Very telling.

Everyone will be watching the USA, and many will be watching Israel. But don’t forget Iran, North Macedonia, New Zealand and Chuuk.

Well worth reading.

“the Trump administration acts as though NK is disarming and Iran is racing to the bomb. This is the exact opposite of reality.”

Sensible from @CEPS_Thinktank.

@AliVaez / @CrisisGroup analysis.

A story from Azerbaijan.

The real goal was different.

Bad for the U.S. and for international order.

Calibrating rhetoric with facts.

Good question.

Sorry about FT.com paywall, but this is very interesting.

Sensible analysis by @jyshapiro of Brookings.

A positive assessment.

Ha!

Busting the myth.

A revisionist account of what happened in Iran in 1953.

"If Burns is correct that Iran is America's number one adversary in the world then truly the United States has little to worry about. Iran is a second rate military power, lacks an active nuclear program, is deeply isolated in the Middle East, has a poorly performing economy and has few allies or friends."

Ahmedinejad's alliance with the Cybermen

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