Iran Is The Only Country Which May Have Been Ready For This Conflict, Ex-MI6 Chief Claims

A man photographs the rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Iran looks like the only country which may have been prepared for this current conflict, the former chief of MI6 has suggested.

Sir John Scarlett, who headed up the intelligence service between 2004 and 2009, told Sky News he was surprised when he first heard Donald Trump and Israel had attacked Iran last month.

“It wasn’t because...