UN Ambassador Haley Explains How to Strengthen America’s Hand Against Iran in Nuclear Deal – Iran Focus – News & Analysis

English: Location of Iran and Saudi Arabia.

English: Location of Iran and Saudi Arabia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Iran Focus in London reports that US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivered a thoughtful and impassioned speech on the threat posed by the Iranian Regime and the future of the nuclear deal.

Source: UN Ambassador Haley Explains How to Strengthen America’s Hand Against Iran in Nuclear Deal

Military and diplomatic options have been presented to President Trump. No doubt Trump is reflecting and seeking counsel from those whom he trusts. Strategically, Israel and Saudi Arabia will be taking every opportunity to press their views too.

But America is a bit stretched, with natural disasters at home, massive Russian war-games worrying NATO, the military defeat of ISIS opening up new threats in Syria, plus Afghanastan and North Korea – let’s not forget the investigations into the Trump team’s links with Russia, no doubt fanned with Hilary Clinton’s new book.

Thoughts?

 

North Korea and Iran Are Collaborating on Ballistic Missiles – Iran Focus News & Analysis

Iran Focus highlights that political analyst, Faisal Al-Shammeri, wrote an op-ed for Al Arabiya, entitled “North Korean nukes and the Iranian Nexus”, in which he discussed the troubling relationship between Iran and North Korea, and how, as a result, North Korea poses a threat to the Middle East.

Source: North Korea and Iran Are Collaborating on Ballistic Missiles

Most risk analysts seem to regard North Korea and Iran as separate risks. Surely, if North Korea and Iran form an alliance, the geopolitical risks ares compounded?

Thoughts?