Victor Davis Hanson: The Trump-Iran Deal, Explained

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

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President Donald Trump is right to believe that Iran is in a historically vulnerable position right now. The Assad regime is kaput. Hezbollah’s effectiveness has been dramatically reduced since Oct. 7. Hama is living underground among the rubble of Gaza. However, even with a maximum pressure campaign, oil embargoes, domestic instability, two things will never change: You can’t trust a word that comes out of the Iranian regime’s mouth, and their legitimacy hinges on acquiring nuclear weapons, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:” “The pressure is all on Iran. Militarily. Diplomatically. Economically. Socially. Culturally. What do I mean by that? Culturally, there is about 30% to 40% of the country are non-Farsi Persian speakers. And they're very restive, angry. Power outages. The regime is unpopular. It's diverted billions of dollars to these terrorist appendages that now didn't pay off, that they're defunct. “And so, Donald Trump thinks that he, with this maximum pressure, putting this crushing oil embargo—which by the way, Joe Biden lifted—that he can bring them to negotiations one last time. “Personally, I don't think he can. Nothing that that regime has ever said is accurate. Nobody in the MAGA movement wants an optional war in the Middle East. But they will have nuclear weapons, perhaps in a year. So, what is the likely scenario?” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1… 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/victordavishanson7273… 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	We're right in the middle of negotiations with Iran. Donald Trump feels that they are historically vulnerable.
0:38.3	The Assad regime is gone.
0:40.3	Caput, banished.
0:42.3	Hezbollah has been reduced dramatically in its effectiveness.
0:46.3	Hamas is, I don't know what you'd call Hamas.
0:48.3	It's living underground among the rubble of Gaza.
0:51.3	The pressure is all on Iran, militarily, diplomatically, economically.
0:57.3	Donald Trump thinks that he, with this maximum pressure,
1:00.2	putting this crushing oil embargo, which, by the way,
1:03.1	Joe Biden lifted, that he can bring them to negotiations.
1:06.5	One last time.
1:07.6	Personally, I don't think it can.
1:09.3	Nothing that that regime has ever said is accurate.
1:12.0	So what is the likely scenario?
1:24.9	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
1:29.1	Just recently, the Houthis, that is the terrorist organization that controls so half of Yemen,
1:36.3	and has been hit hard by the United States for its interruption of maritime commerce in the Red Sea,
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