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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Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)