On Wednesday there was a small HCPT Group 35/729 reunion at Mass in Westminster Cathedral and afterwards over lunch in the restaurant/cafe in the cathedral cellar.
Prayers for peace especially in the Middle East were said both privately and and publicly during Mass.
If the USA's view that Iran is on the verge of introducing atomic bombs is anywhere near true, then the USA joining in Israel's attacks may be justified. President Trump's statement about this however, may or may not be accurate.
The UN which did not stop Russia's attacks on Ukraine, seems only to have very limited power.
According to Wikipedia:
...following the revolution, Iran adopted the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state as a core component of its foreign policy. The Iranian government refuses to recognize Israel’s legitimacy as a state, calling for its destruction...
Given that policy, Israel in my view could hardly be criticised for attacking Iran first. Whether the same would apply to the USA as an ally of Israel is more questionable. There already appear to have been many attempts at bombing and killing people in the UK by or on behalf of Iran.
I am no friend of Keir Starmer the UK Prime Minister, but consider that on this occasion he was correct in endeavouring to sit on the fence for the time being, although his failure to be able to provide much immediate defence for UK bases in Cyprus appeared very weak.
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