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Hey guys, Saga and Crystal here.

Independent media just played a truly massive role in this election, and we are so excited about what that means for the future of this show. This is the only place where you can find honest perspectives from the left and the right that simply does not exist anywhere else. So if that is something that's important to you, please go to breaking points.com, become a member today, and you'll get access to our full shows, unedited, ad-free, and all put together for you every morning in your inbox. We need your help to build the future of independent news media, and we hope to see you at breakingpoints.com. So for more on the war from the Iranian perspective, we are glad to be joined this morning by Professor Muhammad Mirandi. He is a professor at the

University of Tehran and actually was part of the delegation in Islamabad recently. So very grateful

to have you this morning, sir. Good to see you, sir. Thank you. Thank you both. So wanted to get your

reaction to some comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegset this morning. He said in a press conference,

if Iran chooses poorly,

then they will have a blockade and bombs dropping on infrastructure, power, and energy.

How are you viewing these negotiations? Do you think this is another U.S. ruse?

Do you think they are just trying to prepare for a new escalation? Or do you think that they

are serious about doing what it

takes to achieve some sort of a deal?

I think the Iranians from the very beginning believe that the U.S. was not serious.

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