The UK’s position on Iran is clear but will the US listen?

The prime minister has spoken to President Trump in the aftermath of America’s attacks on Iran.

But, in the end, the call beforehand demanding a yes or no answer didn’t come.

That is not to say it might not in the days and weeks to come.

The British government is making it known that while it was told in advance what Washington was about to do, it didn’t take part and wasn’t asked to.

And so there wasn’t a call from President Trump asking the prime minister whether the UK would be involved, for instance via authorising US warplanes to use the UK military base at on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

Having repeatedly pressed publicly for “de-escalation” as Sir Keir Starmer puts it, and questions seemingly being raised privately within government about the legality of getting involved, saying…