THE CLANDESTINE COUP: Former CIA Station Chief Hails Total Isolation of Iran as 'Critical Success'

On May 17, 2026, we break down the intelligence community's assessment of the Beijing summit fallout. We look at how U.S. intelligence successfully bottlenecked Tehran's backchannels, why espionage veterans are praising the administration's leverage strategy, and what this total diplomatic isolation means for the final hours of the Persian Gulf crisis.