King Charles, Trump toast ties despite Iran differences

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

Con Coughlin

Back to Square One?

[caption id="attachment_55240171" align="aligncenter" width="620"]Iran and world powers meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for new talks seeking an elusive breakthrough on the Iranian nuclear crisis. ILYAS…

David Patrikarakos

The Hallmark of Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55240321" align="alignnone" width="620"]Libyan women protesting. GETTY IMAGES[/caption]Last February, Libya’s defense ministry detained four Christians—an American, an…

Tasbeeh Herwees

A Test of Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55240289" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iraqis walk past a banner with an image of provincial election candidate Salah al-Obaidi, who was assassinated in his office a few…

James Denselow

Khamenei Will Not Bend

[caption id="attachment_55240142" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iranian woman walk past a Shahab-2 surface-to-surface missile displayed on September 23, 2012, in front of a large portrait of…

Arash Aramesh

Drawing a Red Line in the Fog of War

[caption id="attachment_55240037" align="aligncenter" width="620"]Syrian troops photographed during a gas mask training exercise in Saudi Arabia during the run up to the first Gulf War in March 1990…

Andrew Bowen

Striking a Balance

[caption id="attachment_55240093" align="alignnone" width="620"] Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. GETTY IMAGES [/caption]Egypt’s political scene today seems deeply polarized between supporters and…

Sophie Anmuth

War of Words

[caption id="attachment_55240076" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kurdish women wave flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party during celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year festival, on March 21,…

Hannah Lucinda Smith

Ahmadinejad’s Twin Challenges

[caption id="attachment_55239799" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets his Pakistani counterpart during a meeting on February 27, 2013 in Tehran. …

Alex Vatanka