Iran on Tuesday fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Israel vowed a “painful response” against its enemy. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, when asked if Britain was prepared to use its military to help Israel defend itself. Britain said two of its fighter jets and an air-to-air refuelling tanker played a part on Tuesday in attempts to prevent further escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, but that the jets did not engage any targets. Is Iran and its proxies fighting the collective west ?

