The Anglo-American “special relationship” might be at a low ebb, but events in the Persian Gulf have forced the British and U.S. governments to put aside their differences and cooperate against a common threat: Iran. For no matter how unpopular President Donald Trump might be in Britain—the Sir Kim Darroch affair and Trump’s racist attacks on four Democratic congresswomen each drew stinging rebukes from British politicians—Tehran’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker ensures that, at least for the time being, the relationship between the United States and Britain can revert to autopilot, which means collaborating to keep the Strait of Hormuz free from Iranian predations.
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