Boris Johnson charms the Gulf after 'proxy wars' rebuke

Boris Johnson has called for deeper ties to Gulf nations and said Brexit could lead to free trade deals with them as he sought to move past his earlier criticism of Saudi Arabia. The Foreign Secretary was speaking during a tour of the Gulf just days after footage showed him accusing Saudi Arabia, a key UK ally, and Iran of "puppeteering" and stoking "proxy wars" across the Middle East. In a speech in Bahrain, Mr Johnson did not directly address the controversy, but said Britain's decis