1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: We may have a deal. President Trump now says, over 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: the last couple of days, he his team and leaders 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: in Iran have had good, positive construction, constructive discussions and 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: talks in which he now says this is, according to 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: President Trump, we may have a deal at the end 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: of this week. Now, I don't want to jump the gun. 7 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: Obviously details still have to be ironed out. But from 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: what the administration is now telling the media, they say 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: that Pakistan, Yes, Pakistan is willing to hold discussions talks 10 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: formally between Trump and the new Ayatola or the leader 11 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: of Iran's parliament in Pakistan, to iron out now all 12 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: of the details. But here is the outline or the framework. 13 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: Iran would agree no new nuclear weapons, no nuclear program whatsoever, 14 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: no enrichment, So Iran would abandon its nuclear ambitions completely 15 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: and totally. On top of that, no longer funding any 16 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: more terrorist groups or proxies, and in exchange for that, 17 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: the regime would remain in power, would remain intact. And 18 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: on the issue of the Strait of Hormuse, both the 19 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: United States and Iran would jointly control and patrol the 20 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: Strait of Hormose, thereby allowing the Iranian Mullus to say face. 21 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: Trump can say he has defanged the regime, and he 22 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: can restore freedom of navigation to the Strait of Hormuz, 23 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: driving down oil and gas prices, and essentially he can 24 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: claim victory and go home. Now, if this is the deal, 25 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: and une the word if. But if this is accurate 26 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: and this is now the framework of a deal, it's 27 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: a bad deal. It's a very bad deal. Yes, it 28 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: takes the nuclear threat off the table, and that's a 29 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: wonderful thing. But come on, you put the United States 30 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: into a massive regional war, destabilize the region, has damaged 31 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: our relations with are the Gulf States, and shattered the 32 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: Trump coalition, and all we get out of it is 33 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: the Mulla still stay in power, hence the source of 34 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: the threat that Trump said pose to the region into 35 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: the world. They remain. And on top of all of that, 36 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: Iran gets at least a say or some leverage over 37 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: control over the Strait of Hormuz. In some ways, this 38 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: deal would leave the Mullas in a stronger position than 39 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: even before the war. This negates everything that the bombing 40 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: campaign was supposed to achieve. My friends, I'm telling you, 41 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: the American people are not going to go for it. 42 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: Our allies in the Gulf are not going to be 43 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: happy with Iran having more control and more influence over 44 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump will not have achieved 45 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: the stated objectives of the war, which he said was 46 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: to end the Mullahs once and for all, to bring 47 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: freedom to the Iranian people, and to overthrow and topple 48 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: the regime. In short, he will have come up short 49 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: of his own objectives. And one has to ask if 50 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: this is the deal, and this is the best that 51 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: Trump can get, if this is victory, I don't want 52 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: to know what defeat looks like, President Trump. I said 53 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: it from the beginning, don't start a war with Iran 54 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: unless you're ready to finish it. And I suspected that 55 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: you were sold a false bill of goods, that the 56 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: deep State misled you, that your team around you, the Warhawks, 57 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: misled you, that Lindsey Graham in particular, misled you. And 58 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: now it appears I've been proven right. We shall see. 59 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: But this is not what you promised the American people. 60 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: This is not what you sold the war on. The 61 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: Mullahs remain in power, and they even now have control 62 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: or partial control over the world's most vital shipping lane. 63 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: That's not a defeat, that's a draw, and that's not 64 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: a victory. Mister President. We want the Strait of Hormuz 65 00:04:54,920 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: completely cleared and in full control of the West, the 66 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: international community, and the United States of America. The Mullas 67 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: need to understand. Unconditional surrender means unconditional surrender. That's what 68 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: you promised. This deal doesn't even come close. So if 69 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: you know what's good for you politically, the Democrats are 70 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: going to run against this deal in the midterms and 71 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: it will be a bloodbath. You can do better, you 72 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: must do better. This is a bad deal. Don't do it.