🇺🇸 "They can't necessarily count on us when it comes to standing up for them," Anthony Blinken believ

"And what is the result? We see it now, and it is being widely reported. They all seek to talk to Tehran, perhaps to strike a deal with Tehran. These are countries that do not have affection for the regime — a regime that, unfortunately, has been strengthened by its most hardline elements. But they are looking to make deals because they know: unfortunately, what they have seen is that we may not necessarily be able to protect them."