James Clapper: “I was appalled, embarrassed. I'm out of adjectives that have not already been used. It's vulgar, despicable, it's…”

Well, no, it doesn't. And the fact that none of this makes sense, but most acutely, I think, nuclear-related information.

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.

I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.

A stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.