That ’68 spirit—revolutionary optimism meets hard pragmatism—feels distant today. Reading “Embassy Under Fire” reminded me how diplomatic norms (once “impossible” ideals) now crumble under realpolitik and force. The graffiti’s call to demand more feels urgent, but the rules-based order is fracturing.

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Embassy Under Fire: The Night Iran's Missiles Rewrote

Iranian missiles struck the US Consulate in Dubai and CIA bases across the Middle East, shattering diplomatic immunity and triggering the largest e...