James Clapper: “I thought it was both stunning and scary. I was amazed at that, and rather disappointed that the attorney general would…”

I think it has more to do with the psychology of Putin, and Russia. And he needs to assure his own people, Parliamentarians, he was talking to, and for that matter, himself, that Russia is still a great power.

Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.

The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.

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.