An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf

www.telegraph

"An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme."

A couple comments here.  One, it isn't covert if everybody seems to know about it.  Two, everybody in the region is talking tough, so something is about to happen--- with consequences that can be hard to imagine if it gets out of hand.

I figured Israel wouldn't attack because it looks like they could get blamed if things go badly.  If things do go badly, that would be very bad very for them and for the US.  If things go well, that could still be bad, because the Iranians could still make a big fuss.  The Russians could also make a big fuss, and the Chinese could take advantage of the situation if we get over-committed to the Mideast.

Update:

Corrected as indicated.  Typo.  Can't believe I made that mistake.