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The British Government’s Iran Dilemma

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, and Defence Secretary John Healey at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026.

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Everyone should read Andrew’s insightful post on the British Labour government’s meanderings about “international law” (which, outside the context of ratified treaty arrangements, is just politics — usually progressive activism — gussied up as “law”).

I’m especially interested in Andrew’s concluding paragraphs, which get to the heart of the hapless Keir Starmer’s problem: The outsized influence of Muslim voters on Labour’s coalition.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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