diplomacy

Its weakness is the lack of detail, a characteristic of Trumpian diplomacy.

For workers like Ms Wambui, the timelines of diplomacy and trade negotiations feel far removed from the daily urgency of feeding a family.

"We urge Iran to refrain from any escalatory action," they said in a joint statement, adding: "The reimposition of UN sanctions is not the end of diplomacy."

On Iran, Lavrov accused Western powers of sabotaging diplomacy after a last-minute bid led by Russia and China to delay sanctions being reimposed failed on Friday.

Nonetheless, the UN appearance was a master class in diplomacy from our president, at least in his shrinking mind.