Both sides, however, emphasized the need to keep military-to-military ties open as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had his first face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart since November 2022.
Many U.K. progressives fear the opposition Labour Party’s decision to bar a number of candidates is the latest sign that it is lurching to the political right as Keir Starmer bids to oust Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The military government is battling to hold on to power as internal instability alarms neighbors and turns the Southeast Asian country into a global hub for organized crime.
Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, 85, maintains final say over all matters of state, but in the past, presidents have moved Iran toward greater interaction or increased hostility with the West.