This whole premise is preposterous on its face. Russia will, and has, won in BOTH places.
Agree completely that there is PLENTY we could do to Russia, but we aren’t.
What is weird is who we are leaving out in the cold - the Saudis.
As for Israel, this admin could give a fig about them.
What I had to go to Drudge to see this morning, and that’s after watching Varney, is that Egypt’s navy got hit by ISIS this AM using a guided missile. Direct hit too.
Russia loses its partnership with Iran now that the sanctions are lifted. Iran would much rather deal with the West and have access to Western technologies.
I am not entirely convinced by Shmulevich’s reasoning, but it is plausible.
The reason I am not convinced is that I think he overestimates Russia’s leverage over Iran. I think that Iran always wanted the deal and knew it can get it on its terms with Obama.