Mr Strudle you might want to become more familiarized with what is actually happening in the world than what you read in MSM.
To wit: This excerpt below is the most significant aspect from the the article linked below. It seems that Putin has finally understood that he has much more to gain dealing with Trump than anything he can get from Khamenei. In essence, if Putin turns to Trump, which seems to be happening, Iran is super toast.
"Israel appeared newly emboldened as well, partly because of what seemed like extraordinary latitude from Russia, Syria’s most important ally, allowing the Israelis to act against Iran’s military assets in Syria.
Moscow did not condemn Israel’s strikes, as it had in the past, instead calling on Israel and Iran to resolve their differences diplomatically."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/na...sts-into-open/ey8wwVJHMfiCdfjdK0g8eL/amp.html
I report, you decide.