Had a blast hanging out with the great Julian Dorey on his always-entertaining podcast, to talk about books and take a virtual tour of the Middle East and its endless crises. Thanks for a terrific conversation!

Iran’s new strategic alliance with Russia is yielding military benefits for both countries, from jet-powered drones to improved air defense. Leaked emails reveal technology sharing that could impact conflicts in Ukraine & Middle East. wapo.st/3xui2Ur

Nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability — via ⁦Joby Warrick⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

[READ] Rob Litwak, Senior vice president at the Wilson Center, comments on Iran's weapon capability in Joby Warrick's article in the @WashingtonPost.

➡️ Full article: buff.ly/3TR2r8Z

'It’s going to be pretty awkward to get back to a place of confidence, where we know that Iran has not moved to within epsilon of having a nuclear device,” Ernest Moniz told @jobywarrick. buff.ly/4aFrBhM

Before Friday's terrorist attack in Moscow, ISIS spinoffs in Africa and South Asia were growing in size and ambition. One of them has become laser-focused on external operations. With Robyn Dixon and Souad Mekhennet wapo.st/3TFU9B0

EXCLUSIVE: New evidence reveals that Hamas envisioned even deeper attacks on Oct. 7, aiming to provoke a brutal Israeli war of retribution

From Shira Rubin Joby Warrick wapo.st/3ugBrH6

Hamas knew their attack could provoke an Israeli invasion. What “surprises' did they plan for the war’s next phase? The 2016 assassination of a Hamas weapons-maker offers a possible clue. wapo.st/3MaoggG

NEW: Iran's hand seen in funneling weapons, money & training to Hamas, officials say. 'cash as well as technical help for manufacturing [advanced] rockets and drones + training in military tactics'

From Joby Warrick Ellen Nakashima Shane Harris Souad Mekhennet
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When #PRC officials outlined their “Made in China 2025” strategic plan, leading biotech innovation was a clear goal - and more #DNA was a key commodity to achieve it.

Was #COVID19 an unexpected opportunity to extend their global reach?

Joby Warrick 🧵—>
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China’s quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race. Deep dive by Joby Warrick and Cate Brown washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

The Biden administration hits the pause button on controversial research to discover unknown viruses in the wild, amid warnings that the hunt for exotic viruses could raise the risk of an accidental outbreak. wapo.st/3PvDyyU

U.S.-funded hunt for rare viruses halted amid risk concerns by ⁦Joby Warrick⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

'It was like Judgment Day,” one witness said.

Earlier this week marked the grim 10 year anniversary of a sarin-filled rockets killing more than 1,400 people in a Damascus suburb via Joby Warrick ➡️

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Great WaPo editorial remembering the deadly sarin attack in 2013 & stalled quest for justice. My book Red Line recounts how hundreds of tons of nerve agents in war-torn Syria became an urgent threat for the region and world. amazon.com/Red-Line-Unrav… wapo.st/3YKhm79

Initially, there was cooperation between #Russia , the U.S. & others in the disarmament of #Syria 's declared CW after the Eastern Ghouta attack.

Joby Warrick offers the most comprehensive & compelling account of that disarmament operation in his non-fiction book “Red Line” (2/)

10 yrs ago today -on Aug 21, 2013- the Syrian regime used chemical weapons (CW) against its people in #EasternGhouta .

#Syria has yet to be held to account for its CW attacks & for its retention of CW.

But #Russia is trying to remove the issue from the international agenda (1/)

Ten years ago today, near Damascus: “Because sarin is heavier than air, the deadly gas hugged the ground and seeped into basements where families had taken refuge'.. Of 1,400 deaths, many were children still in their pajamas. Our look back at an atrocity wapo.st/3qCke9x

10 years ago today, Syria’s dictator brazenly killed 1,400 innocent men, women and children with sarin gas. The survivors are still seeking justice for this horrific war crime.

By @jobywarrick wapo.st/3qCke9x

The Chinese in ‘22 halted direct sales of a certain UAV to Russia.

So the Russians started acquiring them via the Kyrgyz.

A Kazakh interception of a shipment led to the discovery of a major shadow arms bazar.

Good reporting from ⁦Joby Warrick⁩
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