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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

U.S. blockade of Iranian ports underway

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

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4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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U.S. blockade of Iranian ports underway

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0:00.0

Right now the ceasefire is holding.

0:05.0

And what you're seeing is, what the president wants to make, he doesn't want to make like a small deal.

0:12.0

He wants to make the grand bargain.

0:14.0

And what he's basically offering to Iran is very simple, and frankly, it's something that no president has, I think, has had the ability to offer.

0:21.9

He said that if you're willing to act like a normal country, we are willing to treat you

0:27.2

economically like a normal country. He doesn't want a small deal.

0:32.0

Those comments from Vice President J.D. Vance yesterday coming days after marathon negotiations in

0:37.4

Pakistan ended

0:38.3

without any real results. And it comes as President Trump is floating the possibility of talks

0:42.9

resuming this weekend. The question is, or rather this week, the question is, can the vice

0:47.0

president and other top officials secure everything the president wants? Also ahead, we're going

0:52.2

to go through the latest sexual misconduct allegations

0:54.4

against now former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell. The question is, will Congress

0:58.8

take more action following high-profile allegations against Swalwell and other lawmakers?

1:04.6

Meanwhile, here in Washington, Republican leadership is ready to move forward with a plan

1:08.5

to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security.

1:11.3

They could do it without any support from Democrats.

1:13.4

The question is, can this risky strategy actually work?

1:16.8

It's way too early for this.

1:29.9

Good morning and welcome to way too early.

1:33.0

Show that really needs to get its taxes done.

1:34.6

Let us be a lesson for you.

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