Dexter Filkins

I mean, literally, Ahmed al-Shara, the leader, the sort of leader of the new leader of Syria, Like he gave an interview to The Economist like a week or so ago, and it was remarkable. He was they found him, you know, or they went to meet him sitting in Assad's old palace, which is, you know, six or seven times the size of the White House. And there's basically no one there.

I mean, literally, Ahmed al-Shara, the leader, the sort of leader of the new leader of Syria, Like he gave an interview to The Economist like a week or so ago, and it was remarkable. He was they found him, you know, or they went to meet him sitting in Assad's old palace, which is, you know, six or seven times the size of the White House. And there's basically no one there.

And it was it was like him and five other guys. And then there was like a room where they went to pray. And it's like there's nothing there. And like the lights aren't on. So so there's a lot of space there for bad guys to run around. Right.

And it was it was like him and five other guys. And then there was like a room where they went to pray. And it's like there's nothing there. And like the lights aren't on. So so there's a lot of space there for bad guys to run around. Right.

And it was it was like him and five other guys. And then there was like a room where they went to pray. And it's like there's nothing there. And like the lights aren't on. So so there's a lot of space there for bad guys to run around. Right.

I think the concern – ISIS has been kind of bottled up in the desert for a long time, you know, ever since Obama and then Trump, you know, I think very effectively, you know, destroyed them. Or not destroyed because they're still out there. But they've been infiltrating back into, you know, Damascus and other places.

I think the concern – ISIS has been kind of bottled up in the desert for a long time, you know, ever since Obama and then Trump, you know, I think very effectively, you know, destroyed them. Or not destroyed because they're still out there. But they've been infiltrating back into, you know, Damascus and other places.

I think the concern – ISIS has been kind of bottled up in the desert for a long time, you know, ever since Obama and then Trump, you know, I think very effectively, you know, destroyed them. Or not destroyed because they're still out there. But they've been infiltrating back into, you know, Damascus and other places.

And so I think there's a lot of concern that, like, they're going to start to move and they're going to take advantage of the kind of big open space and the lack of government authority in Syria. And so – You know, that's a real concern. And then there's like, you know, the group that took over Syria was just part of a coalition of a bunch of other armed groups.

And so I think there's a lot of concern that, like, they're going to start to move and they're going to take advantage of the kind of big open space and the lack of government authority in Syria. And so – You know, that's a real concern. And then there's like, you know, the group that took over Syria was just part of a coalition of a bunch of other armed groups.

And so I think there's a lot of concern that, like, they're going to start to move and they're going to take advantage of the kind of big open space and the lack of government authority in Syria. And so – You know, that's a real concern. And then there's like, you know, the group that took over Syria was just part of a coalition of a bunch of other armed groups.

Those armed groups are still around. They don't necessarily, I mean, some have been quite clear about it. They don't buy into the kind of the idea that al-Shara is the leader. And they're like, well, what about us?

Those armed groups are still around. They don't necessarily, I mean, some have been quite clear about it. They don't buy into the kind of the idea that al-Shara is the leader. And they're like, well, what about us?

Those armed groups are still around. They don't necessarily, I mean, some have been quite clear about it. They don't buy into the kind of the idea that al-Shara is the leader. And they're like, well, what about us?

Well, he wants to reimpose the really strict sanctions on Iran that were in place During his first term and what the really important piece of that is, is, you know, it's all aimed at Iran's oil. And so a lot of that was lifted when Biden came back in, you know, and the Biden administration had this idea that, OK, like, well, we'll try being nice. Let's let's see if that gets us anywhere.

Well, he wants to reimpose the really strict sanctions on Iran that were in place During his first term and what the really important piece of that is, is, you know, it's all aimed at Iran's oil. And so a lot of that was lifted when Biden came back in, you know, and the Biden administration had this idea that, OK, like, well, we'll try being nice. Let's let's see if that gets us anywhere.

Well, he wants to reimpose the really strict sanctions on Iran that were in place During his first term and what the really important piece of that is, is, you know, it's all aimed at Iran's oil. And so a lot of that was lifted when Biden came back in, you know, and the Biden administration had this idea that, OK, like, well, we'll try being nice. Let's let's see if that gets us anywhere.

It didn't. The Iranian regime has been enriching uranium as fast as they possibly can and they're – I think Trump said this yesterday. How close are they to a nuclear bomb? And he said, well, they're too close. They're very close. It's basically turnkey at this point. Maximum pressure campaign is going to be reimposed and it's going to be hard because I think –

It didn't. The Iranian regime has been enriching uranium as fast as they possibly can and they're – I think Trump said this yesterday. How close are they to a nuclear bomb? And he said, well, they're too close. They're very close. It's basically turnkey at this point. Maximum pressure campaign is going to be reimposed and it's going to be hard because I think –

It didn't. The Iranian regime has been enriching uranium as fast as they possibly can and they're – I think Trump said this yesterday. How close are they to a nuclear bomb? And he said, well, they're too close. They're very close. It's basically turnkey at this point. Maximum pressure campaign is going to be reimposed and it's going to be hard because I think –