Will European allies get drawn into the US-Iran war?

Key US allies, like the UK and France, initially said the US attacks on Iran were unlawful, but after Trump lashed out some are now singing a different tune

Con Coughlin

No Meltdown in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55247109" align="alignnone" width="594"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R), with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif seated next to him, addresses the opening session of…

Alex Vatanka

A Rolling Stone to Crush Corruption

[caption id="attachment_55247047" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni soldier keeps guard at a protest in Sana'a in this August 8, 2012, file photo. (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)[/caption…

James Spencer

A Brotherhood Vision for Syria

[caption id="attachment_55247036" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ali Al-Bayanouni. (Tam Hussein)[/caption] In Syria, Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups have gradually emerged as one of the main threats…

Tam Hussein

Turkey's Social Mediators

[caption id="attachment_55246912" align="alignnone" width="620"] Left to right: Cem Aydoğdu, Engin Önder and Oğulcan Ekiz. (Stephen Starr)[/caption] Last November, Cem Aydoğdu, Engin Önder, and…

Stephen Starr

Dreams of a Palestinian State

[caption id="attachment_55247005" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Jewish settler places the Israeli flag on a road sign while Israeli troops encircle Palestinian villagers protesting after the…

Caryle Murphy

Fighting Faith

[caption id="attachment_55246997" align="alignnone" width="619"] Yemeni Salafist protesters shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration in Sana'a against fighting that erupted earlier in…

Catherine Shakdam

Geneva Can't Divine the Future

[caption id="attachment_55246985" align="alignnone" width="594"] The Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Iranian port town of Bushehr on February 25, 2009. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images) [/caption] …

David E. Long

A Baby Step towards Détente

[caption id="attachment_55246953" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians hold portraits of President Hassan Rouhani as Iran's nuclear delegation returns to Tehran on November 24, 2013. (Fatemeh…

David Patrikarakos

Qaradawi’s War for Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55246881" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is escorted by a soldier as he leaves Cairo's central Tahrir square on February 18, 2011. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty…

David Schenker