Mary Kissel joins The John Batchelor Show to examine the escalating conflict with Iran, noting a total lack of overlap between United States demands and Iranian strategic interests regarding nuclear weapons and the Strait of Hormuz. She argues that Russian and Chinese support bolster the regime, which makes a diplomatic breakthrough unlikely without significant leverage
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A monument to the historic battle of Guningtou, which took place in 1949, on February 3, 2021, in Kinmen, Taiwan. (Getty Images)