Parham Ghobadi from BBC Persian: many protesters in Iran have been calling on Reza Pahlavi to return, but without [foreign] boots on the ground who would guarantee his safety if he did. Which underlines the (unsaid) point it would be a govt imposed by the US

Journalist Mohamed Vall reports that Israel is continuing to issue 'evacuation orders' to people in Tehran, just like they did in Gaza and Lebanon. evacuation orders = spreading terror

Mohamad Elmasry: "I have no doubt Netanyahu wants to create chaos & collapse [in Iran].. one would hope Trump would see his way out of this war sooner than later. The problem is many of the figures in the administration are as devoted to the idea of Greater Israel as Israel is"

Mark Stone reports that one of the people privy to all the intelligence in the run up to Americas attack on Iran has said there was no imminent threat to the United States.

"Which is remarkable" Mark Stone reports that Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, has suggested American foreign policy is being dictated by Israel.

"A mass funeral has been held in the southern Iranian city of Minab for 165 people killed in what's described as an attack on a girls school on Saturday" People, not children. And 'what's described as'

I'm old enough to remember that if you talked about an Israeli lobby you'd be accused of antisemitism Heres BBC News discussing the suggestion that the US has been dragged into war against Iran by Israel: "Is it ridiculous? Israel certainly has influence over White House policy"

"Irans Red Crescent Society said nearly 800 people have been killed so far, 170 of them are said to be children"

Jeremy Bowen reminding viewers how, in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, George Bush stood on an aircraft carrier in front of a massive banner proclaiming 'mission accomplished' when there was years of fighting, war & disaster ahead.

Jeremy Bowen: "If countries go into wars & they don't quite know where they want to get too in terms of war aims, that's a recipe for mission creep, for extending it, & also it makes it hard to know when to stop"

Jeremy Bowen: "The wars spreading, its deepening, the levels of future danger are quite clear, the consequences of this are going to go on long after the bombing campaigns over, & .. there's some confusion about where its going in terms of what the war aims are"

"Recent polls taken in the last 48 hours indicate that overall Americans are opposed to this miliary operation in Iran" dontcha' love democracy

A report from Manila in the Philippines on anti American/Israeli protests there.

"These air strikes are continuing, targeting residential buildings in the southern suburbs of Beirut" Zeina Khodr reporting live from Beirut a few minutes ago, where Israel has bombed & destroyed 3 more buildings

Israel has announced it will seize and occupy more of Lebanon. Yolande Knell does her best to support the Israeli narrative and present this as a defensive move.

"Why won't you.. give a judgement on what America is doing?" Govt minister Darren Jones: "Its not for me to comment on the legal basis for actions undertaken by other countries" So you're saying the govt hasn't commented on whether Russias invasion of Ukraine was legal or not?

"will you say.. that you think what America is doing is illegal" "Thats a Q for the Americans" "I'm asking for your judgement" "My judgement only relates to what Britain does" So its up to Russia to say whether invading Ukraine was legal & you don't have an opinion, right?

@bencsmoke.bsky.social : "these people clearly don't believe in the universalism I believe in.. very wealthy people.. moving away to remove yourself [from paying] anything into this country is a social ill. We need to start talking about it in those terms" #GMB

Govt minister Darren Jones is asked about a poll today that puts the Greens in second place above Labour (with Reform out in front) Jones says the Greens are populists with no answers.

Govt minister Darren Jones is asked, should people who've moved abroad to avoid paying UK taxes contribute if the UK has to protect them #GMB

Ridge: "Does this mean the UK govt doesn't actually agree with the US/Israel action?" Jones: "The PMs words were very clear..." "No I'm not actually clear.. does this mean the UK govt doesn't actually agree with the action or do you agree with it?" "We were not involved"

Jon Donnison: "[Netanyahu] was asked whether he had dragged Trump into this war, and he frankly laughed that off.. there are voices in America on the right now beginning to say, well look, its PM Netanyahu who is the tail that is wagging the dog"

Susanna Reid: "Brits have moved to places like Dubai, potentially.. to avoid paying tax.. if they need rescuing.. should they pay for their own evacuation, because if they're avoiding paying tax then they're avoiding paying into public services, like the govt coming to get you"

Kevin Maguire pointing out that our right wing newspapers, who like to present themselves as the most patriotic, are the biggest cheerleaders for the US.

@zarahsultana.bsky.social : "There was no intelligence indicating an imminent threat, yet we've already seen pre-emptive strikes attacking a girls school, killing over 100 children.. continuing such actions is unlawful, allowing them to take place from UK bases is unlawful"

Apsana Begum: "Does the PM understand that by enabling the use of military bases.. that it is dragging our country into a wider conflict" Starmer says he stands by his decision

@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social rightly points out there were negotiations last week between the US & Iran & Oman, which was mediating the talks, said on Friday that a peace deal was within reach. The very next day the US & Israel attacked.

Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke smears @mothinali.bsky.social & Keir Starmer joins in - "We're all shocked by the actions of the deputy leader of the Green Party.. it is important all of us set our face against antisemitism" A reminder that these smears are only to get more intense and hysterical

Ellie Chowns asks the PM if he'll publish the legal advice the govt received on the initial US/Israel attack on Iran. Keir Starmer says no, he won't.

Starmer admits that failed states have historically proved to be worse "so we do have to be careful" What exactly does he think Israel is trying to do? They are trying to turn Iran into a failed state & because of our vassalage status to the US we are going along with it!

Imran Hussain: "The reality is, time and time again we are dragged into conflicts that are illegal, make the region less stable and result in devastation and the deaths of hundreds of thousands.. have we not learnt the lessons from the past?"

Abtisam Mohamed: "The world is infinitely a more dangerous place today than it was last week.. does the PM recognise that this regime attempt, like so many before it, will only result in years of instability & conflict"

"From Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya, many of us know the way this goes" @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social asks the PM, whats the plan? He also points out that back in 2020 Starmer promised there would be a vote in the commons for any military action Turns out there's no plan & they'll be no vote

Diane Abbott asks Starmer about the similarities between whats happening now & the Iraq war. In reply Starmer says: "We have learnt the lessons of Iraq" Chilcot found the UK govt exaggerated the threat as a pretext for war & had no plan. So what exactly has the govt learnt?

Netanyahu says the difference between Israel & Iran is that Iran targets civilians & Israel doesn't A reminder that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include directing attacks against civilians & extermination or murder as a crime against humanity

"There are other comments by [Pete Hesgeth] that will be questioned, including the part where he said 'we did not start this war and we are just here to finish it'. Clearly by any definition they did start this war" Bahman Kalbasi from BBC Persian

The head of NATO says the US is "taking out" the nuclear capability of Iran, which is a threat to Israel, the region & Europe. What nuclear capability? There's only one country in the Middle East with a nuclear capability, and thats Israel.

Pete Hegseth praises Israel "unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands & clutch their pearls, hemming & hawing about the use of force" We shouldn't be helping the US in its illegal war. We should be standing up for ourselves & kicking US troops out of the UK

Pete Hegseth: "If you kill Americans.. anywhere on earth we will hunt you down without apology & without hesitation and we will kill you" When are you going to start hunting down and killing ICE then?

Pete Hegseth: "If you kill Americans.. anywhere on earth we will hunt you down without apology & without hesitation and we will kill you" Unless the American is killed by Israelis in the occupied West Bank, in which case we'll do nothing while we continue arming your killers.

@elliechowns.bsky.social : "In 2020 Starmer said he did not think the UK should enter into military action without a legal justification, without a clear goal & without parliamentary approval. None of those conditions are in place now. Indeed, it is an illegal war led by a war criminal"

Breaking news: the UK has annexed Cyprus* *according to Labour MP Calvin Bailey

"Its a very unsettling time for Israelis but above all for Palestinians .. under cover of this concentration on Iran Israel is pursuing its illegal colonies in the West Bank, moves towards annexation" Sir Richard Dalton, a former UK ambassador to Iran

"It is an illegal aggression [by the US]. Iran does have the right to defend itself" Sir Richard Dalton, a former UK ambassador to Iran

@reedbrody.bsky.social : "President Trump here has presumptively committed the international crime of aggression, just as he did in Venezuela last month and just as Putin did in Ukraine"

@reedbrody.bsky.social : "Whatever you think of the dictatorship in Iran these strikes are a clear violation of the foundational principle of the post war legal order"

Adam Parsons: "In the eyes of many people this is an illegal attack" No, according to international law it is an illegal attack. Do your job, look out of the window and tell us if its raining.

"Mothin Ali.. in the video slogans nearby him.. 'we must globalise resistance to US & zionist terrorism, paedo hands off Iran'" Instead of attempting a clumsy & obvious hatchet job relying on smears, Sophy Ridge should tell viewers what she thinks the problem is with that chant.

@elliechowns.bsky.social : "What we've seen here is the action of an Israeli govt led by a man who is himself a war criminal responsible for a genocide & a US govt led by a man who is a loose cannon... & the risk is that the UK is going to be drawn into this"

Saudi Arabia are reporting they've closed the Aramco Ras Tanura refinery, which produces half a million barrels of crude oil each day.