It’s a scene played out at resorts across Europe: The dawn chorus ends and the 6am Battle of the Sunbeds begins.

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Ryan Pepper faced threats of having his hands smashed if he didn't sign paperwork he couldn't read.

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Questions are still lingering about Tehran’s nuclear plans and wider security in the Gulf.