INTERVIEW — AMB. JOHN BOLTON – Former UN Ambassador– joined WMAL’s morning show on Tuesday.

• IRAN PROTESTS: Nine more people have died in overnight clashes between protesters and security forces in Iran, state television has reported, as unrest in the country entered a sixth day. Iran blocks Instagram, Telegram after protests. Iran has restricted access to the Instagram and Telegram social media apps as a security measure during rare anti-government protests, according to state TV. It is estimated that 21 people have now died nationwide in unrest linked to the demonstrations, the largest in Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election, reports the Guardian. Protests over the weak economy and a jump in food prices that began on Thursday in Mashhad have spread to cities across the country and taken on a political dimension. Some protesters have chanted slogans against the government of Iran’s moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, and the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
• NORTH KOREA: North Korea To US: Get Ready For More Nukes In 2018. Kim says US should know North Korean nuclear force a reality. LAST WEEK: South Korea seizes another ship suspected of providing oil to North Korea.
• PAKISTAN: Trump rips Pakistan in first tweet of 2018. President Trump blasted Pakistan in his first tweet of 2018, saying its leaders have given the U.S. “nothing but lies & deceit.” Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more! 7:12 AM – Jan 1, 2018