I'm John Bachelor. I welcome my colleague and mentor Gregory Copley, Defense and Foreign Affairs.

We turn our attention to the many talking tables that are in train right now. The talking table of

Hamas, for example, in either Cairo or Qatar, to representatives of the United States and the IDF,

the state of Israel, the talking table in

either Keef or Brussels or Moscow or Washington, about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

or Russia and NATO, as Moscow says. The talking table in Lebanon, where Tom Barrack representing the U.S. government is talking to the Lebanese armed forces,

the Lebanese government about disarming or defanging Hezbollah, unknown quantities.

The talking table in and around Damascus, where representatives of the United States are said to vouchsafe, the government of Al-Shaara, a former Al-Qaeda boss,

who is ordering his troops to attack Kurds. There's now a ceasefire. There have been two previous

ceasefires that are violated. There's no reason to believe this third ceasefire won't, that talking

table. And now we go to the newest talking table, to my knowledge, the talking table implicit in this headline from

Reuters. UAE urges U.S. and Iran to strike nuclear deal ahead of talks. Subhead. The UAE,

a highly influential Gulf Arab power and close U.S. allies, said a long-term solution

was needed. Gregory, a very good evening to you. The Ayatollah, the senior figure in the Islamic

Republic of Iran, is never, to my knowledge, acknowledged by anyone, has been, is not now, will not be in future

as a man who make concessions. He's an absolutist. He's an idiologue. He's a martyr figure,

always threatening to destroy himself in his nation unless he bears witness to your

offer of peace. That's the Ayatollah. What talk, Gregory,

where is this going? Because behind the Ayatollah, as you have taught me, as we know, is the skill

of the bazaar. Keep them talking until they give you money. Good evening to you.

Good evening, John. Well, you characterized that quite well, I thought. The interesting thing is that while

al-Ai-Kamanei, the Ayatollah and Supreme Leader, is able to continue with his bombast,

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