Former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves expressed skepticism regarding the CIA Director's visit to Moscow, suggesting it was primarily about Iran rather than concerns over the Baltic states. He argued that the U.S. is more focused on Iran's collaboration with Russia than on potential threats to NATO members like Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Ilves also questioned the validity of claims regarding an increased Russian military threat to the Baltics, emphasizing that Russia has little strategic reason to provoke NATO at this time.