Brian Rowlands

@TheCanaryUK @willem_moore_uk Worse for Iran that is a certainty-11,000 bombs and circa 3500 to come cause a lot of damage -it all stops when Iran accepts reality

Donald Trump makes things worse every time he escalates, and yet he's threatening to up the ante once again Via @willem_moore_uk thecanary.co/trending/2026/…

@phildstewart Is it not reasonable that it a foreign person lives in the US on a visa and then criticises the US that the American people will expect their government to revoke that visa and deport them -we should be doing the same

MORE - (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have arrested the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday. "Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement," the State Department said in a statement after Rubio revoked their green cards.

@James_Treadwell Optics are not good for the police

Police officers find their battons when it is football following teenagers, but when its those looting stores in London? Many will say that two tier policing isn"t real, but you can see how that perception arises.

@IsabelOakeshott @KEriksenV2 100% correct

How awful-I am so sorry. Grossly insensitive but sadly I’m not hugely surprised. You’d hope everything would be neatly and respectfully folded and arranged. Perhaps you should do one or both of the things from which you have refrained? Sometimes it’s the only way to change things.

I went to the care home today to retrieve my father’s belongings. This is what was presented to me. I had to ask twice for a private place to sort through it. I said nothing, nor will I name the “care” home. My father’s life was not garbage.

@KimKatieUSA @CENTCOM Do you think the US Special Forces will be able to handle these guys !

A group of Iranians is allegedly out hunting for the downed F-15 navigator to collect the bounty. @CENTCOM, please wipe these animals out. The pilot MUST be brought home safely before these savages find him.

@CatharineHoey @ArchRose90 @iancharris Correct

@ArchRose90 @iancharris Two colour policing ?

Look at how differently the police handled young football fans yesterday in comparison to the young looters in Clapham. They remembered how to use the batons again!

@RKelanic Of course you aren’t! You are a military expert , know more about the state of the war than US command , with access to intelligence on the ground in Iran -

The Pentagon has claimed that lower Iran missile count = degraded command & control, but I’m not convinced. Iran’s ability to coordinate combined-arms assaults on bases like Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia, which included missiles and drones, suggests rumors of command & control demise are greatly exaggerated. Missiles & drones move at wildly different speeds and could be launched from far-apart locations. The fact Iran can converge them on a single objective is a sign of sophisticated C&C. @ka_grieco has done tons of analysis that suggests the lower firing count reflects a selective targeting marathon strategy, rather than C&C difficulty or lowered overall capacity.

@Globalsurv Yes , if they mistreat him then everything will be game on for the US and Israeli bombers -few if the current leaders will probably survive-doubt Trump will be a soft touch

BREAKING; If IRAN captures a US pilot alive, the war could enter a new phase— Economist A captured American airman would give Iran significant leverage. It could force the US (under President Trump) into higher-stakes decisions—potentially more aggressive escalation, special operations raids, or concessions—to secure the pilot's release, rather than treating the conflict as a contained air/missile campaign.

@Telegraph This is an old video

🔴 Armed Iranian nomads have joined the search for a downed US airman, as the race to find him continues. 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

@FurkanGozukara Why is that a panic -it’s common sense

Absolute panic in Washington. FOX News confirms the Pentagon and CENTCOM have gone completely silent for 24 hours after an American F-15E was shot down in Iran. They are terrified of leaking any info while the disastrous rescue mission struggles.

@LBC Clearly the negotiations are getting to a crucial stage and further pressure is needed on Iran -the Strait is gradually being reopened with threats withdrawn country by country- damage being done to Iran must be enormous

Trump issues 48-hour warning before 'hell will rain down' on Iran as search for missing US pilot continues lbc.co.uk/article/trump-…

@IsabelOakeshott @CarlWillDurham @JMPSimor @ZackPolanski @afneil And everyone this lady always speaks the truth , you may not agree with her but that’s a fact

@JMPSimor @ZackPolanski Having worked with @afneil every single week for years on BBC1 Sunday Politics show, I can confirm that his attitude to fools is the same, wherever their gender. Never once did I experience or observe any sexism.

A relentlessly rude, foolish and sexist individual - the fact that he ever had a tv show says a lot about tv…

@RKelanic I thought both Germany and Japan did surrender unlike end of WW1 when it was a cessation of hostilities followed by a peace treaty -the bombing was part if the strategy which enabled that -Germany did sue for peace but were refused

Heavy bombardment of Tehran isn’t going to make Iran surrender. The history of strategic bombing is dead clear on this: it doesn’t work. The U.S. firebombed Dresden & Tokyo during WWII, killing tens of thousands. Neither Germany nor Japan surrendered. More recently, Moscow’s attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities also hasn’t forced Ukraine to surrender. In the age of nationalism, bombing infrastructure doesn’t break the will of the populace —it *increases* their resolve to resist. It is strategically counterproductive. When strategic bombing fails, the pressure will increase for further escalation, perhaps as boots on the ground, as the U.S. chases sunk costs. This is how wars that start little get bigger and bigger. To avoid self-entrapment in a long war, Trump needs to reject the sunk costs fallacy and change course. There is no silver bullet to victory here — indeed, no path at all to strategic victory. The best Trump can do is limit the self-inflicted damage to the U.S. military and economy by ending the war as soon as possible. @defpriorities nytimes.com/2026/04/03/wor…

@MarioNawfal It’s a bit by bit reopening so when a deal is done there is not a big occasion

🚨🇮🇷 Iran just "opened" the Strait of Hormuz. But read the fine print. Ships carrying essential goods and humanitarian supplies can now pass through... to Iranian ports. Under IRGC-approved protocols, with cargo lists, crew manifests, and destinations submitted in advance. Iran shut the strait to pressure the West, then selectively reopened it for allies: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Philippines, country by country, deal by deal. Today's announcement is the next layer: inbound humanitarian cargo for Iran itself. 2,000 vessels are still stranded, oil is still above $100. Israel-linked ships are still being targeted, Iran hit one with a drone in the strait this morning, same day as this announcement. Iran is managing the strait like a sovereign economic weapon. It's not open. It's on Iran's terms, for Iran's benefit, on Iran's timeline. Source: Tasnim, @clashreport

@Scaramucci Air supremacy is just that you control the air space not absolutely but effective, just like for example at any UK airport a hand held missile can take down a plane yet we had air supremacy over UK -be realistic

Losing an F-15 over Iran while claiming air supremacy is a wake-up call. A successful outcome isn’t more bombing — it’s Hormuz reopened, a nuclear deal on a separate track, and US credibility restored through results, not rhetoric. Win the peace, not just the news cycle.

@JohnRentoul A passing phase !

Our five‑party politics makes a clear majority almost impossible in the future independent.co.uk/voices/council…

@JimFergusonUK It is exactly in accordance with the US plan , forcing them to accept reality by pressure of repeated bombing- as US said last week , there are 3500 targets still to obliterate

🚨 FULL-SCALE STRIKES UNDERWAY — THIS IS ESCALATING FAST After Iranian attacks on U.S. positions in Kuwait and Bahrain… U.S. and Israeli forces are now hitting targets across Iran. This is no longer contained. This is direct retaliation at scale. Missiles. Drones. Airstrikes. Back and forth. Relentless. The region is now locked in a cycle: Strike → Response → Escalation This is how conflicts spiral. And right now— It’s accelerating.

@KobeissiLetter So they are starting to accept that they are in a position of being forced to circumstances to accept terms which they otherwise would not want to accept

BREAKING: Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iran's position on peace talks in Pakistan is being "misrepresented by US media." "We are deeply grateful to Pakistan for its efforts and have never refused to go to Islamabad. What we care about are the terms of a conclusive and lasting END to the illegal war that is imposed on us," he says

@montie Monty , you really are a true believer

He can't leave his house without security. Despite credible death threats and being physically attacked on multiple occasions by morally fake, love-not-hate lefties he carries on. Already wealthy, famous and successful he could be enjoying his retirement now. He carries on because he hates what the Tories and Labour have done to our country and he is building a movement and party to reverse it. Happy birthday @Nigel_Farage! May God keep you safe 🙏

@Defence_Journl You can be certain they will not mess about and ask questions first

‼️🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iranian media report that the first exchange of fire has occurred in southern Iran’s Khuzestan province between IRGC special operations forces and U.S. special forces involved in search operations. Earlier reports said U.S. helicopters opened fire on an Iranian military convoy heading toward the suspected location of downed American pilots.