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Like I said, thank you very much for tuning in.

Now we've got a lot to unwrap, so I'm going to get right to it.

As you know, a lot's been happening with regard to the war in

Iran. On again, off again, on again, on again, on again, off again, on again, off again. What am I talking about?

I'm talking about the never-ending excuses that the Iranian government is using in order to not to

really come with any seriousness to the negotiating table.

The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has demonstrated, I've got to tell you folks, considerable patience in his approach towards ending this war,

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