'Is America heading for its own Suez moment?' asks reader - Your Letters, plus a throwback to 1978 when heavy snow closed schools across the region

​America facing a familiar crisis

Is America very near to a British Anthony Eden Suez Crisis of 1956 when a major international conflict sparked by Egypt's President Nasser nationalising the British-French owned Suez Canal?The 1956 Suez Crisis marked the effective end of our British Empire as a global superpower, forcing Britain and France to withdraw from Egypt.

It shattered the illusion of us as a great power, forcing us to accept a secondary role and accelerating the end of our imperial era.

The US Treasury threatened to sell its holdings of British government bonds (sterling) if we didn't pull our forces out of Egypt, a move that would have triggered a collapse in the value of the UK's currency and devastated our financial reserves.

America today is now in a similar financial position as the UK was in 1956.Based on the latest financial market reports, the US dollar is currently in a weak position, continuing a significant downward trend from 2025 into early 2026.

Donald has got some work to do in (MAGA) making American great again.

Peter Timlin, Huntington

Putin and Trump aligned in action

Putin wants to take over Ukraine. Trump wants to take over Venezuela.

Any difference?

Tony Curzon, Stirchley

Would we notice Keir removal?

If United States Special Forces kidnapped Sir Keir Starmer, would UK voters notice?

Peter Steggles, Rushbury

I am Wolves’ lucky mascot

Wolves fans will of course be overjoyed at the first win of the season in the Premier League.

But they have me to thank for it.

I was on one of my tours of a certain national chain of pubs at the weekend.

I found myself in Wolverhampton, not even having known it was a matchday for Wolves.

Not attempting entry to the rather full pub, I decided to instead have a look at the Molineux, my last visit being in 1981.

A spur of the moment decision to attend the match... and you know the rest.

I turn up after 45 years and they double their points tally and increase their goals by 27 per cent!

Any chance of free tickets for the rest of the season?

Paul Evans, Tamworth

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