There is also the geopolitical PR value that a strong Iran brings to the stage to help Kremlin information operations....

"In Trump’s world, the law isn’t sacred. It’s a velvet rope outside a nightclub, waved aside with the casual shrug of a man picking names from a guest list."...

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