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All right, guys. So earlier today, we talked about how Trump had announced the bombing of Karg Island in Iran, which is very important to their oil exporting.

And we're privileged now to be joined by Dr. Trita Parsi. He is the executive vice president over at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Politics to talk about that and some other significant developments that have been unfolding in the Iran war as well. Great to see you, doctor.

Good to see you again.

Yeah, of course. So let's go ahead and put this Trump truth up on the screen just to get the exact words from the president himself. He says moments ago,

My Direction, the United States Central Command, executed one of the most powerful bombing raids

in the history of the Middle East and totally obliterated every military target in Iran's

Crown Jewel, Kark Island. Our weapons are the most powerful and sophisticated that the world has ever known,

but for reasons of decency, I've chosen not to wipe out the oil infrastructure on the island.

However, should Iran or anyone else do anything to interfere with the free and safe passage of ships

through the Strait of Hermuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision during my first term

and currently I rebuilt our military into the most

lethal, powerful, and effective force by far anywhere in the world. Iran has no ability to defend

anything we want to attack. There's nothing they can do about it. Iran will never have a nuclear

weapon, nor will it have the ability to threaten the United States of America, the Middle East,

or for that matter, the world.

So this was the announcement we received yesterday evening. And sure enough, you know, reporting is that

Carr Island was hit, that it was the military infrastructure, that the oil infrastructure

remains intact. Your reaction to these latest developments? I think, frankly, we're further seeing him, Trump losing

control over this. Iran apparently seems to have even escalation control at this point,

because they struck at all facilities, not military facilities, all facilities in UAE in response

to this. I think we have now a situation in which Trump actually is

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