The reaction from Washington that Mr Trump was looking closely at the situation and evaluating military options indicated that he felt Iran’s leadership had crossed a red line. Sadly, pleas for commonsense are likely to fall on deaf ears in an Oval Office emboldened by its military intervention in Venezuela. Britain is already looking seriously at barring access to X as a result of this activity. This is a positive and welcome move which should perhaps be considered by our own administration. This is plainly unfair and unacceptable and the authorities need to address it as a matter of urgency.

Source: Irish Examiner January 13, 2026 01:29 UTC