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The John Batchelor Show

The Wars in Ukraine and Iran Have Been Merging for Years

Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on July 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on July 24, 2026. (Getty Images)

Mary Kissel joins The John Batchelor Show to comment on the state of global diplomacy. She argues that the wars in Ukraine and Iran merged years ago, and urges the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to recognize the “condominium” of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea aligning against the West.