Subject: Re: Starmer chooses his side: Iran
And on the relationship with our European friends:

https://statedept.substack.com...

The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe
StateDept
May 27, 2025
Author: Samuel Samson
Senior Advisor for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)

The close relationship between the United States and Europe transcends geographic proximity and transactional politics. It represents a unique bond forged in common culture, faith, familial ties, mutual assistance in times of strife, and above all, a shared Western civilizational heritage.

Yes it does. But...

The suppression of speech, facilitation of mass migration, targeting of religious expression, and undermining of electoral choice threatens the very foundation of the transatlantic partnership. A Europe that replaces its spiritual and cultural roots, that treats traditional values as dangerous relics, and that centralizes power in unaccountable institutions is a Europe less capable of standing firm against external threats and internal decay. To this end, achieving peace in Europe and around the world requires not a rejection of our shared cultural heritage, but a renewal of it.

Secretary Rubio has made clear that the State Department will always act in America’s national interest. Europe’s democratic backsliding not only impacts European citizens but increasingly affects American security and economic ties, along with the free speech rights of American citizens and companies.