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UK security adviser attended US-#Iran talks and judged deal was within reach - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach "Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war" netanyahu only wants war

UK security adviser ‘attended’ US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach

Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say

The Guardian

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Graydon 5d ago

@glynmoody Netanyahu needs a continuous war to stay out of jail.

Israel's legal system investigated him for corruption and is only prevented from finding him guilty because there's a war on. Once the war ends, he goes to jail.

This is one reason why you don't make wartime an exception to laws.

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@graydon
@glynmoody

The reason this is abuse, is because this is a reasonable rule in the first place.

Otherwise, rule of law will just become another battlefield for spies and foreign actors.

Remember that Democracy and Law is a tool to change things without violence. Once it stops working, change once again requires violence.

Consequently if a state actively turns to violence, no rule of law will help you. A judge can be ignored and that systemdamage may carry over into next peace time.