Alexander Clarkson 

Another plausible hypothesis is that these are disconnected brainfarts that even before this war started tell us very little about what the final outcome will be. Before declaring an endgame I'd wait for a few weeks to see how things are going after anything is signed

Washington appears to be supportive of Israel’s military action. A senior U.S. official said since April 17, Hezbollah has fired over a thousand drones and 700 rockets to derail the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. “The status quo is untenable,” the official said.

Lavrov called Rubio, asking the U.S. to evacuate the American embassy and American citizens from Kyiv because Moscow intends to launch a campaign of systematic strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Like they haven’t been doing it for more than four years now!

This is Ukraine's UN rep wanting "no reconciliation with Russia for centuries". In other words, future generations ought to be constrained by the (admittedly terrible) events of the present, and Russia should be encouraged to feel at permanent war with Ukraine. Appalling.

If this level of probably delusional confection is required to sweeten the emerging Iran deal, it speaks mainly to the bitterness of the underlying pill.

They say 80% of Iranians are against the regime. On top of that, 2 of the world's foremost militaries destroy a huge chunk of that regime, and it still remains firmly in place. Similar in Venezuela. It's very, very hard to beat a modern repressive state willing to use force.