Transcript [00:02] Okay. [00:04] Okay, everyone. So, this is kind of [00:07] going the way we expected it to. What I [00:10] mean by that is that we had all these [00:12] great pronouncements out of Geneva and [00:15] all sorts of things that were agreed to. [00:17] And then sure enough, in today's [00:18] headlines, all we have is Iran denying [00:22] everything. To get us started on this [00:23] video, let's take a look at Vice [00:26] President J. D. advance is three minutes [00:29] here talking to the media about uh about [00:32] what's going on with the Iran [00:34] negotiations. [00:40] But look, the fundamental thing we got [00:41] is number one, we set up the mechanism [00:44] to ensure not only the straits of Hormuz [00:46] are open, but will stay open. We saw we [00:48] think about 15 million barrels of oil [00:50] come out. That's one of the reasons why [00:52] oil is so low right now. Obviously, that [00:53] means lower gas prices and gas prices [00:56] are going to keep coming down. Number [00:57] two, we actually set up the right [00:59] mechanism to ensure the regional [01:01] ceasefire to manage the inevitable [01:02] conflicts that will come up. We feel [01:04] great about that. We're working with our [01:06] allies from the Israelis to the Gulf [01:07] Arabs to make sure that sticks and we [01:09] feel very, very good about where that [01:11] is. Okay, hold on. So far what he said [01:13] is that we came to an agreement, you [01:16] know, the straits are open and they're [01:17] going to remain opened, but the Iranians [01:20] are saying and theou says that the [01:23] Iranians have control of the straits of [01:25] Hormuz. Okay. And that they'll be able [01:28] to charge tolls after 60 days. Trump [01:30] says no. Interesting. And then he talks [01:33] about how we have this uh you know this [01:34] mechanism that would talk to the [01:36] Israelis and and you know you know we're [01:38] moving forward on that. That is you know [01:41] what was it? Let's listen to that again. [01:43] >> To ensure the regional sound number two, [01:46] we actually set up the right mechanism [01:47] to ensure the regional ceasefire to [01:49] manage the inevitable conflicts that [01:51] will come up. We feel great, right? And [01:53] there what he's talking about is that [01:55] they set up this mechanism to have the [01:57] Israelis and Iran and everyone talk to [01:59] each other. And again, I made a video [02:01] about this yesterday, but come on. this [02:04] agreement. They literally did the [02:07] unthinkable and [snorts] [02:09] officially made Iran part of any [02:12] conversations about [02:15] what's going on in Lebanon. The entire [02:19] effort for for years now to extract [02:23] Iranian influence from Lebanon. This, [02:26] you know, to extract [02:29] and and the Iranian control of Lebanon [02:31] to give Lebanon back its sovereignty. [02:33] They've they've the they've actually [02:36] doubled down and said the Iranians are [02:38] part of the conversations about Lebanon. [02:40] That's what that one was about. About [02:42] that. We're working with our allies from [02:44] the Israelis to the Gulf Arabs to make [02:45] sure that sticks and we feel very, very [02:47] good about where that is. We have the [02:49] Iranians allowing weapons inspectors, [02:51] nuclear inspectors into their country [02:53] for the first time in a long time. We're [02:55] obviously going to bolster those [02:56] inspection regime to make sure they can [02:59] never have a nuclear weapon. All right, [03:02] we're going to get into this one big [03:03] time. The Iranians agreeing to nuclear [03:06] inspectors. Hold on to that thought. [03:08] >> And and finally, we continue to make [03:11] progress on these technical [03:12] negotiations. We left a lot of our team, [03:14] the Iranians left a lot of their team uh [03:16] at the resort there to keep on working [03:18] at. So, all in all, a very productive 36 [03:21] hours. We're going to have to keep [03:22] working it. Last point that I'll make [03:24] is, as I told you all this morning, this [03:26] is laying a foundation for what could be [03:29] a truly transformed Middle East, but we [03:31] haven't built the house yet. We're going [03:33] to have to keep on building and that's [03:34] what we'll do. [03:35] >> Vice President, Justin, in terms on the [03:36] negotiations, you've said before that [03:38] you don't you you've been cautious on [03:40] these negotiations that you've like [03:41] always you believe that people are not [03:42] always acting in good faith. Have things [03:44] changed over the past 36 hours during [03:46] your meeting with Iran and the other [03:48] mediaries? No, all I mean is look whe [03:51] whether whether good faith or bad faith, [03:53] you can't trust anybody's words. You [03:54] have to trust what they actually do. [03:56] Letting in the inspectors is a big deal. [03:57] But again, we're going to see what they [03:59] actually let the inspectors do once [04:01] they're in the country. That's going to [04:02] continually be a part of our [04:03] negotiation. So my my point is not that [04:05] I trust or distrust anybody. My point is [04:08] that I trust actions. And what the [04:10] president has asked us to do is verify [04:12] what they're doing, focus less on what [04:15] they're saying. Sir, you mentioned for [04:17] the Iranians using these frozen funds um [04:20] to to buy American soy for example. Is [04:22] that something that was raised yesterday [04:24] that they've already agreed to? The [04:25] Iranians have already agreed to that. [04:26] >> Yeah, that was something. [04:27] >> Okay. So the question here was uh that [04:31] about what he had said the day before [04:34] that the unfrozen assets [04:38] whatever unfrozen assets would be [04:40] released to Iran the way that they would [04:43] ensure that they don't get spent on [04:46] weapons and other nefarious activities [04:49] is that there will be a mechanism in [04:51] place to ensure that the money is used [04:53] to purchase food corn and soy and other [04:57] things from America, from American [05:00] farmers. Okay, so she's asking about [05:02] that. It came up yesterday and we [05:04] actually asked the Qataris to help us [05:06] set up the mechanism so that we could [05:07] ensure that the money goes where we want [05:10] it to go and they agreed to do that. We [05:12] have a good relationship obviously with [05:13] them and a good operational oversight [05:15] mechanism in place. But even with that [05:18] said, even with the caveat that's going [05:20] to benefit American farmers and [05:22] obviously benefit the people of Iran, we [05:23] we want both, but fundamentally that [05:26] money is not going to be unfrozen unless [05:28] we continue to see progress. So that'll [05:30] obviously be a big part of the [05:31] negotiation in the days to come. [05:33] >> Sir, very quickly, uh there was a moment [05:35] yesterday when Arra came into the room [05:38] um and did not greet you, you guys did [05:39] not shake hands and then he walked out [05:41] of the room. Can you did you feel [05:43] snubbed by that? Did you feel it was an [05:45] intentional move on their part? How did [05:46] you interpret what happened? [05:48] >> No, I mean I I trust me, I've spent a [05:51] lot of time dealing with the Iranians [05:52] over the last few months. Sometimes I [05:54] find them extremely confusing as [05:56] negotiators. But look, we had a little [05:58] press conference. They obviously don't [05:59] quite have the same First Amendment [06:00] protections in Iran that we have in the [06:02] United States of America. We talked to [06:04] you guys and then had a series of really [06:06] good meetings. What I did find kind of [06:08] funny is that after that initial [06:10] meeting, there was this, you know, sort [06:11] of social media firestorm where [06:13] everybody said the Iranians are going to [06:14] leave and then we proceeded to talk to [06:16] them for like the next 9 hours. So, I [06:18] would just encourage the media mistrust [06:21] a little bit what you see coming out of [06:22] Iranian social media. They can be [06:25] confusing negotiators, but we feel like [06:27] we're making progress. Thank you guys. [06:28] Thank [06:30] >> All right. He's just being humiliated [06:32] and doesn't even realize it. Uh we'll [06:34] get into a all the issues that he raises [06:36] here. Let's just watch the first couple [06:37] seconds of Marco Rubio earlier today [06:40] >> on Iran sir. Okay. Yesterday the [06:42] Iranians said that they had not agreed [06:45] to. [06:48] >> Okay. The question here is that the [06:50] Iranians said that they have actually [06:51] not agreed to allow International Atomic [06:55] Energy Association inspectors in after [06:59] JD Vance just said and said yesterday as [07:02] well that the Iranians did agree to have [07:06] the Atomic Energy [07:08] inspectors come in. So he's being asked [07:11] about that. [07:13] >> What is your understanding of what [07:15] >> Well, we know what they we know what [07:17] they agreed to. I don't know why they [07:18] have to say the things they say. [07:20] Whatever their internal or domestic [07:21] politics is, I guess they'll navigate [07:23] it. But we know what they agreed to do. [07:25] And now they'll either do it or they [07:27] won't. And if they do, the process moves [07:29] forward. And if they don't, the [07:30] president will have some decisions to [07:31] make. [07:33] Okay. [07:35] So, let's get into what was agreed to, [07:37] what was not agreed to. Uh, this is just [07:38] a headline. I'm not going to read this [07:40] article. Just reading the headline [07:41] because it says it all about this. Uh, [07:42] this could have been the title for this [07:44] video. Trump keeps claiming Iran made [07:45] concessions. Iran keeps denying them. [07:48] Let's get into them. So, here's from [07:49] Iranian state media from today. Bagay, [07:52] he's the foreign ministry spokesman. [07:54] Iran has no plans for IAEA inspections [07:57] of damaged facilities. Iran and foreign [08:00] ministry spokesman Ismael Bagayi stated [08:02] during his weekly press conference on [08:03] Tuesday, that's today, that tan had no [08:06] plans to allow the international the [08:08] international atomic energy agency to [08:10] inspect nuclear facilities damaged by [08:13] the US and Israeli military aggression. [08:15] Bagayi clarified that no protocols [08:17] existed for such visits and explicitly [08:20] denied that the Iranian delegation had [08:22] met with the IAA director. The spokesman [08:25] maintained that Iran as a signatory to [08:27] the non-prololiferation treaty and a [08:29] nation committed to safeguards [08:30] agreements would continue its routine [08:32] procedures. Okay. He expressed [08:35] appreciation for the countries that [08:36] chose not to align. [08:40] Um yeah, there you go. He's just saying [08:42] we never agreed to that. [08:46] We never agreed to that. And it talks [08:48] about how Israel is violating the [08:49] ceasefire in Lebanon. Okay. Now, here, [08:54] so that's on the on the inspector. So, [08:56] the Iranians deny that they ever agreed [08:58] to allow inspectors in. Now, Marco Rubio [09:00] is he's saying, "Hey, look, we know what [09:02] they agreed to. I don't know why they're [09:03] saying this for public consumption." [09:06] He's assuming that what they say in [09:08] private is what they actually meant. You [09:10] saw JD Vance there saying, you know, I [09:12] we kind of find their, you know, [09:13] they're, you know, negotiating with them [09:14] can sometimes be confusing [09:17] and they threatened to leave and then we [09:19] negotiated with them. Take a look at [09:21] this. Vance unfreezing Iranian assets to [09:24] enrich US farmers. So, we talked about [09:26] this. Vice President JD Vance said that [09:27] Iranian as if if Iranian assets are [09:29] unfrozen, the money will go to buy US [09:32] corn, wheat, and soybeans, calling it a [09:34] classic Trump deal. President Trump's [09:36] son-in-law Jared Kushner came up with [09:38] the idea of tying the release of assets [09:40] to buying US farm goods, said Vance. The [09:44] US and Qatar would have to agree to [09:46] unfreeze assets, Vance said. If Iranian [09:48] assets are ever unfrozen, they're going [09:50] to make American farmers richer and feed [09:52] the Iranian people. Like we saw him say [09:54] in that clip. [09:57] And he also said that the unfreezing of [09:59] assets is going to be tied to them [10:00] changing their behavior. Although [10:02] according to theou [10:04] the unfreezing of assets is one of the [10:06] things that's supposed to happen [10:07] immediately upon signing theou and the [10:09] Iranians consider it a precondition for [10:11] any further negotiation. So this will be [10:13] interesting although we are getting [10:14] reports already today that about 15 [10:17] billion dollars of Iranian assets held [10:20] in a in some in the UAE and some in [10:23] Qatar are already being released to the [10:25] Iranians. [10:26] And then what are the how do the [10:28] Iranians respond to this claim by Vance [10:30] that this is what the money is going to [10:31] be used for? Look what they say. No [10:34] monopoly on purchasing American goods [10:36] exists in any agreement. [10:39] Gorbanzad, a member of the Iranian [10:42] negotiating delegation, strangely they [10:43] don't give his first name, emphasized [10:45] that no monopoly on purchasing American [10:47] goods bas uh basically exists either in [10:50] the text of the memorandum in the [10:52] negotiations or in any draft text. He [10:56] stated that the vice president of the [10:57] United States or or any other person [11:00] might raise any issue for domestic [11:02] consumption, but what is important is [11:03] what is written and signed in the [11:05] agreement that has been reached. This [11:08] member of the Iranian negotiating [11:09] delegation added that this claim is more [11:12] of an admission, an admission that the [11:14] possibility of purchasing agricultural [11:16] products exists not only from other [11:19] countries but also from the United [11:20] States. But the choice belongs to the [11:23] buyer, namely the Islamic Republic of [11:25] Iran. Now, let's get on to the ballistic [11:28] missile issue. This one's really [11:29] interesting. Look at this. This one is [11:32] fascinating. What happened here? Shabbaz [11:34] Sharif who's the Pakistani prime [11:37] minister said [11:40] earlier today that ballistic missiles [11:43] are among the topics of negotiation [11:47] between the Iran and the US. Take a [11:48] look. Pakistani Prime Minister Shabbaz [11:50] Sharif announced in the country's [11:52] national assembly on Tuesday today that [11:55] technical negotiations between Islamic [11:57] Republic of Iran and the United States [11:58] are scheduled to take place within the [12:01] next 60 days. According to him, these [12:02] talks will address issues including [12:04] Iran's nuclear program, ballistic [12:06] missiles, sanctions, relief, and Iran's [12:08] frozen assets. [12:11] Because we're entirely hopeful, [12:12] inshallah, that by the grace of Almighty [12:15] Allah, the memorandum of understanding [12:16] will be transformed into sustainable [12:18] long-term sustainable long-term [12:20] agreement. [12:22] And look what and uh what did the [12:24] Iranians say? So the Iranians said Iran [12:26] does not negotiate on its missile [12:28] capabilities. But before we get into [12:29] their denials of this, because it it [12:31] gets really interesting. Check this out. [12:35] Well, you know, let's do this in this [12:36] order. Let's first see their denial. [12:37] Iran does not negotiate on its missile [12:39] capabilities. Iranian foreign ministry [12:42] spokesman is Baisi stated during his [12:44] weekly press conference on Tuesday that [12:45] Iran had no plans to allow the [12:47] International Atomic Energy Agency to [12:49] expect nuclear facilities damaged by the [12:51] US. [12:55] Um, and this notice that the text of [12:58] this talks about the nuclear facilities, [13:00] but the headline talks about missiles. [13:03] Well, let's go further. So, I I I [13:05] there's another story also from today [13:08] from an hour after the first one. Iran [13:11] rejects claims of missile talks with the [13:13] US. A source close to Iran's negotiating [13:16] team has dismissed Pakistani Prime [13:18] Minister Shabbaz Sharif's claim that the [13:20] ballistic missiles would be included in [13:22] the next round of talks. So you have [13:23] Shabbaz Sharif telling the parliament [13:26] that that they are included. [13:30] Then you have the Iranians denying that [13:32] they're included and mentioning him in [13:34] the story saying that they that he's [13:37] wrong. [13:39] Okay. The source stressed that the [13:41] missile related issues are fundamentally [13:44] not on the agenda of the negotiations, [13:50] adding that the published memorandum of [13:51] understanding indicates that no such [13:53] topics are included. And that's true. [13:55] Theou does not mention the ballistic [13:56] missiles at all. Rejecting reports [13:59] suggesting Iran may enter talks over its [14:00] missile capabilities. The source said [14:02] the missile issue is not on the [14:03] negotiating agenda in any way and it's [14:06] unclear what the with with what [14:08] objective such claims are being raised. [14:10] This allegation is categorically denied. [14:14] Okay. [14:15] All right. So, are you following? [14:18] Because it's going to get more [14:19] interesting. Pakistani prime minister [14:21] says in the parliament today that the [14:24] ballistic missiles are going to be [14:25] negotiated. Iran then denies that that's [14:29] true and they in the article I'm [14:31] pointing this out for a reason. It [14:33] mentions that they dismissed Shabbaz [14:35] Sharif the prime minister of Pakistan's [14:37] claims that they are included. [14:42] Now one more story before I before I [14:44] show you something really interesting. [14:47] Pez Shyan in Islamabad. [14:50] This is also from today from a couple [14:52] hours after the previous story. No talks [14:54] on ballistic missiles. Okay. So, here's [14:57] Masud Pes Shakyan, the the president of [15:00] Iran was in Pakistan today and during a [15:04] meeting with Shabbazal Sharif, the prime [15:06] minister, he said the ballistic missile [15:08] program has never been and will never be [15:11] part of any negotiations. [15:15] Okay. So, and it talks about how he's [15:17] leading a high level negot uh uh [15:19] delegation. [15:20] No negotiations have taken place and [15:23] none will take place regarding ballistic [15:25] missiles. We do not trust the United [15:26] States because we were attacked twice [15:29] while engaged in negotiations. [15:30] Nevertheless, we have always been and [15:32] remain ready for dialogue and peace. The [15:35] president also stressed that Iran [15:36] remains committed to its obligations. [15:39] Very nice. Now, look at this. Look at [15:40] this paragraph. For his part, Prime [15:44] Minister Shabbaz Sharif welcomed the [15:46] Iranian delegation's visit to Islamabad [15:48] and described the recent Pakistan [15:50] mediated mediated agreement as an [15:53] important opportunity for peace. He also [15:56] stressed that the signed memorandum of [15:58] understanding contains no reference to [16:01] Iran's ballistic missiles and that no [16:04] discussions of the issue were ever [16:07] intended. [16:09] So he's walking back [16:12] his claim that they were intended. [16:16] Now let me show you this. I decided to [16:19] search. I wanted to see where is the [16:22] reporting other than this one story I [16:25] saw here here from Iran wire which is a [16:30] this is an opposition Iran opposition in [16:34] exile Iran news outlet saying that the [16:37] ballistic missiles were among the [16:38] negotiating topics but it wasn't just [16:41] them saying it saw in the first story [16:42] from Iran that he dismissed it says that [16:46] he dismissed hear this story he [16:49] dismissed the Pakistani prime minister's [16:51] claim [16:54] and then so I searched I went to Google [16:57] and I searched Sharif ballistic missiles [17:00] under news to see what would come up. So [17:04] we have the Iran wire story that I [17:06] shared with you and then we have [17:08] andaloo. Andeloo is Turkish state media. [17:12] You and look at the headline here. US [17:15] Iran to discuss ballistic missile [17:16] program nuclear issue in the next 60 [17:19] days. Pakistani premier. Now look what [17:21] happens when we click this [17:28] content not found. [17:30] Okay, let's find another one. [17:38] You see, look, it was never on the [17:40] table. Sharif said the missile program [17:43] was never part of the US Iran deal. [17:47] Okay, Pakistan. Uh, right. This is what [17:49] they're saying. This is what he's saying [17:50] now. [17:51] He's now claiming [17:54] that it never existed. Okay, let's let's [17:58] check this for the last 20 hours. No [18:00] talks on ballistic missiles. Iran Iran's [18:03] president hails Pakistan ties rules out [18:05] missiles [18:07] Pakistan. [18:10] Okay. So here we have the uh the story. [18:12] There was another story I found. Where [18:14] is it? [18:18] Here it is. [18:22] US Iran to discuss ballistic missiles [18:24] nuclear issue in the next 60 days. [18:26] Pakistan PM says six hours ago. And now [18:29] let's check [18:32] page not found. [18:34] Okay. And this is from a Turkish news [18:36] outlet, another Turkish news outlet. [18:38] What does this mean? We're seeing that [18:40] there were headlines that are still in [18:43] the Google search under news that that [18:47] say that Peshyan made this claim said [18:52] that [18:53] the US and Iran will be discussing the [18:56] ballistic missiles. He said it to the [18:57] parliament and it was reported in [18:59] Turkish media [19:01] and now those news items are gone. [19:05] They've been scrubbed from the internet [19:08] and all we have is the denials [19:11] except this one opposition [19:14] uh this Iran Iran wire opposition [19:17] outlet. So they're kind of it's what's [19:19] called memoryholding something where [19:20] they they make it and now like you know [19:23] wait a day or two and you won't even [19:24] find these headlines. they're just going [19:26] to go away because the stories attached [19:27] to them are gone already. It just takes [19:29] the it takes the uh you know Google a [19:31] little bit of time to catch up. [19:34] Not only did did Sharif walk it back as [19:39] we see here that he then said it was [19:41] never part of it for his part Sharif [19:45] welcomed the Iranian negotiations. He [19:47] also stressed that the signed memorandum [19:49] of understanding contains no reference [19:50] to the ballistic missiles and that no [19:52] discussions on the issue were ever [19:54] intended. [19:56] It's it's being it's being scrubbed. [20:00] What's the truth? [20:04] And now we have this story from the Hill [20:07] from today from yesterday. Sorry. Most [20:10] Americans skeptical of Trump's Iran deal [20:13] poll. A new poll shows that most [20:15] Americans are skeptical of President [20:16] Trump's memorandum of understanding [20:18] toward a final deal. The latest CBS [20:20] Yuggov poll released Sunday found [20:23] growing uncertainty about the deal's [20:24] future with 57% of Americans saying the [20:27] conflict with Iran caused more problems [20:29] than it solved. 21% saying the conflict [20:31] solved problems. [20:34] Another 21% saying it didn't solve [20:36] anything. Most Americans also view the [20:39] deal as being reached so that the Trump [20:41] administration can end the conflict. [20:46] Most Americans say the US has not [20:48] fulfilled the administration's primary [20:50] objective of permanently stopping Iran's [20:52] nuclear program. [20:55] Respondent skepticism also carries into [20:57] whether the US has stopped Iran from [20:58] threatening other countries, [21:01] made the Islamic regime's people safe [21:03] and free, and changed its leaders to be [21:05] poor to be more pro- US. What this tells [21:09] us is that the American people are not [21:12] fooled by this. When Trump stands up [21:14] there and says there's been regime [21:15] change and they're never going to have a [21:17] nuclear weapon and that's what we've [21:19] achieved now and Trump said that we've [21:20] now achieved this and you look at what [21:22] the Iranians themselves are saying [21:26] and you just realize what I've been [21:29] saying since this memorandum of [21:31] understanding came out. It was built to [21:33] fail. [21:35] It's never gonna get past first base. [21:39] And now the Pakistanis, [21:41] we know that the Pakistanis and the [21:42] Qataris have been helping them. So now [21:44] the Americans are saying, JD Vance is [21:47] saying that together with Jared Kushner, [21:48] they worked out with the Qataris that [21:50] they're going to control the money that [21:51] gets released to them. Are you serious? [21:54] The Qataris are supposed to be the [21:56] oversight here for the money that's [21:58] going to the Iranians to make sure that [21:59] they spend it on food and not on [22:01] weapons. [22:05] >> [sighs] [22:05] >> This is where things stand, folks. [22:07] Iran's denying all the progress that JD [22:10] Vance says that they that we made. Uh [22:13] they're going to allow nuclear [22:14] inspectors. No, they're not. Money [22:17] that's released is only going to be [22:18] released conditionally based on their [22:20] their behavior. Iran says no, it has to [22:22] be released now. Um any money that's [22:25] released is going to be spent on [22:26] American farmers, on America, on food [22:28] from America. The Iran say the Iranians [22:30] say we don't know what you're talking [22:31] about. [22:34] Right? This is this is where we are. [22:37] Not going to allow inspectors in. [22:41] So [22:43] I I I I don't want to say the Americans [22:45] are being played because like what Marco [22:46] Rubio said was right. Look, if they [22:48] don't comply, Trump will go back to [22:50] bombing. But what it means is that this [22:52] whole negotiation besides being a [22:54] humiliation [22:56] uh for I guess for JD Vance or for the [22:58] American administration [23:00] is it's just it it's it's giving more [23:04] time to the regime and as we've known [23:07] since the beginning their whole goal is [23:09] always to buy more time and that's how [23:11] and that's how they buy their survival. [23:14] So they're buying more and more time. [23:16] Um, it's pretty clear and it's going to [23:19] make it harder to deal with them later [23:20] on. They're now selling their oil [23:23] cuz the Trump administration has now [23:25] allowed them to sell the sell their oil [23:27] and Trump is once again saying that, oh, [23:29] you know, they needed to help feed their [23:31] people. It's a humanitarian crisis. Of [23:33] course, it is. That's the way these [23:35] things work. You know, when we defeated [23:38] Nazi Germany, there was there was a [23:39] humanitarian crisis. a lot of civilians [23:42] had their lives uh you know lost their [23:44] lives and and and there was there was a [23:46] big humanitarian crisis in Dresden and [23:48] in in Germany. There was a big [23:50] humanitarian crisis in Tokyo, you know, [23:53] when the when when America firebombed [23:54] them and when they dropped nuclear [23:56] weapons that ended the war and saved [23:57] lots of lives, but lots of lives were [23:59] lost. That's the way it goes. And you [24:02] either have the conviction to drive to [24:04] victory or you don't. and throwing a [24:07] lifeline to the regime be out of [24:09] humanitarian concern for the people of [24:12] Iran who are being oppressed by the [24:15] regime and allowing them to remain in [24:17] charge. This is all folly. And the whole [24:20] Lebanon thing, [24:22] the whole Lebanon thing, saying that, [24:25] you know, we're going to work out some [24:26] deconliction mechanism. This whole thing [24:28] is is [24:30] it it it's so misguided. And maybe I'm [24:33] beating a dead horse. Maybe I'm saying [24:34] things that I've already said in [24:35] previous videos, but to but in this one, [24:37] just to sum up, I just wanted to show [24:39] you the statements the Iranians are [24:40] making on every single issue the [24:42] Americans are claiming they made [24:43] progress on. [24:46] The Iranians are saying, "Nope." [24:49] And then this bizarre situation where [24:51] the Pakistani prime minister says in [24:53] public that they that they're going to [24:55] be negotiating on the ballistic [24:56] missiles, the Iranians deny it and he [24:59] then walks it back and says he never [25:01] said it. And we see that it gets removed [25:05] from friendly news outlets. Friendly [25:06] meaning friendly to the Iranians, the [25:08] Turkish news outlets that had covered [25:10] it. So that's where things stand, [25:13] everybody. Um, fasten your seat belts. [25:16] This story is far from over.
