Russia right now is searching for its soul. It's trying to figure out what it really is.
Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.
The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.
Much of what we know about mathematics and trade comes from the Arabs. Then came stagnation, and now they're the West's whipping boy. This is a problem that cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not militarily.
It's not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
I think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.