Ex-diplomat: UK ministers warned of Iran attack but failed to act

British ministers were told weeks in advance that the US-Israel attack on Iran was highly likely but 'didn't do enough' to prepare, a former diplomat has claimed. Ameer Kotecha, who stepped down from his Foreign Office post as head of Palestinian issues at the British embassy in Tel Aviv this week, revealed that the Government had ample notice of the attacks and said he was 'surprised' that HMS Dragon was still not deployed.'It's the politicians that make those really big calls, so I don't want to blame the officials for that decision, but I was surprised,' he told Sky News.