“When it comes to Iran, Russia’s goal is not to help the United States keep Iran from becoming a nuclear power or to stabilize the Middle East. That outcome would be excellent for the United States, and horrible for Russia; American power in Russia’s backyard would grow, and the price of oil would nosedive, reducing Russia’s biggest source of income. Ditto on nuclear disarmament.[…] President Obama’s foreign policy goals put him in fundamental opposition to Putin. it’s a fact that if the world goes Obama’s way, Putin’s Russia will be squeezed out of the ranks of great powers. “