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Sid & Friends In The Morning

K.T. McFarland | Former Deputy National Security Advisor | 10-14-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2828 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

K.T. McFarland, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid to discuss the extensive and strategic moves made by President Trump to reshape the Middle East landscape. She delves into Iran's nuclear threat, the strategic bombings, and how Trump's decisions paved the way for the Abraham Accords and a new generational change in leadership across Gulf Arab countries. The conversation highlights Trump's influence and actions that united the Arabs against common adversaries like Hamas and strengthened alliances with Israel. The discussion also touches upon the geopolitical implications, Europe's energy policies, and the broader vision of creating a Middle East corridor for trade that challenges China's influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

For me, look, this is my opinion, okay?

0:01.7

I'm not the president of the United States.

0:02.8

I'm a radio host.

0:03.5

You run the country. But I think you're right. I think Iran is actually kind of, you know, stepping very, very slowly. And I like to see Iran a little. I like to see a little bit of hurt because I don't think they're going to come to the table with all seriousness until there's a little bit of hurt, a little bit. Well, I understand what you mean.

0:23.5

If we could solve it... come to the table with all seriousness until there's a little bit of hurt, a little bit.

0:21.3

Well, I understand what you mean.

0:23.5

If we could solve it without what you're saying or suggesting, that'll be nice.

0:29.1

We'll see what happens.

0:30.5

It'll get solved one way or the other.

0:32.1

Oh, I know that.

0:33.0

The bottom line is that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

0:37.3

That's the bottom line.

0:38.5

Very simple.

0:39.4

I agree.

0:39.9

Very simple.

0:41.3

It really is that simple.

0:42.7

And it may be as simple as when President Trump took my advice and directed this amazing

0:53.5

bombing attack on Iran. That was the beginning of what we saw yesterday.

0:59.3

So you know, Norm, of course, I knew this already. I knew this. I knew once we bombed Iran that

1:04.1

we would get to this day. Maybe I didn't know that, but I did actually bringing up the

1:10.0

bombing of Iran. And Trump even said yesterday, President Trump even said, that once we bombed Iran, we knew

1:17.4

this day was possible.

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