The senior leadership of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards isn’t filled with people who would volunteer to be a pro-American military dictator in Iran, but you know that offers are hitting generals’ inboxes.

The key takeaway is that Qalibaf and Aragchi have got a convenient air gap between themselves and the men in charge. It's not a crack, but it does mean that there isn't an easy path to ‘yes’.

This confirms that Bibi Netanyahu's bet on hitching his wagon to Donald Trump’s star looks like an increasingly perishable move, particularly as America First is shaping up to fight MAGA for dominance in the Republican Party.

Meanwhile, with the Strait closed, this is the best thing POTUS could possibly do to break the world's dependency on the fossils.

Also, recording in a hotel room feels kind of inappropriately intimate, but here I am.

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