Trump has slammed Starmer for not aiding the US in its war on Iran, but a visit by the British monarch looks to have helped smooth over recent tensions
[caption id="attachment_55242362" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper speaks May 16, 2013 at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. (AFP PHOTO/Don Emmert …
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Khalid Azizi is a composed and soft…
[caption id="attachment_55242282" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (L) flash the sign of victory during their press conference…
[caption id="attachment_55242258" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemen's human rights minister, Huriya Mashour, answers journalists' questions. She joined youth activists who went on hunger strike…
[caption id="attachment_55242249" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US president Barack Obama (2nd L), former aide Samantha Power (R), US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (2nd R) and…
[caption id="attachment_55242224" align="alignnone" width="620"] Acting president of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) George Sabra (2nd-R) attends a press conference at the end of the SNC meeting…
[caption id="attachment_55242206" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranians sit next to electoral posters of Hassan Rouhani (L) and Mohsen Rezaei (C) in the religious city of Qom, some 80 miles south…
[caption id="attachment_55242153" align="alignnone" width="620"] Female supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili hold up his posters during a campaign rally on May 24, 2013 in Tehran…
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The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.
Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"
The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.
Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services