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Iran-US row; All military options bad for Trump. Diplomacy best option

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4.5738 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Iran-US row; All military options bad for Trump. Diplomacy best option


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0:00.0

All right, Alexander, let's talk about the possible conflict with Iran.

0:05.9

And we can talk about Trump's post on Truth Social, talking about General Kane.

0:12.2

Trump claims that they're reporting that General Kane, the military, the Trump administration is having doubts about the effectiveness

0:23.1

of a strike on Iran.

0:25.5

Trump says that he prefers diplomacy.

0:28.6

General Kane prefers diplomacy, but he believes that, well, he said in the truth social post,

0:33.4

that Kane believes if the US were to go to war with Iran, it would be an easy war, but it would be a war nonetheless,

0:41.5

and that Kane is ready to go to war with Iran.

0:44.3

The US military is ready to go to war with Iran.

0:48.8

So that's where we are.

0:52.3

Reports claim that Trump does not like the options presented to him.

0:58.4

Trump is saying those reports are fake news. The military is ready. General Kane is ready.

1:04.0

But he prefers diplomacy over conflict. But he also said in the post, if there's no deal, if we can't get a deal, then we're

1:12.1

going to go to war. We also have reports about a limited strike option as well. So get it to this,

1:17.9

Alexander. Well, this is a very interesting situation. And it demonstrates, it emphasizes a point

1:25.6

that we've made already in several programs, which is that Trump

1:30.9

has maneuvered himself, has been, has put himself in a very, very difficult position.

1:41.7

At this particular time, there is no crisis between the United States and Iran.

1:48.3

Iran is not attacking any country.

1:50.9

It is not attacking Israel.

1:52.8

It is not attacking the United States.

1:55.5

Trump himself said a few months ago that the attacks on Iran in June had obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment

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