LONDON, June 13 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump had a phone call about the escalating Israel-Iran conflict on Friday, and agreed on the importance of ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...