Nima Rostami Alkhorshid

1. What is your take on the Axios report about Putin urging Iran to accept a zero-enrichment deal with the U.S.?
2. How do you assess the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel, particularly Netanyahu’s goal of regime change?
3. Do you think Netanyahu’s visit to the U.S. is related to Trump’s domestic issues like the Epstein file revelations?
4. How do you interpret the political dynamics in Washington regarding sanctions against Russia, especially Lindsey Graham’s push for “bone-crushing” measures?
5. What is your view on the implications of Trump sending limited military aid to Ukraine and how it affects the war's trajectory?

Mark Sleboda:

1. The Axios story lacks credible sources and fits a pattern of Western disinformation aimed at destabilizing Iran-Russia relations.
2. The 12-day war was an attempted decapitation strike by Israel but failed due to Iranian resilience and resulted in rallying public support around the government.
3. While Trump faces internal pressures, Netanyahu’s visit is more about leveraging U.S. support for further military action against Iran rather than covering up scandals.
4. U.S. lawmakers like Graham are pushing unrealistic sanctions that target global trade partners of Russia, showing ignorance of global market realities and likely to fail.
5. The U.S. is constrained militarily, especially in air defense capabilities, making any significant shift in Ukraine unlikely; sending minimal weapons is largely symbolic and ineffective.

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