Trump asked for options on attacking Iran's main nuclear site last week but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a U.S. official says https://t.co/QwWAv7vPYK pic.twitter.com/h4EaEsKp0N

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2020

NYT: A range of senior advisers dissuaded the president from moving ahead with a military strike on Iran. They warned that a strike against Iran’s facilities could easily escalate into a broader conflict in the last weeks of Mr. Trump’s presidency. https://t.co/gjW7FLBlD5

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) November 17, 2020

When Trump took office, Iran had ~102kg of enriched uranium.
That stockpile now is 2.5 tons.

Maximum pressure has been an
unmitigated disaster… So, Netanyahu, MBS & MBZ are pressuring Trump & Pompeo to go out in a blaze of “shock ’n awe” against Iran. https://t.co/QCQ6EKlQY1

— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) November 12, 2020

Think back to the good press he got for his Syria strikes — he thinks firing people and blowing shit up will make him look Presidential.

He also knows that Biden is likely to renegotiate the Iran nuclear deal, and that drives him crazy. https://t.co/Tsy0lctJnP

— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) November 17, 2020

Opinion: Mike Pompeo’s legacy of incompetence peaked with his failed Iran policy https://t.co/CRY8H98f64

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 16, 2020

There’s a group of FP people who argue POTUS is mad genius of FP for “breaking norms”

But how do you square:
-end Iran deal, which allows restart of nuke prog
-hand region to Russia Taliban Iran while whining
-hey can we bomb Iran?
-just pull the troops out f*ck it
As genius? https://t.co/qvPmWRO5kj

— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) November 17, 2020

Twitter’s “public interest” exemption “applies to current world leaders and candidates for office, and not private citizens when they no longer hold these positions,” a Twitter spokesperson says. https://t.co/V63CfABQ5e

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 17, 2020

.@FrankFigliuzzi1: Trump's next move might be even more dangerous than his presidency https://t.co/krNw1J4mTn

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 17, 2020

Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said today that Sen. Lindsey Graham implicitly proposed he toss out legally mailed ballots in his state https://t.co/vHRDfAmYSN

— POLITICO (@politico) November 17, 2020

SCOOP: Ga. SoS Raffensperger says Sen. Lindsey Graham pressured him to toss legal ballots. https://t.co/aZF4ywYAHU

— Amy Gardner (@AmyEGardner) November 16, 2020

Devolution 'a disaster north of the border', says Boris Johnson https://t.co/Ovs6Ajpevg

— The Guardian (@guardian) November 16, 2020

So much for the promise of a softer stance on #Scotland. Seems @BorisJohnson has told Tory MPs Scottish #devolution has been a disaster & was Tony Blair’s biggest mistake. And – surprise, surprise there’ll be no more powers for Holyrood https://t.co/gRCnlm4923

— Joanna Cherry QC (@joannaccherry) November 16, 2020

Boris Johnson, leader of the English Nationalist Party, told colleagues tonight that "devolution has been a disaster north of the border". By that he means his party has been losing elections here for 65 years & they still don't understand why.

— Michael Gray (@GrayInGlasgow) November 16, 2020

And I for one don’t blame them. https://t.co/fLNa2O9B3u

— Ted Smith 3.5% (@TedUrchin) November 16, 2020

The govt's own analysis suggests a deal along the lines of that backed by Parliament will reduce annual economic growth by 6.7% compared to staying in the EU. Add to that the brutal hit to GDP by Covid-19 & it's fair to say the UK economy is in free fall.https://t.co/sH9Z2JJQfk

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) November 16, 2020

The closer we get to Brexit reality, the higher the number of people who think it was wrong to leave. Yet the main parties seem to be infected with a sense of resignation, despite knowing it is taking us to national decline. https://t.co/oj2ntVbSom

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) November 16, 2020

An EU official says it's 'too late' for a Brexit trade deal https://t.co/nam7CEifsK

— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) November 16, 2020