We are finished - unless we see that America is now the world's enemy. I can only see one chance for peace.

Trump who is clearly mentally unfit for his or any job boasted the day before yesterday about having killed 88 Iranian leaders. It was about 49 to start with.

The European countries, except for Russia and Belarus, have offered no criticism of this unprovoked, illegal murder spree or the bombing of 60 schools and I forget how many hospitals (America always does this sort of thing) but Ursula von der Leyen says with a solemn face that Iran’s actions are putting global economic stability at risk.

She criticises Iran for fighting back.

The EU and most of Nato have no moral authority because they condemn Russian but not American war crimes and illegal wars.

Starting an illegal war is the greatest of war crimes, it was said at the Nuremburg tribunal. The Nuremburg tribunal was a kangaroo court but in a world that can't stop talking about the Second World War its rulings should be important - but no, war crimes are fine for the leaders of America's vassals and for the Western media.

Meanwhile 'Europe' makes no attempt to talk to Iran or Russia or chart a foreign policy of its own.

The European Union will I hope be fatally wounded by these wars though its death will be very long drawn out.

It has failed to make Europe powerful or rich or independent or able to defend itself from America or Russia or, the most important thing, invasion by illegal immigrants that is going to make the continent part of the Maghreb.

It has concentrated instead on restricting innumerable freedoms while enforcing free movement of people.

Stalin did not say ask how many divisions has the Pope but the Pope is important and so is moral authority.

Great Britain, Romania, most of Europe have none any more.

I do not see how it can be recovered unless Europe firmly condemns America. That would be the end of Nato but Nato was obsolete by 1991 and is now a body without a head.

This war could continue as long as the Korean war and that war has never ended.

What I'd like to happen is for the world to recognise the Strait of Hormuz as in run by Iran, just as the Bosphorus is run by Turkey under the Montreux Convention and for all countries to use it on Iran's terms - which to start with would mean for transporting oil bought in yuan and condemning US war crimes.

What I'd like to happen is for the world to recognise the Strait of Hormuz as in run by Iran, just as the Bosphorus is run by Turkey under the Montreux Convention, and for all countries to use it on Iran's terms - which to start with would mean transporting oil bought in yuan and condemning US war crimes.

That could be a durable peace.

It would mean the end of the American empire in the Eastern hemisphere which would be a good thing for everybody except MBS and his gangsters, even America, even Israel.