
Steven Okun
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Steven Okun
@Steven_Okun
CEO APAC Advisors; Geopolitical Analyst and Keynote Speaker on Trump 2.0; International News Review on Saturdays



NEW from @nytimes: Trump has met only a couple of the 5 goals he laid out for the Iran War. The US and Israel have destroyed much of Iran's navy and missiles. But Iran still has nuclear material, and it coordinates with regional militias. And there hasn't been regime change.


Bessent: "Many people, especially the Democrats, underestimate the will of the American people for short-term volatility for 50 years of safety that we are gonna have on the other side of this"





To have any justification for the war in Iran, the United States needs a strategy that can achieve its stated goal—eliminating the threat to U.S. interests posed by the Islamic Republic—at an acceptable price, argue Richard Betts and Stephen Biddle. foreignaffairs.com/iran/price-str…









Comparing Japanese PM Takaichi to Emperor Hirohito and his decision to launch a surprise attack on the US at Pearl Harbor was--and I'm not going to mince words here--a dick move.



🚨 BREAKING: It was just announced that President Donald J. Trump has a HIGHER approval rating 60 weeks into his 2nd term than Barack Hussein Obama and George Bush, at the same point in their 2nd term — RealClearPolitics KEEP PUSHING, 47! The fake news is stunned! 🇺🇸





