#diplomatic-tensions

#diplomatic-tensions

What we're heading toward is the snapback scenario where the sanctions come back and Iran is likely to retaliate in some way that's unhelpful, said Ryan Costello, the policy director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). And the tensions could escalate into renewed violence after the Israeli attacks on Iran earlier this year. It's another kind of domino falling on the way toward the June war reigniting, Costello said.

Japan is a great ally of us. And I had a little bit of a hard time getting your two together because you're still thinking about Comfort Women, right? Comfort Women! That's all they wanted to talk about was Comfort Women. And I thought that was settled a few times over the decades.

Relations between the two leaders have been strained since July, when Macron announced that France would become the first major western power to recognise a Palestinian state at next month's UN general assembly, in the hope of bringing peace to the region. At the time, Netanyahu, who is wanted by the international criminal court over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, criticised the decision, saying that France rewards terror.

The United States has issued a threat of imposing 50-percent tariffs on Brazil unless the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro is dropped, creating a diplomatic crisis.

Azerbaijan's Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that Sputnik operated through "illegal financing," prompting police raids amidst escalating tensions following the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the UK charge d'affaires, labeling the arrests of Iranian nationals as unwarranted and politically motivated amidst rising tensions.

India's missile strikes in Pakistani-controlled territory have escalated tensions in Kashmir, prompting strong reactions from both nations, which have a long-standing dispute over the region.