All right, Alexander, it looks like we are going to be getting some sort of a military operation in the Middle East against Iran.

The United States has moved a lot of military power into the region, including the aircraft carrier strike group, the Lincoln, which is pretty much the foundation

of the strike package that is now facing Iran. There were talks, there were reports about

talks that were taking place between the Trump administration and Iran.

The terms are pretty much the same terms that the Trump administration has been demanding of

Iran for the better part of a year.

Actually, I would say they're probably even harsher terms because they're asking for Iran

to pretty much limit their ballistic missiles as well.

The talks have broken down, obviously.

And so here we are with the Trump administration talking about a strike against Iran.

We've had Israeli officials in D.C.

We have Saudi officials in D.C. and they're talking about strike options.

Iran is warning the United States and Israel not to strike at Iran because Iran is ready, they claim.

What are your thoughts on this?

First of all, I should say I agree. I think we're on

the brink of some kind of American attack. And even as we are making these programs, there are

reports that the Americans are also considering using special forces to conduct attacks

against facilities in Iran and that kind of thing.

What is extraordinary about all of this is that apparently the administration has been

advised by its own intelligence agencies and by the intelligence agencies of Israel and other intelligence agencies, that these attacks,

whatever it is that is being planned, they will not be sufficient to cause regime change in Iran.

They will not lead to the collapse of the regime there, that the regime

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