Speaker 1: This is Ed Morrissey of hot air dot com for
Speaker 1: town Hall. Donald Trump finally got his response from Iran,
Speaker 1: will he act on it? Last week, Trump had sent
Speaker 1: a fourteen point framework to mediators in Islamabad for reaching
Speaker 1: a peace accord with Iran. Trump insisted that the IRGC
Speaker 1: surrender its highly enriched uranium, agree to verifiably end its
Speaker 1: pursuit of nuclear weapons, and stop attacking international shipping in
Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran demanded that the US recognize
Speaker 1: the strait as Iranian sovereign territory and pay war reparations.
Speaker 1: Trump responded by calling the IRGC's terms as stupid and
Speaker 1: totally unacceptable. Yet Trump also insisted that a deal could
Speaker 1: be reached with the regime. That is an unfortunate illusion,
Speaker 1: something Trump maintains despite all evidence to the contrary. Iran
Speaker 1: violated its terms almost immediately in the Strait, and Iran
Speaker 1: continues to threaten the strait. The ceasefire is dead. Trump
Speaker 1: either has to follow through on consequences or cut bait
Speaker 1: and walk away, with Iran's regime nearly as dangerous as ever.
Speaker 1: The decision point has arrived