Secret plan to rescue thousands of Britons from Middle East if Trump launches Iran ground invasion ‘now being drawn up’ | 28 March 2026 | A secret plan to rescue thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East if Donald Trump launches a ground invasion is now being drawn up, senior military sources said on Saturday. The Mail on Sunday was told that commando raiding crafts have been quietly transferred to the eastern Mediterranean in readiness to pluck Britons from beaches and ports. And Royal Marines are on standby to be flown to out to carry out the operation. It was understood on Saturday that the operations would focus on Lebanese capital Beirut, with a reported 4,500 UK nationals still in that country. But there are also contingency plans to stage a similar operation at the Red Sea port of Aqaba in Jordan where there are a reported 6,000 Britons still resident.