Joe Pike Political Correspondent PA Media Sir Keir Starmer seemed confident Donald Trump would not intervene, after sitting next to him at a G7 dinner in Canada Sir Keir Starmer has been treading a delicate diplomatic tightrope all week on the issue of Iran. Last night’s airstrikes by the US mean the challenges facing the...
Iran summoned France’s envoy in Tehran to protest against “insulting” remarks made by the French foreign minister after an Iranian filmmaker won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d’Or for his film It Was Just an Accident on Saturday, a political drama inspired by his...
Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent Reuters A headline in Israel’s liberal daily Ha’aretz this week put it starkly: “Diplomatic tsunami nears,” it warned, “as Europe begins to act against Israel’s ‘complete madness’ in Gaza.” This week’s diplomatic assault has taken many forms, not all of them foreseen. From concerted international condemnation of Israel’s actions in...