Q: Prior to Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the media was full of rumors that the Saudis were being sweet-talked into recognizing Israel. Already the Saudis allow Israeli planes to use Saudi airspace.

A: Wishful thinking. Israel wants the Saudis to acknowledge it as chief terrorist-cop in the Middle East. The Saudis see themselves as the rightful chief, at least among the Arabs, so they are unlikely to bend over like the other Persian Gulf monarchies, who just want to maintain their playboy lifestyle

Iranian Council for Defending the Truth seeks to broadcast an impartial picture about the Iranian perspective on different strategic issues.

https://icdt.ir/en/prospect-of-afghanistan-after-us-withdrawal/

http://www.urmedium.com/c/presstv/112125

with Johathan Ofaiansa. i'm on at 1:30 and 6:40.

A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together. After a few minutes the policeman asks if he is sure he lost them here, and the drunk replies, no, and that he lost them in the park. The policeman asks why he is searching here, and the drunk replies, "this is where the light is".

This old joke, attributed to the 13th century Sufi Nasreddin,