Robert Malley: “Forestalling such a regional arms race is one key reason why rejoining the JCPOA is in our interest.”

We are seeking a return to the JCPOA, but I want to make it clear, as I sit today, the odds of a successful negotiation are lower than the odds of failure.

Instability, chaos, that is what benefits Iran.

What happens in Lebanon will quickly spread to Syria, and vice versa.

How do we get to this broader problem of the Middle East? We are going to have to do what we are doing to try to push back, but we have to get engaged in diplomacy.