Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad will savour every moment. Stung by opposition at home, where even his own fundamentalist friends now dislike him, he will be feted in

Yousef al-Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Washington, had a “McChrystal” moment last week. No doubt the diplomat was feeling relaxed in his surroundings

The argument his allies make is this: Mr Ahmadi-Nejad has turned the world against Iran and wrecked its economy. His populist policies have sent prices