Royal Marines are poised to lead ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of Britons living in the Middle East after Iran launched massive drone and missile attack against Israel [Video]

19:38 EDT 13 Apr 2024 , updated 19:47 EDT 13 Apr 2024

Royal Marines are poised to lead a ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East after Iran launched a huge drone and missile attack against Israel last night.

Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission.

The daring mission – reminiscent of the huge effort to evacuate 338,000 British troops stranded in France by the Germans during the opening salvo of the Second World War in 1940 – was exclusively revealed by the Mail on Friday.

It came a day before Tehran launched a huge aerial bombardment on Saturday evening, which was in retaliation of a deadly consul blast an an Iranian embassy in Syria that killed 13 people

Speaking exclusively to the Mail earlier this week, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed he ‘stands ready’ to assist any Britons trapped in the region.