Biden administration, 4 months apart:

Jake Sullivan, Sep. 2023: "The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades."

Antony Blinken, Jan. 2024: “We have not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we are facing now across the region since at least 1973." pic.twitter.com/AaGXhAHXvZ

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 29, 2024