1016: How will the Biden Administration confront Iran? @thomasjoscelyn, @billroggio
Image: Joe Biden Tom Joscelyn, @thomasjoscelyn, Long War Journal and FDD; and Bill Roggio, @billroggio, Long War Journal and FDD; in re: Al Qaeda: refuge and operations in Iran. Al Q Leadership is a shadow of its former self, even as it's growing overall because of its refuge in Iran. For political reasons, Pompeo will talk up al Q in Iran while playing down its presence in Afghanistan Biden desperately wants an nuclear deal with Iran, will ignore facts that are inconvenient for his policy preferences. “Small US footprint” in all the conflict zones: is that viable? Not in Afghanistan. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/01/ep-40-al-qaeda-in-iran-and-afghanistan.php