Picture the scene: it's 3am and the phone rings in No 10. A bleary-eyed David Cameron finds Barack Obama on the end of the line. An attack on the Iranian nuclear reactor in Bushehr is imminent and "we need Britain with us on this", says Obama. "We need your base in Diego Garcia, we need logistical support in the Persian Gulf, and above all, we need you to stand with us in the UN."
A horrible scenario – but not outside the realms of possibility. Especially if the missile is an Israeli one. And it's one worth considering, because as public attention focuses on the clear rift between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems on the EU, an equally yawning chasm exists in another major and more pressing policy area: the Middle East.
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