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UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 days ago

Holden blasts Starmer's 'spineless leadership' leaves UK in 'weird place' over Iran war - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Sir Keir Starmer faced criticism for weak leadership during the Iran conflict, with Conservative Richard Holden arguing the government delayed protecting military bases and supporting Gulf allies.
fromEmptywheel
1 month ago

Paul Manafort Shared the Trump Energy Speech with Tom Barrack

One of the earliest exchanges with the guy described as his handler, Rashid Al Malik, in the indictment against Tom Barrack involved his success at editing a Trump speech otherwise calling for energy independence to include a commitment to "work together with our supportive allies in the Gulf." Karen DeYoung described the resulting effect as a "jarring" conflict with the rest of the speech.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Can Iran reinvent itself? A fragile charm offensive meets mounting internal strain

Iran is taking its first faltering steps to boost its dismal soft power abilities, spotting a slim opening to improve regional relations after Donald Trump's June bombing campaign and Israel's attack on Hamas negotiators in Qatar unsettled Gulf states. The tentative foreign policy tweaks are born in part of necessity: much of Iran's network of regional military alliances has been dismantled in recent years.
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