Those of us who awoke to notifications of  the American attack on Iranian nuclear sites must be forgiven the sense of creeping dread that the blaze lit by Israel’s strikes is about to become a forest fire.

Donald Trump — who ordered the attacks without congressional approval and campaigned on keeping America out of wars — seems to think this single big-stick action will be sufficient, saying “now is the time for peace”.

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