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There are people within the administration, very serious people, strategists that think that you

need to prioritize the struggle to contain China. If you think about Iran, is this really a

diversion from that strategy? Let's remember what happened that led the Biden administration to offer the

Saudis a bunch of agreements for normalization. They said we're doing this to stop the Chinese

influence and infiltration across the Middle East. Iran has already on the side of the Chinese.

We're fearful that Saudi Arabia will change sides.

Now, President Trump came into power.

He's now cornering the Iranians.

What about the Chinese infiltration to the Middle East?

It's gone.

It's 4.15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11th here in New York City. It is 11.15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11th in Israel, as Israelis turned to a new day and try to make sense of

what happened today in Washington, D.C., between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu.

The two leaders met at the White House to discuss the negotiations currently taking place between

the U.S. and Iran. After the three-hour meeting, President Trump stated

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