Rory Stewart

But what he's showing yet again is he believes he can do whatever he wants, regardless of the American system and regardless of the United Nations or indeed his allies.

It's not clear to me how many others.

I was reading Der Spiegel this morning.

They said Merz had been informed and Merz is due to go to Washington this week.

I don't know whether the Brits were informed.

I don't know whether, I just don't know.

But I don't know, have you seen anybody outside the kind of really obvious ones, like Israel, have you seen anybody openly endorse this so far?

The only thing I've seen from the UK is a line from, I'm guessing number 10, the UK did not, or this may be a reporting on it, the UK did not participate in the strikes

Keir Starmer will convene a COBRA meeting this morning.

That's the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, where they have these sort of national security meetings.

UK government statement does not endorse the US operation.

That's the report saying that.

And the quote was this, Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

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