June 17, 2025 (EIRNS)—On the fifth day of warfare, started by Israel against Iran on Friday, June 13, we now see the escalation of British-pedigree geopolitics to the terminal degree of the threat of U.S. “nuclear gunboat diplomacy” against Iran. This is insane. President Donald Trump, who flew back to Washington late Monday night, leaving the G7 meeting in Canada a day early, in order to meet with his National Security Council and military leaders midday today, has given indication of this kind of thinking in a series of postings.