Rory Stewart

That is why we have continually supported efforts to reach a negotiated solution.

Our immediate priority is the safety of UK nationals in the region.

We will provide them with consular assistance available 24-7.

As part of our longstanding commitments to the security of our allies in the Middle East, we have a range of defensive capabilities in the region, which were recently bolstered.

We stand ready to protect our interests.

So there's no mention there of support or otherwise of this specific action.

And don't forget, recently, I mean, I don't know how true this was, but there was quite a sort of kerfuffle with your old leader, Boris Johnson, condemning

Keir Starmer for reports that Britain had not allowed some of its bases to be used for some of the military options that Trump was trying to get off the ground.

But interestingly, in his State of the Union address the other day, Trump said Iran was about to develop ballistic missiles that could hit the United States, whereas the Defense Intelligence Agency's own assessment

The last one says that's not true.

So I wonder whether he was actually trying to sort of generate the sense that we are about to get hit.

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Rory, what do you know about Channel 12 in Israel?

Well, I don't know anything about Channel 12.

Somebody just sent me a social media post quoting Israel's Channel 12, reporting Israeli officials believe that Khamenei, his advisors and those responsible for the nuclear program have been assassinated.