This is most unwise. It goes against tradition and alliance relationship and logic.” (quoting me). www.wsj.com/world/for-th...

The US is again about to launch a war in the Middle East based on lies. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

Ambassadors behaving badly *Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel *U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner banned from meeting with French government over summons no-show * 'Not his job to disrupt national politics,' Belgian PM says of US Ambassador Bill White

It's worth reading how a thoughtful Iranian sees my country. tinyurl.com/3vuauum9

The WashPost continues its down slide. Today’s lead editorial pushes both uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing but conflates the two. Enrichment does nothing to address the spent fuel problem. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Witkoff doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about. Iran a week away from “industrial-grade enriched uranium? There’s no such thing. If he means “weapons grade,” where would Iran do that? And what does he mean Iran must “behave”? We first violated the 2015 deal. www.foxnews.com/media/witkof...

A poster child for DHS incompetence and overkill. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I don't necessarily agree with The Economist that Iran is close to civil war. For now, it's a very one-sided conflict, as attested by the staggering number of protestors the regime has killed. www.economist.com/middle-east-...

"An Iranian refusal to meet with US officials may play right into the hands of those in Washington and Tel Aviv who are eager for diplomacy to fail." amwaj.media/en/media-mon...

Another day, another ICE Out protest, this one in DC (Georgia Ave & Petworth). Most of the people were in front of me, including a family with a five year-old – Liam‘s age.

I joined a spirited ICE Out Saturday next to the Vienna metro station. It’s good it didn’t last more than an hour because my toes started their own protest.

Policy by narcissism. Nothing is too petty for the man child.

Exactly.

Good that the Washington Post still calls the Kennedy Center by its proper name. And good that artistic groups are protesting the attempted renaming.

I appreciate it when Iranian news outlets run my interviews in full. This one gave me an opportunity to affirm the IAEA role and need to monitor Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile. www.tabnak.ir/en/news/7069...

This is potentially positive. It means Iran has less incentive or need to develop space launchers that could contribute to an ICBM program.

MAGA hates Europe for its freedom. bit.ly/3XTfVUb

If the US goes ahead with this Orwellian requirement, other countries will require the same of American visitors. Is that what we want? www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

The silver lining for Trump is that if Thailand and Cambodia overcome their latest squabble, he can claim to have resolved nine wars. www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/a...

Thinking outside the box. www.iiss.org/online-analy...

Lamentable that highly qualified experts like Joel Rayburn and Tim Lenderking have been shown the door, leaving State's NEA Bureau in the hands of a non-substantive hack. tinyurl.com/78edeb6b

North Korean soldiers display more ribs than pecs. www.nknews.org/2025/11/kim-...

"this administration is ...the most corrupt in American history. It’s not subtle. It’s not hidden. And it’s not even denied. Trump and his allies are running the government as a family business."

The State Department's intell unit (INR) paid a price for its integrity and correctly judging that Putin wasn't ready for peace. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Pretty scary that a dottering man who wrongly thinks Russia and China are testing nukes, who doesn’t know which part of his government is in charge of US nukes, and assumes they can be tested “immediately” has sole authority to order their launch.

Imagine the additional tariffs Trump will impose if Toronto wins the World Series.

It’s shocking to read of Ashley Tellis being arrested, but he is innocent until proven guilty. While retaining classified documents is unforgivable, there is nothing wrong, per se, in meeting with foreign officials.

"This cosplay with armed troops flooding the streets of American cities is a tragedy waiting to happen."

“The US Intelligence Community is under attack,” warns a respected intelligence authority at the London-based Royal United Services Institute. “What is new is that this adversary now sits in Washington, D.C: the current administration,”

It's unsettling that after America's ally (Israel) bombed Qatar, Trump gave Qatar a security guarantee (without Congressional buy-in). If such a guarantee meant anything wouldn't the US have been able to stop Israel from violating Qatar's sovereignty in the first place?

"Stupid" rules of engagement?

"Hegseth is dangerous to America. He was installed only to be a vicious toady for Trump."

Indeed!

Unacceptable on so many grounds. * US "cities as training grounds” for military forces. * Basic training should be "scary. * Using the *miltiary as a political prop. * Condoning use of force against spitters. * Lie after lie. www.economist.com/united-state...

"Americans’ safety is a top concern for every U.S. ambassador and the whole of their Missions."

This is not what I envisioned successful US-Iran diplomacy would achieve. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

Good discussion on AlJazeera Saturday about the sad demise of the Iran nuclear deal and what’s next. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iAL5...

No surprise that Hegseth wanted to honor the soldiers who massacred Sioux women and children at Wounded Knee. This is the guy who advocated for POW murderer Eddie Gallagher. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...

Which party supports political violence? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Blatant discrimination based on ethnicity. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

“Why is this administration going to war against the very professionals sworn to keep our country safe?” substack.com/home/post/p-...

Who says Netanyahu has never helped the Palestinians? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

Unprecedented.
“Under [Yemen’s] authoritarian president, journalists weren’t targeted like this. Under the Houthis, journalists weren’t targeted like this. The U.S., the Saudis — none of them have done this,” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Trump's team certainly knows how to influence people. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

It's not right that Trump's need for flattery resulted in a second state visit. I trust the British people will act properly. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Alarming authoritarian creep, not even disguised.

I wonder if the EU parliamentarians who banged their desks will run afoul of the State Department's policy of denying visas to those deemed to be “praising, rationalizing, or making light of” Charlie Kirk’s death. www.livemint.com/news/watch-e...

“The U.S. needs to know it’s not dealing with a banana republic.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/w...

A speaker predicted resumption of Israel’s war against Iran within 3 months, because its 3 objectives in June weren’t achieved: 1) Drawing US into a lasting conflict with Tehran. 2) Regime collapse. 3) Resetting regional balance.