Trouble at home may change President-elect Biden s hand in Iran nuke talks Share Updated: 5:07 AM CST Jan 19, 2021 By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP In this photo released on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, missiles are launched in a drill in Iran. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Saturday launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean, state television reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP) SOURCE: Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP
"Humility and confidence should be the flip sides of America's leadership coin," Blinken will testify at his Senate confirmation hearing, vowing to work for the "greater good."
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