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<v Speaker 1>Diplomacy is being tested at every turn of the Iranian regime.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't seem to favor diplomacy unless they can use

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<v Speaker 1>it to tap us along. They're doing the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>over and over again. I know people call that the

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<v Speaker 1>definition of insanity. I think that's diplomacy Iranian style, by

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<v Speaker 1>coming back with more of the same demands, et cetera,

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera. But what has happened is that they continue

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<v Speaker 1>degrade in their position. We continue to advance.

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<v Speaker 2>Iran now demanding concessions from the United States before reopening

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<v Speaker 2>the Strait of Hormuz, further complicating efforts to reach a

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<v Speaker 2>peace deal between both countries. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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<v Speaker 2>Nett Yahoo is rejecting the Trump backed fifteen point peace plan,

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<v Speaker 2>vowing the IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Hogan is live from the White House with more

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<v Speaker 2>Hi Alex Hi Mike.

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<v Speaker 3>Among new demands, Iran says it wants the US to

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<v Speaker 3>lift its naval blockade, pay Iran for war damages, and

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<v Speaker 3>also unfreeze Iranian assets. Those are demands that could potentially

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<v Speaker 3>derail what have already been delicate negotiations. The same time,

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<v Speaker 3>the administration is facing new pressure over this conflict. So

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<v Speaker 3>according to a Marquette Law School poll, seventy five percent

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<v Speaker 3>of Americans say that they don't believe that the cost

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<v Speaker 3>of this war so far has been worth it, and

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<v Speaker 3>Fox News polling showing that seventy three percent of Americans

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<v Speaker 3>think we either get a bad deal or no deal.

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<v Speaker 3>Senator Bill Haggerty from the Foreign Relations Committee today on

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<v Speaker 3>Fox addressed some of those numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the American public are indicating they're ready for

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<v Speaker 1>a deal to be done, and that deal could be

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of a military operation as opposed to diplomacy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's up to the Iranians, but I think we're very close.

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<v Speaker 3>Congressman auckin class today on Fox argues that the fallout

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<v Speaker 3>from this conflict will stretch long into future generator future administrations.

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<v Speaker 4>Mister Trump, you are the first president in American history

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<v Speaker 4>to start and lose a war by yourself. You have

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<v Speaker 4>made America more weak, more alone, and less respected. Congress,

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<v Speaker 4>he has to take back the steering will from this

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<v Speaker 4>impaired driver.

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<v Speaker 3>Meantime, here at home, this week, the latest jobs report

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<v Speaker 3>year it's revealing a weakening labor market so take a

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<v Speaker 3>look at these numbers. Despite eighty thousand jobs expected, July's

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<v Speaker 3>numbers show twenty three job twenty three thousand jobs, we're

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<v Speaker 3>actually cut. President Trump is currently spending the weekend in Bedminster,

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<v Speaker 3>New Jersey, and one of his properties there. He's expected

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<v Speaker 3>to travel back here to the White House later today.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Alex Hogan live in the North Long Alex, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>very much for more on this. Let's bring in doctor

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<v Speaker 2>Rebecca Grant, a national security and military analyst and vice

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<v Speaker 2>president of the Lexington Institute. Welcome, Thank you. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of folks, you're trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>where we are in this conflict with the Iran third quarter,

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<v Speaker 2>fourth quarter. Here's Vice President jd. Vance.

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<v Speaker 5>We're just going to keep on applying the pressure that

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<v Speaker 5>we can apply and getting as much oil and gas

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<v Speaker 5>out of the Middle East so that Americans can enjoy

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<v Speaker 5>lower gas and energy prices. So that's the delicate dance.

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<v Speaker 5>Try to remind people that we're really in the middle

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<v Speaker 5>of the game here. This thing is not over. It's

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<v Speaker 5>obviously not at the beginning. We're in the middle of

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<v Speaker 5>the game, and we're applying a whole host of tools diplomatic, economic,

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<v Speaker 5>military tools to ensure that we get the best outcome

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<v Speaker 5>for the American people. I feel quite confident we will

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<v Speaker 5>get there, but we're still a bit in the middle

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<v Speaker 5>of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Middle of the game, Rebecca, where are we in this conflict?

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<v Speaker 2>In your view?

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<v Speaker 6>I agree with that, But remember it's the US Navy

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<v Speaker 6>and the rest of the joint force that's in control there.

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<v Speaker 6>The blockade that has gone back on is really squeezing Iran,

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<v Speaker 6>and you can see that in their list of outrageous

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<v Speaker 6>and unacceptable demands. The fact is the US Navy can

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<v Speaker 6>keep up that blockade as long as necessary. Two aircraft

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<v Speaker 6>carriers there, the USS Boxer MPAB ship, all kinds of

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<v Speaker 6>land based air and this is the squeeze that is

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<v Speaker 6>going to make the difference.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that mean the regime will seek a deal or

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<v Speaker 2>is the United States military going to have to force

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<v Speaker 2>the deal?

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<v Speaker 6>I think there's no question that we have to have

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<v Speaker 6>military options ready to go. But what the past several

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<v Speaker 6>weeks have shown us is that Iran can't take the

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<v Speaker 6>squeeze of not being able to sell oil their primary

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<v Speaker 6>terminal at Cars Island that we all know so well,

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<v Speaker 6>with a low ninety percent of their oil that is

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<v Speaker 6>basically dark at this point they had been shipping out

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<v Speaker 6>mostly to China, okay, but unable to do that. And

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<v Speaker 6>so it is this pressure of the blockade that has

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<v Speaker 6>been the single most effective diplomatic measure in this conflict

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<v Speaker 6>so far, and that's why it's still there.

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<v Speaker 2>When the regime talks tough, is that for domestic consumption

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<v Speaker 2>for the Iranian people, Is that for the neighborhood because

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<v Speaker 2>they live in a tough neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 6>It's for everybody. And I'm telling you, I don't want

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<v Speaker 6>to hear any more of this tough talk from Iran.

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<v Speaker 6>Ignore their Twitter messages. You know what's really going on

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<v Speaker 6>at this point is that all of that neighborhood, the

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<v Speaker 6>Gulf States have turned against them. The mecha pack that

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<v Speaker 6>three regional powers just signed really shows that. And don't

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<v Speaker 6>forget Ran is basically a proxy of China. They are

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<v Speaker 6>an ally of Russia, and so this is a conflict

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<v Speaker 6>with geopolitical stakes. And that's why in the end we've

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<v Speaker 6>got to see freedom of navigation through the straight of

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<v Speaker 6>hor moves. I think we're going to get that, and

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<v Speaker 6>the question about weakening the IRGC. That is why we

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<v Speaker 6>must keep military pressure in place to do that if necessary.

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<v Speaker 2>How challenging is it for the Trump administration to keep

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<v Speaker 2>our allies cool when the Iranians are firing at them

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<v Speaker 2>and their interests.

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<v Speaker 6>And we've seen some really, really perplexing strikes. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>We've seen strikes on everything from the nearly two thousand

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<v Speaker 6>drones and missiles that went over to the UAE. We've

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<v Speaker 6>seen data centers you know, owned by companies like Amazon

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<v Speaker 6>hit in the region. We've seen tankers and other ships

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<v Speaker 6>selectively picked off. But I've got to tell you, I

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<v Speaker 6>think the Trump administration has done a great job of

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<v Speaker 6>keeping the golf partners together. And this is a big

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<v Speaker 6>reversal in the Middle East. And don't forget President Trump

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<v Speaker 6>wants to come out of this with momentum towards the

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<v Speaker 6>Abraham accorp and a situation where Iran can't be a

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<v Speaker 6>danger and China can't sneak in to dominate that region.

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<v Speaker 6>That's why we've got to have the patients to see

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<v Speaker 6>this through.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you worry about a broader regional conflict? We've seen

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<v Speaker 2>some fighting in other places? What about that? Could it spread?

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<v Speaker 4>Right?

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<v Speaker 6>And we've seen the hoodies try to get in, but

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<v Speaker 6>they're just a sideshow at this point. I think we

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<v Speaker 6>have so much air and sea dominance with our golf

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<v Speaker 6>partners that at this point I don't see that spreading.

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<v Speaker 6>Iran strikes have gone down, down, down, because our military

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<v Speaker 6>really has taken out most of their power projection capability.

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<v Speaker 6>It's just a matter of finding the way to get

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<v Speaker 6>the straight safe enough for international maritime traffic to resume

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<v Speaker 6>the flow through that strait, and we're going to end

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<v Speaker 6>up in a situation where we've got it contained and

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<v Speaker 6>we've got the number one objective, and that is not

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<v Speaker 6>having Iran on the path to a nuclear weapon or

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<v Speaker 6>the ability to threaten that region. That's what's at stake here.

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<v Speaker 6>I know the gas prices are high, I get it,

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<v Speaker 6>but this is why we have got to keep that

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<v Speaker 6>in place. And we've got fifty thousand US service members

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<v Speaker 6>stationed there are still carrying out this objective.

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<v Speaker 2>We see at the bottom of the screen eighty six

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<v Speaker 2>days to the midterms. Does your gut tell you this

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<v Speaker 2>will go before and before the midterms, after the midterms

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<v Speaker 2>end of the year. Have a gun instinct?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, so tough to say because Iran is so irrational,

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<v Speaker 6>but I see an interim agreement here. I think there

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<v Speaker 6>are glimmers of progress in the Oman Iran talks. Remember

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<v Speaker 6>it is Oman and Iran that have run that waterway

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<v Speaker 6>for a long time. Oman keeps all the traffic and

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<v Speaker 6>the radar flow through there, so there are glimmers of

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<v Speaker 6>hope there. I think we'll see a resolution of some

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<v Speaker 6>sort in the strait and an uptick in traffic within

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<v Speaker 6>a much shorter period of time.

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor Rebecca Grant, thank you very much for your analysis today.

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