Iran question lies ahead for Boris Johnson
CGTN
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was declared on July 23 as the new Conservative party leader after a month of campaigning and voting by the party's MPs and its members. He will also become prime minister soon after, as the incumbent, Theresa May, is stepping down.
The honeymoon will not be long though: the new leader will have to sort out Britain's departure from the European Union (EU) before the end of October.
At the same time, there will be a more immediately pressing foreign policy issue to deal with: the question of Iran. Last Friday Iran seized two British-owned or operated tankers in the Straits of Hormuz. One was eventually released but the other, Stena Impero, remains in detention and has precipitated an international crisis.
