The countdown to Micheál Martin’s potentially excruciating encounter in the Oval Office is now on – and the pressure continues to mount.

America and Israel’s war on Iran shows no signs of abating – and there is no indication of an imminent surrender by the Iranian government or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Donald Trump says he is not interested in negotiating an end to the assault – and has suggested there could be no one left alive in a position to declare a surrender.

And it seems to be a case of “meet the new boss – same as the old boss” when it comes to the new supreme leader in Tehran.

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