Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit

A few days ago the first three months of the real 'Blitz on Britain' were completed. London, as all the world knows, has had more than its fair share, and there were over 500 "Alert" periods in well under three months! For the last few days, however, there has been a big change, though not, we expect, a lasting change. We had no "Alert" between the "All Clear" at 11:00 p.m. on December 9th and the "Alert" at 5:00 p.m. on December 8th. Then London had a severe raid, which, however, did not reach us, and the "All Clear" sounded at 7:00 a.m. on December 9th and actually lasted till 6:00 a.m. this morning, December 11th—and even then the "Alert" was only for half an hour. Gunfire has started again this evening, but are these long gaps due merely to the weather? We must refrain from wishful thinking, tempting though it is. (It has since been announced that the Midlands had a big raid on the night of December 11th–12th.) We are beginning to be quite expert in distinguishing sounds—not always