Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr

None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US power It is not easy being a friend of Donald Trump, but it is a lot less dangerous than being his enemy. There isn’t a huge range of options in between. War in the Middle East is exposing how limited the choices are for a British prime minister. The US president doesn’t see alliances as long-term relationships based on mutual advantage, but as rolling transactions on...

By Rafael Behr