On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Anthropic’s standoff with the Pentagon, whether munitions being used in Iran are really drawing down United States stockpiles in other theaters, the Central Intelligence Agency’s attempt to arm a Kurdish rebellion, the cards the ayatollahs still have left to play, and Trump’s war with the Tuckerverse.
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A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem on June 22, 2025. (Getty Images)