argued that Iran is afraid of taking on the US, it is  a WAR, they would lose big time, the Tehran Regime could fall if they take on the US and the West and fail to match the West in the air  and land. 

Tanker hit in the Middle East - Israeli - Gaza War - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says.....An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile.  "

Lets Get Real:

The US and the UK should consider sending in Special Forces to take out the Houthi, they are a threat to the Western economy, let's recall that there are elections in the US and UK.   The West does not need high inflation at the moment, also the Houthi are terrorists, they need to be destroyed, they are using the Israeli - Gaza War to show they are a power in the region, they are supported by Iran, another terrorist state.  One of these days the Houthi will hit a Royal Navy Ship or one of the US ships in the region, that could force the West to react, the West has to be on the front foot, not reacting all the time.

The Royal Navy to protect UK WATERS AND FISH - Brexit Update 3 - Transitional Phase

Guardian: Reports " Four navy ships to help protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit...Exclusive: two vessels to be deployed at sea with two on standby in case EU fishing boats enter EEZ  "

Lets Get Real:

The presence of the UK's Royal Navy should make sure that French fishermen stay out of UK waters, if French fisherman are taken in to custody, their boats will be sold and the fishermen put on the next flight back to Paris.  This would go for any other European fishermen who come in to UK WATERS.  The EU really needs to grow up, the UK will not be bound by the EU or the French, the UK has played this game for Centuries, we know when to cut up ruff and when to take out time.  Sunday can not come fast enough for this blogger. 

Two UK Oil Tankers taken by Iran - Gulf Crisis 4 - End of the May Era

Guardian: Reports " Hunt 'extremely concerned' as Iran seizes two British-linked oil tankers..No UK citizens thought to be on either vessel taken by Iranian forces in strait of Hormuz on Friday  "

Lets Get Real:

One can hear the FCO Mandarins NOW, saying the UK can do nothing, that the Foreign Secretary should visit Iran and the tanker seized in Gibraltar should be LET GO.   The FCO is like the BBC, it forgets it is there to protect UK interests not some other side.   The UK can not be BLACKMAILED, if we give in to Iran, then they will try something else, this time against the Americans, that might be a VERY BAD IDEA.  The UK for once should stand firm, the COBRA meeting should think what Lady Thatcher would do in such a case.   One thing they can do is send more Royal Navy Ships to the region, with the authority to take military action if any UK ships, Royal Navy or tankers come under threat from Iran.  When will the UK stop appeasing Iran!!

Two UK Flagged Tankers taken by Iran - Gulf Crisis 3 - End of the May Era

Daily Mail: Reports " Iran 'confiscates' British tanker with 23 crew on board 'for failing to respect maritime rules' in major escalation of tensions in the Gulf - as fears mount for SECOND 'diverted' vessel  "

Lets Get Real:

This is a fast developing story, thus far Iran has taken two flagged tankers, Sky News reports that all though the tankers are UK Flagged there are no UK citizens on board the vessels.  Tehran must have lost the plot, the problem with Iran is there are two power structures, the secular and the religious, and the religious side has the upper hand when it comes down to it.  The Tehran Regime is pushing its luck, PM May is on the way out, she will not want to play the part of Neville Chamberlain and be seen to appease Tehran, and the new PM, Boris Johnson will not want that role either, this could get very tricky.  The US will be on alert for any of its ships to be targeted by Iran, the Trump Oval might be ready to carry a BIG STICK and warn Iran off with sterner measures. 

Why did IRAN Seize a UK Flagged Tanker - Gulf Crisis 2 - End of the May Era

Sky News: Reports " The Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it seized the Stena Impero for "violating international maritime rules".  "

Lets Get Real:

The above is TOMMY ROT as they used to say in my day, it is LIE, the UK Tanker was in international waters, the Tanker was taken by Iran as a result of the UK taking an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar.   In the 1930s there was Winston Churchill who warned about the threat from Nazi Germany, in the early 1980s Reagan coined the phrase the " Evil Empire " for the USSR, at the end of the 80s the Cold War was finished and so war the USSR within a few short years.  When looking at the modern leadership today,  who will stand up to appeasears, the US shot down a Iranian drone as a counter to Iran shooting down a US drone, but the Trump Oval did not strike Iran, thus Iran thought it could get away with taking a UK tanker.  Sometimes when leading you have to face down the enemy and be willing to finish them off.   As stated what happens IF and WHEN Tehran gets the nuclear bomb, it will be to late then.  Appeasement gets you WAR.