Daniel Fried
American diplomat
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The rhetoric was ferocious, but the punch less so,
- noted Daniel Fried, a former U.S. State Department officialForeign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/09…
We will want the Chinese to go a lot farther than they have gone in the past,
Dealing a crippling blow to Iran's economy would probably require taking on big Chinese firms and banks,
- Daniel Fried, a former U.S. diplomat now at the Atlantic Council, told the JournalNewsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/china…
There is no American interest that I can see in this,
- said Dan Fried, an assistant secretary of state for European affairs in the George W. Bush administrationSouth China Morning Postscmp.com/news/asia…The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026081…
The talk about differences is not idle speculation,
- said Dan Fried, a former assistant secretary of state and ambassador to Poland who is now with the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tankNewsmaxnewsmax.com/politics/ken…
Instead, we seem to be allowing ourselves to be backed into a ‘sphere of influence’ situation where Iran is weaker but ends up better off than before. I can’t imagine Rubio agreeing to that,
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