I remember the second French peacekeeper who has now died as a result of his injuries in south Lebanon. That brings me to the issue of the wars raging in the world at the moment. The more I read, the more I ask where the regulators are, those who examine what might be regarded as corrupt dealings. We constantly see circumstantial evidence that 15 or 20 minutes before the President of the United States makes a statement, there are massive transactions on the stock exchange. People are making money out of war. The Ukraine war is no longer a cash cow because there seems to be zero interest in it despite the fact that hundreds of people are being killed every day of the week.

During his campaign, the current US President criticised previous Presidents for going to war in the Middle East because the US would never win a war there. He started a war in the Middle East. Every time a statement is made, the stock market jumps up or down. Trades are being made on futures or the rising stock market. Billions of dollars are being made and circumstantial evidence suggests that people close to the President of the United States are making massive amounts of money. Where are the regulators, the people who look after the little people of this world? Are we now playing with the lives of thousands of people?

The war in Iran does not just affect Iran and the United States; it is causing a massive recession throughout the world. This war will take ten years to get over, but Mr.Trump is not yet finished. He obviously has not made enough out of it at this stage. It behoves all of us in political office to call out this corruption because that is what it is. I am not sure whether Trump is making money out of this, but there are certainly people who are. The circumstantial evidence is there for everybody to see. They need to stop, look and see what is going on. It is absolutely criminal. Innocent people are dying.

I visited Tehran in 2017 with a delegation from the State. The ordinary people of Iran are no different to you and I. They drink coffee, play with their kids, shop and do all of the things normal people do. The mullahs, on the other hand, need to be taken out. By God, Trump's method of taking them out will not work. You cannot change a regime from 35,000 ft. Threats of putting boots on the ground will do great for the arms industry and anybody who has a few bob on the stock exchange, but we need to call it out as politicians. This country should take a very strong stand against Netanyahu, Trump and the mullahs.