There is growing concern among US allies in Europe that the Trump administration has struck a posture towards Iran before deciding on a strategy for addressing its influence in the region, and anxiety that such posturing could become louder and more dangerous as Trump feels hemmed in by investigations into his campaign's Russia links.
Senior Iraqi officials struck a posture of defiance today in the face of advancing coalition troops and a night of punishing air attacks on Baghdad that reduced many of Saddam Hussein's most prized palaces and other crucial government buildings to hollowed-out, smoldering wrecks.
But Mr. Rostropovich took matters into his own hands, striking a posture that held the audience in rapt silence for an endless minute.
But Iraqi military officials continued to strike a posture of defiance, terming the attacks a "barbaric bombardment" and claiming that they had shot down 21 allied cruise missiles.
And by publishing only a portion of the documents, rather than spilling information willy-nilly and recklessly endangering lives, WikiLeaks could also strike a posture of responsibility, an approach that seems to run counter to Mr. Assange's own core anarchism.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday that he would offer "new initiatives" at the coming talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear energy program, apparently trying to strike a posture of conciliation without specifying which ideas he intended to propose.
And yet I also can't allow myself to grow complacent, given the increasing hate crimes, the assaults on Muslims, the threats to Jewish centers, and the feeling among some that they have the right to strike a posture of supremacy and thuggery against minorities.
She strikes a posture, then with a shout goes through a series of punches and kicks which her students follow.
Iranian officials struck a defiant posture on Thursday in response to a proposed oil embargo by the European Union, calling the intensified efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program, including new sanctions by United States, tantamount to "an economic war".
Page A9 IRAN DEFIANT ON SANCTIONS Iranian officials struck a defiant posture in response to a proposed oil embargo by the European Union, calling it and new sanctions by United States tantamount to an economic war.
That message, also delivered in a recorded radio address, struck a defiant posture, telling NATO that he was "in a place where you can't reach me — in the hearts of my people".
