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Further signs of Iran\u2019s influence waning.\u00a0 \u201cU.S. Vacates a Key Military Base in Syria,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 2-12-26.\u00a0\u00a0Al Tanf, key to controlling weapon flows, etc. from Iran to Hezbollah along the road from Baghdad to Damascus, has been handed over to the Syrian government.\u00a0 \u201cThe militia that the U.S. worked with at Al Tanf has joined forces with Syria\u2019s government. Iran-aligned militias have launched attacks on U.S. forces in Syria in recent years, but those groups were mostly pushed out of the country after the Assad regime fell. Sharaa, a former longtime leader of an anti-Iran insurgency, has said he is determined to keep Tehran\u2019s influence out of the country.\u201d\u00a0 The U.S. force is not far from Al Tanf, though, redeployed in Jordan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy the U.S. Hasn\u2019t Yet Struck Iran,\u201d<\/a> Atlantic, 2-12-26.\u00a0\u00a0While this source is reflexively critical of the President, it does make the point that the objective must be clear.\u00a0 In that vein, the warning was given to not hurt protesters, so those persons are accountable.\u00a0 The U.S. is not intent on regime change, as it has said and which would require invasion and overseeing a new government\u2014that is up to the people of Iran.\u00a0 But the U.S. can make their efforts easier with its first and only stated priority to date.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. Aircraft Carrier Will Be Sent to the Middle East From Venezuela, Officials Say,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 2-12-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey: US and Iran near compromise on nuclear deal, warns against expanding talks,\u201d<\/a> i24, 2-12-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Further signs of Iran\u2019s influence waning.\u00a0 \u201cU.S. Vacates a Key Military Base in Syria,\u201d WSJ, 2-12-26.\u00a0\u00a0Al Tanf, key to controlling weapon flows, etc. from Iran to Hezbollah along the road from Baghdad to Damascus, has been handed over to the Syrian government.\u00a0 \u201cThe militia that the U.S. worked with at Al Tanf has joined forces … <\/p>\n

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