UK Column News — 6th March 2026

Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen and Basil Valentine with today's UK Column News. 

 

00:39 Iran: Not a seven day war

IRAN: Operation 'Epic Bill' and the US Protection Racket the Gulf Can't Escape - 21st Century Wire

Operation Epic Disaster: The Arrests That Prove the US-Israel War Was Built on Coercion, Not Precision - 21st Century Wire

US, Israel say Iran missile fire down, most launchers taken out as offensive ramps up | The Times of Israel

Iran Ship sunk: https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2029362738196328572?s=20

12:50 Lebanon: War expands as evacuation ordered

War in Middle East live: Israel orders evacuation of towns in Lebanon’s Bekaa region - France 24

War in Middle East live: Oil prices surge to highest level in nearly two years as conflict escalates - France 24

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid https://x.com/i/status/2029725352050803149

18:05 Cyprus: Anger and fear over UK bases

Defence Intelligence briefing: https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/2029241425238568984

Anger in Cyprus over UK bases as US-Israel war with Iran endangers island | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera

UK defence secretary flies to Cyprus amid fallout over RAF base drone strike | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian

21:09 Jordan: UK’s non-defensive air actions

British warplanes shoot down multiple drones in Jordan | UK News | Sky News

‘We deserve to know the truth’: 11 questions about US bases in Britain

Disappointed Idealiist https://x.com/i/status/2028972730817630290

22:49 Shirreff: UK defence chief on US ‘gung-ho nutters’ 

24:40 Holy War: Are we heading to Armageddon

Crusader-in-Chief: Pete Hegseth's Christian Zionist Mission to Help Israel Confront Iran - 21st Century Wire

How evangelicals influence US foreign policy in the Middle East | EP2 | Witness Documentary

Generals and Admirals Program to Israel - JINSA

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43:08 Terror Children: UK Counter Terrorism focuses on young boys

What you share leaves a trace – Counter Terrorism Policing

46:45 Protest Ban: Edging ever closer if BBC has its way

BBC presenter sparks fury as he asks if anti-Iran war protests should be banned - Yahoo News UK

48:05 Empire: Colonialism in Africa never went away

Lewis Hamilton: Africa Must Unite and Take Control Back From the British – The Daily Sceptic

Toby Young X post: https://x.com/toadmeister/status/2029548823857823827

The New Colonialism: Britain's scramble for Africa's energy and mineral resources | War on Want

Tony Blair: A New Path Forward for the Sahel

50:18 Chris Ward: Calls for resignation over Palantir

Palantir — ‘Transparency Minister’ shielding AI firm from scrutiny

Stop Palantir taking over our public services! | 38 Degrees

53:43 AI Nukes: Are we heading for real-life Wargames movie

Millennium Challenge 2002 | U.S. Lost a War With Iran 18 Years Ago

[2602.14740] AI Arms and Influence: Frontier Models Exhibit Sophisticated Reasoning in Simulated Nuclear Crises 

59:58 War Ethics: Tech’s role in conflict

OpenAI reaches deal to deploy AI models on U.S. Department of War classified network | Reuters

OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network: https://twitter.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175

Iran hitting data centres: https://x.com/shanaka86/status/2029765816120648005?s=46

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