James Clapper: “It is the multiplicity and interconnectedness of potential threats--and the actors behind them--that constitute our…”

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

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

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.