the terrorist organizations and included in the relevant u.n. security council list. given that, how difficult will it be for trump to get russia on board to try to deal with iran as some have suggested as part of the master plan? >> i think trump may think he can strike a grand bargain with russia, trying to woo russia toward the american side toward c confrontation with iran. some have floated trump is willing to ignore russian violation of ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for russia having a more strident tone on iran. i think it would be a more terrible deal. not just for the middle east but also the security of europe. as you mentioned, there are multiple foreign military cri s