British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond attends a joint news conference with Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides (not pictured) following their meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 17, 2015. (EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU)London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since becoming the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary on July 15, 2014, Philip Hammond has had to deal with a series of crises, from Ukraine to Syria. However, he and his counterparts from the United Nations’ Security Council and Germany are basking in a historic diplomatic success with the signing of the nuclear deal with Iran. However, he also is faced with the need to convince key allies that the …read more
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