The British think it's coming

(Telegraph) "Senior American intelligence and defence officials believe that President George W Bush and his inner circle are taking steps to place America on the path to war with Iran, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt...."

(Guardian) "The growing US focus on confronting Iran in a proxy war inside Iraq risks triggering a direct conflict in the next few months, regional analysts are warning."

(Both of these are very speculative, but very interesting reads.)

Later, Wes Clark does a little speculating on the Iran war on the WaPo editorial page.

And: (Telegraph) "Move troops to Iran border, Brown told.

(Observer) A speculation that Israel's attack on Syria was a "dry run" for Iran.

Far from being a minor incursion, the Israeli overflight of Syrian airspace through its ally, Turkey, was a far more major affair involving as many as eight aircraft, including Israel's most ultra-modern F-15s and F-16s equipped with Maverick missiles and 500lb bombs. Flying among the Israeli fighters at great height, The Observer can reveal, was an ELINT - an electronic intelligence gathering aircraft.

If nothing else, the drumbeat is growing. Do you feel it?