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This is CBSI and the world. I'm John Batsworth, Bill Rajio, my colleague and co-host. He is a senior

fellow of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

And we're very pleased to welcome a colleague of bills at FTT, David Dayud, who helps us understand

the fighting and the challenges in the politics surrounding the war on Israel launched by Iran and its surrogates

in 2023.

David, a very good evening to you.

I note that much of the headlines in Europe these last days, and especially within

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