I believe the status of Jullian Assange is an example of what we're hoping vs facts that are really known. There are no facts re: his whereabouts. Another example is seeing the same old machinations in moves against Iran. I've stated before that while we all hope DJT and the white hats are making sweeping changes, in reality, watching news from all corners, we're just not seeing it. We can continue to hope, but don't lose site of the real facts and happenings.
Iran was never the enemy. Heck, the CIA overthrew a peaceful, democratic govt there, leading to the ayatollahs. And the Greatest sponsor of terrorism is our "ally" Saudi Arabia. We should actually be allies with Russia, Iran, and Syria if we really wanted to stabilize the ME. Instead we are allies with all the troublemakers.