1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: And Amanda gam Nation. 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 2: Well, within the last few hours, you've heard this on 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 2: our news. Iran has retaliated to the US attacks, launching 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 2: air strikes on the largest American military basing, Qatar in 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: the Middle East. Trump has recently taken to truth social 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 2: and said, I'm pleased to report no Americans were harmed 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 2: and no damage was done. Most importantly, they've got it 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: out of their system and there'll be no further hat 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: on the ground. We're crossing now to ABC journalist Riley Stewart, 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: who is in Teliviv. 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: Riley, Hello, Oh, hi guys, thanks for having me. Wow, 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: is there any truth to that there's no damage? They 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: drop a bomb and there's no damage. It's really interesting, right, 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: because sometimes you drop bombs and you don't want them 15 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: to hit anything, and that's kind of what Iran have 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: done in this situation. There's something really important, right because 17 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: they've been firing missiles at people for the last ten days. 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: But when they shoot them at Israel, they don't give 19 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: any warning, they just fire them. When they shot them 20 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: at Katar in the last few hours, they gave them 21 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: plenty of notice. And that's really important because a lot 22 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: of Australians for instance, would have flown through the airport 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: in Qatar. It's a massive hub for commercial flight. So 24 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: give the government a chance to tell all the planes 25 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: to get out of the airspace, to get to safer places, 26 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: and it gives the US a chance to evacuate their base, 27 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: which they did. They moved their ten thousand troops away. 28 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: So that's really important because it's like you fire these 29 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: missiles to send a message, but you don't actually want 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: them to hurt anybody. 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: So where does that leave us in terms of how 32 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: we think this is going. Is this the end of 33 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: the retaliation? What does it mean? 34 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: Well, based on the last sort of couple of tweets 35 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: from Donald Trump, it looks like it could be the 36 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: end of the retaliation between Iran and the US, But 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: really importantly, Katar is caught up in this as well, 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: and they've said that they reserve the right to retaliate too. 39 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: So even though it could be a full stop between 40 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: this conflict between the US and Iran, we're still expecting 41 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: it to carry on elsewhere. And it's really important to 42 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 1: point out that Israel launched its biggest, its biggest strikes 43 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: ever in Iran in the last twenty four hours, So 44 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: that is showing no signs of slowing down. Is Qatar. 45 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: That's on the America side, though, isn't it. They sort 46 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: of have a bit of a bet each way, to 47 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: be honest. They've got a Taliban office there and they 48 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: house hamasa's political bureau as well as the US base. 49 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: So it's a really complicated place. And even though they say, yeah, 50 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: the best way to describe, but Joni is they sort 51 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: of have a bet each way, if that makes sense. See, 52 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: I'd like to do in the lunch truck shows up 53 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: and lunch time, you know, the catering truck. 54 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 2: And they've got all the options, all the options. So 55 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 2: if this is a full stop on what America has 56 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 2: done and the bunker busting, bombs, et cetera. But America 57 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 2: still has picked a scab that is now going to 58 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: be bigger than ever. That's kind of what their hands 59 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: of this because this could go on for years, in 60 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 2: yars and years. 61 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: Well yeah, I mean, I think that's a really good point, Amanda. 62 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: And it has gone on for decades in various different capacities. 63 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: This situation, if you like, in the Middle East, and 64 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: if we've learned anything over the past ten days, it's 65 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: that it's absolutely capable of flaring up again. And as 66 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: I said before, even if the US draw a line 67 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: under their involvement in this in this conflict, and it 68 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: has to be said, it's been a significant involvement. They 69 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: dropped their most powerful non nuclear bombs on on Iran, 70 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: so that in itself is significant, but it will go 71 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: on elsewhere. Israel and Iran have given no indication that 72 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: they plan to stop attacking each other anytime soon. 73 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: Well, there we have it. Riley Stewart, thank you for 74 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: joining us.