1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Stateside. Richard morning, Good morning, might I've been watching the 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: yellow cheers and merts and the excuses and the rationale 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: and the thinking, and where are we at? 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 2: Well? Trump has given in this meeting in the Oval 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: Office with the Joe and Chancellor, the broadest assessment of 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: the Iran war. Unlike other US military operations, the Pentagon 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: is not giving detailed briefings. We were sort of used 8 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: of that in times past. Not right now. Trump is 9 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 2: saying simply, they have no navy. 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: It's been knocked out. They have no air force has 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: been knocked out. 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 2: They have no air detection that's been knocked out. 13 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: Their radar has been knocked out. 14 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 2: Well, Trump still is indicating this could go on for weeks, 15 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 2: and he is yet to make any formal statement to 16 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: the American people or the rest of the world about 17 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 2: what is happening. Israel has struck a site where the 18 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: so called Iranian Council of Experts was meant to be 19 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: voting on a short list of people to replace company. 20 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: It's not clear if that meeting actually was occurring. More specifically, 21 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: what the Pentagon is saying is that in the opening Salvos, 22 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: the first forty eight hours there were nearly two thousand 23 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 2: US in Israeli strikes almost fifty Iranian centers. That includes 24 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: bunker busting bombs, and they could be critical. Even as 25 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: the White House claimed that Iran's nuclear program was quote 26 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: obliterated by their attacks back in June, the IAEA, the 27 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: International Atomic Energy Agency, says the location of partly in 28 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: rich uranium still is unknown. Iran is believed to be 29 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 2: in possession of around four hundred kilograms of sixty percent 30 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 2: in rich uranium. President Trump also is making brief calls 31 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: to certain media outlets to give them his inside view, 32 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 2: the latest with Politico, where he claimed that Iran's running 33 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 2: out of missile launchers, while on the U S side, 34 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 2: Senator Richard Blumenthal says there is a serious shortage of 35 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: American Patriot Anti Missile defense system, So two sides to 36 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 2: that debate as well. Even so, the ABC networks Jonathan Carl, 37 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: based on two calls he had with Trump, describes Trump 38 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: in private as quote a president that feels invincible. He 39 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: says Trump told him that his success in Venezuela made 40 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: him less likely to accept in the Iranian concessions. He 41 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: also told Carl that back in twenty twenty four U 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: S Intel under Biden suggested Iran was plotting to kill Trump. 43 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: So Trump says, of the Iyatola quote, I got him 44 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got 45 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 2: him first. We are hearing all kinds of shifting stories 46 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: of how Trump decided this was the critical moment for war. 47 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: The New York Times lays out the White House meeting 48 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: between Trump and Israel's Netaniah Who on February the eleventh, 49 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: the time saying Netanyao who was pushing for an attack, 50 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: and that possible dates were discussed at that time. So 51 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: factor that into the bizarre comment made yesterday by Secretary 52 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 2: of State Marco Ruby. 53 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: Absolutely was an eminent threat, and the eminent threat was 54 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: that we knew that if Iran. 55 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: Was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that 56 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 2: they would immediately come after us. Trump now is saying 57 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: in the Oval Office that Iran was going to strike first. 58 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: So this is the latest shift in the changing stories. 59 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: Iran has not, of course, immediately surrendered or agreed to 60 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: any ongoing discussions. Instead, it has shut down the straight 61 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: of hor Moos oil prices as spiked to eighty US 62 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: dollars a barrel could go to hundred and thirty some 63 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: of the same here, we are already seeing an increase 64 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: in petrol prices, more likely an Iranian drone damage to 65 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 2: Saudi oil refinery. Wall Street is on the skids amid 66 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: fears of a prolonged war, and Trump and Rubio have 67 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: refused to reject any thoughts of US troops joining this 68 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: boots on the ground. If that happens, it would likely 69 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: be special forces. Meantime, as iranaz Laan strikes in ten 70 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 2: different countries so far and air travel in the region 71 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: is in chaos. Finally, Israel has moved some of its 72 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 2: forces into Lebanon, where at least forty people have been 73 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: killed and two hundred and forty six wounded now as 74 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: they go after Hezbolam in the last couple of days. 75 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, some three hundred and 76 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: sixty thousand Israeli reserve soldiers have been mobilized to join 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: the Israeli army in the war against Iran. But that 78 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: does not include a thirty four year old Israeli man 79 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: named Yaiir. Yair Netanyahu is the Israeli Prime Minister's son. 80 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: He's not in Israel and not subject to call up. 81 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: He is right now spending time in the Sunshine State 82 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: in Florida. 83 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: Catch up in a couple of days. By the way, 84 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: that reference he made to the New York Times piece, 85 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: look it up. It's lengthy, but it's a fascinating insight 86 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: into what allegedly happened. They talked to people. That's the 87 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: usual anonymity thing, based on the accounts of people with 88 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: direct knowledge. It's under the headline how Trump decided to 89 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: go with war with a run. It's well worth reading. Meantime, 90 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: Russia is being Russia. They've reached out to India and 91 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: they've said, hey, you want a little bit of oil. Guys. 92 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: They were selling plenty of oil to India, of course, 93 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: until the US and India did a FTA back in February, 94 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: which involved India not buying Russian oil anymore. So that's interesting. Meantime, 95 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: Trump has said, while the US has a good supply 96 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: of the highest munition's grade, it is not where we 97 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: want to be much additional high grade weaponrystored for US 98 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: in outlying country. Sleepy Joe Biden spent all his time 99 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: in our country's money, giving everything to p T. Barnum 100 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: of Ukraine. So he's now calling Zelensky pt barn and 101 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: you don't think he's mental. 102 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 2: More from the Mic Asking Breakfast. Listen live to News 103 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: Talks at B from six am weekdays, or follow the 104 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: podcast on iHeartRadio