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The Bret Baier Podcast

One on One: Nikki Haley on Iran, Midterms, and the Economy

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.1739 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

As negotiations between the U.S. and Iran enter a critical second week, a substantial U.S. naval buildup in the region has signaled concerns about another potential conflict. Former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joined Bret on Tuesday to unpack the current state of the negotiations, explaining what these talks mean for both the future of the Iranian people and the legacy of President Trump.  Later, Nikki weighs in on the upcoming midterm elections, delivering a dire warning to Republicans over their lack of economic messaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fox News Podcasts Presents the Brett Bear Podcasts with Fox News Chief Political Anchor, Brett Bear.

0:14.6

In the previous administration, my previous, my first term, I rebuilt the military,

0:20.7

and that's why we hit Venezuela, tremendous success.

0:25.0

As you know, we have a massive flotilla right now going over to Iran. We'll see what happens.

0:31.1

I think they want to make a deal. I think they'd be foolish if they didn't.

0:34.2

We took out their nuclear power last time, and we'll have to see if we take out

0:38.0

more this time. President Trump talking to Larry Kudlow there about the situation in Iran. As you

0:45.1

look at a map, the U.S. military assets are now in place, as the president called it, an armada.

0:51.2

And now there is word that the president might send a second carrier group

0:55.2

into that region as these negotiations with Iran continue.

1:01.4

Joining us to talk about the situation in the Middle East, Iran, the midterm elections, and

1:06.4

more, one-time presidential candidate, former U.N. and former South Carolina governor,

1:11.1

Republican Nikki Haley. She's now the Walter P. Stern Chair at Hudson Institute. Thank you much for being here. It's great to be with you again, Brett. Thank you. What is your take on where we stand with Iran? Obviously, these talks are going on in Oman. You've been on the other side of talks with the Iranians many times.

1:28.9

I mean, we can see how this is going to play out. The Iranians are going to meet. They're going

1:32.6

to basically say, yes, we will reduce the amount of nuclear production. They'll even say they're

1:37.1

not going to do any. They're going to ask for sanction relief, and then they'll probably ask for

1:40.8

some money. This is a legacy defining moment for President Trump. Iran has

1:46.8

never been weaker than they are right now. He did a great thing when he did Operation

1:51.0

Midnight Hammer and weakened them. He stood with Israel and made sure that we weakened their

1:56.9

proxies and we're trying to get those out of the way. But the one thing you don't want to do

2:01.0

is you don't want to send all these resources over there and then still have the Iranian regime

2:06.1

standing. The key at the end of the day is no nuclear enrichment, no more ballistic missile or

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