U.S., Iran Send Conflicting Signals on State of War
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Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist
3.9 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The stock market's higher now than when we started this war. |
| 0:04.9 | And I thought oil prices would go to $200, $250. |
| 0:08.3 | It's at $100 now. |
| 0:10.8 | And I think you're surprised and I'm surprised. |
| 0:12.5 | But even if it went to 200, it would have been worth it. |
| 0:16.5 | And I said, I hate to do this, but we have to make an excursion down to Iran because we can't let |
| 0:22.5 | them have a nuclear weapon. |
| 0:24.6 | Because as tough as they are, we want to keep them alive. |
| 0:28.3 | We want to keep all of you alive. |
| 0:30.3 | Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. |
| 0:32.4 | And they won't. |
| 0:33.4 | And they've agreed to that, among other things. |
| 0:37.5 | President Trump in the Oval Office yesterday flanked by UFC fighters defending the rising |
| 0:43.4 | costs Americans are paying as a result of his war with Iran. |
| 0:48.0 | Meanwhile, he continues to insist there have been very good talks with Iran. |
| 0:53.6 | But it's not clear if the new regime is ready to end this |
| 0:57.1 | conflict. In fact, they seem to indicate otherwise. We'll bring you the very latest. And speaking of |
| 1:04.0 | the economic pain Americans are feeling the national average for a gallon of gas is over $4.50. |
| 1:11.6 | And the White House Economic Advisor yesterday bragged about the way consumers are paying for fuel. |
| 1:19.5 | Democrats now pouncing on those comments will explain that. |
| 1:22.9 | Plus, we're following everything coming out of the Vatican this morning as Secretary of State Marco Rubio |
| 1:29.1 | meets with Pope Leo amid President Trump's continuous criticism of the pontiff. And good morning and |
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