Boris Johnson was meant to be doing a Brexit victory lap of the House of Commons this week; instead he stands accused of deserting his post during his premiership's first international crisis
The lesson from that mistake might have been that the less Johnson says, the better — particularly when he is trying to walk a fine diplomatic line between the hawkish U.S. position and his more cautious European counterparts.
The prime minister's spokesperson pointed out that Johnson — who chaired a Cabinet meeting Tuesday — has spoken to world leaders, and overseen the government's actions, adding that"the response to events in the Middle East is a collective Cabinet response." Former Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said the perception in the Foreign Office was that the prime minister was in fact"taking [the crisis] really seriously."
Dominic Raab will travel to Washington later this week to discuss the crisis with his opposite number, but Tabrizi warned that aligning too closely with the White House risks making the U.K. more of a target at a time when Tehran has vowed"harsh revenge."
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