The Russian consulate in Edinburgh said the Scottish government had "unequivocally" supported a "hostile stand-off" with Russia.
The recent, more conciliatory tone from Tehran is being seen in Washington as the best hope of an end to the hostile stand-off with the Islamic Republic which has existed since Obama came to office in 2009, when he promised to try to put the two country's relations on a new footing.
The recent, more conciliatory tone from Tehran is being seen in Washington as the best hope of an end to the hostile stand-off with the Islamic Republic since Obama came to office in 2009, when he promised to try and put the two country's relations on a new footing.
This hostile climate stands in sharp contrast to the post-World-War II history of economic growth.
They either know them to be openly hostile, having stood in conversations or having overheard conversations that were incontrovertible, or suspected it.
The manager of the Hotel Mahendra, called as a prosecution witness, turned hostile on the stand.
Though he often butted heads with defense counsel, he rarely came across as hostile on the stand.
All who wanted a unified church, so necessary in a hostile world, must stand by John; Irenaeus' reading provided "the basic architecture of what would become orthodox Christianity".
Questions of toleration extend beyond religion into other areas of social and political life, wherever unpopular or controversial groups face a hostile environment and stand in need of protection from state interference or their enemies in civil society.
Initially, Green talked about nerdfighters with a hostile edge: they stood against the popular people.
