James Clapper: “the time when only a few states had access to the most dangerous technologies is past.”

there's going to be more of the graphic, wanton brutality that they've witnessed.

I expect this report will be filled with ambiguity as well and people depending on their leanings will extract what they want out of this report.

Ties with Tehran offer some regional governments a means of staking an independent position on Iran, thereby mitigating its isolation while also attempting to extract Iranian financial aid and investment for economic and social projects.

It's inconceivable to me that the Russian intelligence services aren't aware of this, and that Putin has certainly at least acquiesced if not directed -- directing it.