Graham: Everything Obama and Biden did was designed to keep Iran to a civilian nuclear program.
There is no way they can have 60% highly enriched uranium unless they cheat. Everything you did failed. You allowed Iran to become a threshold nuclear nation. 1/
Graham: Did Iran shoot missiles at Diego Garcia?
Caine: Yes, sir.
Graham: Under the protocols we had, were they supposed to be able to do that?
Caine: Without reviewing the fine print, I believe the answer is no.
Graham: No, they weren’t. You failed there. 2/
Graham: If Pakistan is allowing Iranian aircraft at its air bases, is that consistent with being a fair mediator?
Hegseth: I wouldn’t want to get in the middle of these negotiations.
Graham: I do want to get in the middle. Maybe we should look for another mediator. 3X
Putin and Zelenskyy are both losing faith in Trump’s peace talks — but for opposite reasons.
Russia believes it can still win militarily. Ukraine believes it no longer has to accept a bad deal under US pressure after stabilizing the front, FT. 1/
Putin is shifting from negotiations back to territorial expansion.
Russian commanders told him they could seize all of Donbas by autumn, after which Moscow plans to raise demands further. 2/
Ukraine says the talks stalled months ago.
“There has been zero progress secured by the American side from Russia,” a Ukrainian official says. Kyiv believes Washington failed to pressure Moscow to moderate demands. 3/