Latest / DEEP INSIGHT / Trump HALTS strikes on Iran

Transcript

Trump HALTS strikes on Iran · DEEP INSIGHT

• 0:00
  Speaker 1: Yeah, hey, Kevin, good afternoon. For now, the United States
• 0:03
  Speaker 1: has halted strikes against Iran as tension remains high across
• 0:07
  Speaker 1: the Middle East. The White House has indicated that a
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: variety of options remain on the table for President Trump
• 0:14
  Speaker 1: as he explores options involving force and diplomacy.
• 0:18
  Speaker 2: Every once in a while, they're going to set some
• 0:21
  Speaker 2: things up, but they don't have much left. And by
• 0:22
  Speaker 2: the way they are talking to us right now, they'd
• 0:24
  Speaker 2: love to make a deal. I don't think they're ready to.
• 0:27
  Speaker 2: I don't think it's time yet, but I'm willing to listen.
• 0:30
  Speaker 2: But they cannot have a nuclear weapon.
• 0:34
  Speaker 1: White House Communications Director Stephen Chung told Fox News Digital
• 0:37
  Speaker 1: that President Trump has always been consistent in saying he
• 0:40
  Speaker 1: prefers a diplomatic solution, but he continues to retain all
• 0:43
  Speaker 1: options if Iran continues terrorist activities in the Strait of
• 0:47
  Speaker 1: Hormuz or against allies. Now, the US naval blockade remains
• 0:51
  Speaker 1: in effect as the economic pressure is being felt inside
• 0:54
  Speaker 1: of Iran.
• 0:56
  Speaker 2: So sok economic situation is much for US than previous years.
• 1:00
  Speaker 2: Who take inflation into account, it may have nearly doubled,
• 1:03
  Speaker 2: incomes have fallen, and the value of our currency has declined.
• 1:07
  Speaker 2: All of this has an impact and life has become
• 1:09
  Speaker 2: a bit.
• 1:09
  Speaker 1: More difficult, as US and Aranian officials say, diplomatic efforts
• 1:14
  Speaker 1: are ongoing to reach a deal that could end the
• 1:16
  Speaker 1: current escalation. The Iran backed Hooties and Yemen are once
• 1:19
  Speaker 1: again in direct conflict with Saudi Arabia after attacking two
• 1:22
  Speaker 1: Saudi owned oil tankers last week. The Saudis responded with
• 1:26
  Speaker 1: heavy air strikes against the Yemen based proxy group. The
• 1:28
  Speaker 1: Huthis then ramped up attacks on Saudi oil refineries, launching
• 1:32
  Speaker 1: new missiles over the weekend. Days ago, President Trump issued
• 1:35
  Speaker 1: a warning to the Houthies, saying that if attacks on
• 1:37
  Speaker 1: vessels in the Red Sea continue, that both the Hooties
• 1:40
  Speaker 1: and Iran would pay a military price. There are a
• 1:42
  Speaker 1: lot of moving parts in the region, but we know
• 1:45
  Speaker 1: the US military build up continues in order to give
• 1:47
  Speaker 1: President Trump a variety of options moving forward.
• 1:50
  Speaker 3: Kevin Trey yanks for US in Tel Aviv Tree as always,
• 1:53
  Speaker 3: we thank you for that. For more now in the
• 1:55
  Speaker 3: war with Iran, we want to bring in Fox. Who's
• 1:57
  Speaker 3: contributor Kiroen Skinner. She's a former direct of Policy Planning
• 2:01
  Speaker 3: at the US State Department. Always a pleasure to have
• 2:04
  Speaker 3: you with us, and this is one of those storylines
• 2:06
  Speaker 3: that continues to evolve. Kiren, you and I have had
• 2:09
  Speaker 3: a chance to talk about not just where we are,
• 2:11
  Speaker 3: but I think most people would like to know, certainly
• 2:13
  Speaker 3: from a political perspective, where we are going. What is
• 2:16
  Speaker 3: your assessment at this hour, even as the President takes
• 2:19
  Speaker 3: a pause for the day, I was.
• 2:22
  Speaker 4: Just pleased to see that you put upon the screen
• 2:25
  Speaker 4: the statement by the White House Communications Director Stephen Chung.
• 2:31
  Speaker 4: He's absolutely right. Diplomacy has always been the preferred method
• 2:35
  Speaker 4: of President Trump. The critics who are saying that he
• 2:39
  Speaker 4: has created a forever war should just listen to his
• 2:42
  Speaker 4: words and watch the methods that the US has used
• 2:47
  Speaker 4: in this military conflict since it began in Earnest last February,
• 2:53
  Speaker 4: he has focused on diplomacy and building regional partnerships and support.
• 2:59
  Speaker 4: And I think this pause after nearly two weeks of
• 3:03
  Speaker 4: kinetic activity are consistent with what he's been saying and
• 3:07
  Speaker 4: what he has been doing. In Oman, for example, there
• 3:12
  Speaker 4: is a serious effort to negotiate with the Iranians. President
• 3:17
  Speaker 4: Trump is taking a pause and part to see what
• 3:20
  Speaker 4: comes out. Of those talks. He has also put forth
• 3:24
  Speaker 4: this idea of a civilian nuclear program for the Saudist
• 3:29
  Speaker 4: that would be tied to recognizing Israel through the Abraham Accords.
• 3:35
  Speaker 4: The regional approach is what's taking place now. President Trump
• 3:40
  Speaker 4: is spending an enormous amount of time and his team,
• 3:44
  Speaker 4: like the UN ambassador talking to the Gulf States and
• 3:49
  Speaker 4: then those over in the Levant, trying to build a
• 3:53
  Speaker 4: larger coalition that will basically encircle Iran and make it
• 3:59
  Speaker 4: come to the table for good. This time now that
• 4:03
  Speaker 4: seems almost impossible, but it's really one of the key pathways.
• 4:08
  Speaker 4: And that's how I see this respite in the US
• 4:12
  Speaker 4: military activity. But make no mistake, they're working really hard
• 4:17
  Speaker 4: for the next move.
• 4:18
  Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned the possible nuclear deal with
• 4:21
  Speaker 3: Saudi Arabia. I want to play bibn net and Yahoo.
• 4:24
  Speaker 3: He addressed that on this morning show with the Morning
• 4:27
  Speaker 3: Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, and he really unpacks
• 4:31
  Speaker 3: why again to your point, there are regional partners that
• 4:36
  Speaker 3: are attempting to not just isolate the regime but also
• 4:39
  Speaker 3: eventually perhaps even lead to change in Tehran.
• 4:41
  Speaker 5: Listen to this President Trump was absolutely right in stating
• 4:46
  Speaker 5: that condition. You know that Saudi Arabia would get a
• 4:51
  Speaker 5: civilian nuclear program in exchange for a normalization of relations
• 4:56
  Speaker 5: with Israel. Remember that we had for peace agreements between
• 5:01
  Speaker 5: Israel and ab nations broken by President Trump. With my
• 5:05
  Speaker 5: working together with me, it's a great achievement, historic achievement,
• 5:09
  Speaker 5: and obviously we'll be delighted if we could extend it
• 5:12
  Speaker 5: to Saudi Arabia and other countries.
• 5:15
  Speaker 3: The idea of being, of course chiren. Basically, if this
• 5:19
  Speaker 3: goes according to the White House's plan, partners in the
• 5:22
  Speaker 3: region like Saudi Arabia would not just have civilian energy,
• 5:25
  Speaker 3: they would also perhaps have other partners in the region
• 5:28
  Speaker 3: that might do as much. But there are people who
• 5:30
  Speaker 3: have made the suggestion that this is hypocritical. The Iranians
• 5:33
  Speaker 3: simply want to do the same thing with their nuclear program.
• 5:37
  Speaker 3: I'm not saying most people buy that, but there are
• 5:39
  Speaker 3: those who have made that argument. Tell me where that
• 5:41
  Speaker 3: is wrong.
• 5:43
  Speaker 4: Well, I think it is a challenging proposition, frankly, because
• 5:47
  Speaker 4: the fact of the matter is, if the Saudis do it,
• 5:51
  Speaker 4: then you've got Turkey, You've got others that will come
• 5:53
  Speaker 4: along and say why not me, why not us? And
• 5:58
  Speaker 4: we have to be concerned about the possibility of a
• 6:00
  Speaker 4: kind of regional arms race in this regard. So I
• 6:04
  Speaker 4: think it is important to think through this civilian deal
• 6:08
  Speaker 4: possibly with Saudi Arabia and what it means in terms
• 6:12
  Speaker 4: of other neighbors who are going to say we want
• 6:14
  Speaker 4: to keep up as well. But at the same time,
• 6:18
  Speaker 4: civilian nuclear programs can be incredibly important for domestic prosperity
• 6:25
  Speaker 4: and the export activities of a nation. And President Trump
• 6:31
  Speaker 4: is trying to figure out how do I get economic, commercial, military, security,
• 6:38
  Speaker 4: energy deals across the board, and he's being very creative
• 6:42
  Speaker 4: in this way and floating some ideas. Some may work,
• 6:45
  Speaker 4: some won't. But there will be tight controls on the
• 6:49
  Speaker 4: Saudi civilian program if in fact it happens, and it's
• 6:53
  Speaker 4: not a done deal. Even if there's an agreement that
• 6:56
  Speaker 4: sign it will evolve over time.
• 7:00
  Speaker 3: Obviously they're hoping to expand the Abraham Accords. That will
• 7:03
  Speaker 3: be an important element of all this. Kyraen Skinner, A
• 7:06
  Speaker 3: real pleasure to have you with us on a Sunday.
• 7:09
  Speaker 3: I know you're very busy. I always appreciate your time.
• 7:11
  Speaker 3: Have a good weekend well, It's great being with you always.
• 7:14
  Speaker 3: Thank you, Thank you, Kyroen.
• 7:15
  Speaker 4: Be sure to like and subscribe for all the Fox
• 7:18
  Speaker 4: News latest on YouTube and catch full shows streaming now
• 7:21
  Speaker 4: on Fox One