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The Duran Podcast

Lame duck Biden explores strikes on Iran

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The Duran

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4.5738 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Lame duck Biden explores strikes on Iran

The Duran: Episode 2109

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0:00.0

All right, Alexander, let's talk about an Axios scoop, an Axios scoop with the title,

0:07.6

Biden discussed plans to strike Iran nuclear sites if Tehran speeds towards a bomb.

0:15.3

That's the scoop from Axios. It talks about meetings that took place a month ago.

0:21.1

These meetings took place a month ago, not yesterday, not two, three days ago.

0:25.7

One month ago, meetings were taking place according to three sources that somehow decided

0:33.4

to speak to Axios, these three sources, and they told them that

0:38.9

Sullivan, Jake Sullivan and Biden, were holding talks about striking Iran. Now, Axios says that

0:46.0

these meetings were not in the framework of a yes or no decision. It wasn't about Biden making a

0:52.0

decision then and there. Keep in mind, this is a month ago,

0:55.6

making a decision then and there about strike in Iran, but it was basically Sullivan providing

0:59.4

the intel about Iran and its progress towards creating a nuclear weapon. And they were discussing

1:08.8

their options if Iran were to get to 90% uranium of purity,

1:15.7

then what options does the Biden White House have to strike nuclear facilities in Iran

1:21.9

before January 20th and the Trump White House taking over. And that was their concern. How would this

1:30.4

look if the United States with a lame duck, they actually use the word, lame duck,

1:36.9

President Biden started a war with Iran. So that's the article, Alexander, from Axios. Just one final thought before you jump in.

1:47.8

This really reminds me of the long-range missile strikes and all the reporting about the

1:53.9

long-range missile strikes and Biden thinking about whether to green light it or not.

2:00.2

Eventually, we got the answer there and here

2:04.1

we are with two more weeks until January 20th and Axios gives us this article.

2:11.2

Absolutely, that's completely correct and in force it's not impossible that we will see these

2:16.4

strikes. Bear in mind, we on this channel

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