00:00:00.000So, over the past couple of days, President Trump and administration officials met with both Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
00:00:07.000And, of course, over the last 24 hours, the United States re engaged in significant strikes in Iran and UAE and Saudi.
00:00:14.000They're actively joining in on the fight.0.67
00:00:17.000Plus, we'll look at the president's options for defeating Iran for good.0.94
00:01:11.000We're asking, you know, President Trump wants and the Europeans want, Putin doesn't want.
00:01:15.000We are asking to stop this war each day, to minimum to negotiate a ceasefire for some period of time and give possibility for diplomats to negotiate.
00:01:38.000By the way, Lynch's bill was very important.0.62
00:01:44.000Meanwhile, in the Middle East, the United States reignited action against Iran.
00:01:47.000They had to, because, of course, it turns out that Iran, in the middle of a supposed ceasefire, decided to fire missiles at a Jordanian base hosting American soldiers.
00:01:57.000And so the United States had to respond.
00:01:59.000The president yesterday detailed shooting down a bunch of missiles and rockets that were shot by Iran.0.89
00:02:36.000And we'll see if we get there with an agreement at some point.
00:02:39.000But we're going to hit them very hard.
00:02:43.000So, what exactly is going to happen next?0.76
00:02:45.000Well, first of all, we should point out that actually the Iranians have been activating their forces pretty much everywhere.
00:02:50.000There was a drone attack in Egypt, of all places, that may well have been connected to Iran.
00:02:55.000It was an attack on Egyptian shipping.
00:02:57.000Also, Iran has been directing its proxy forces in Iraq to strike at American and allied targets in the region.
00:03:05.000That drew a response from the United States and Saudi Arabia.
00:03:08.000According to CENTCOM, U.S. Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes.
00:03:14.000In Iraq on July 28th against Iran aligned terrorists, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure.
00:03:23.000Now, again, Israel has not been directly involved in the firing for quite a while.
00:03:27.000So is the U.S. fighting this on behalf of Saudi?
00:03:32.000U.S. and Saudi fighter aircraft struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapon sites across eastern Iraq in a strong response to over 30 IRGC directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours.0.81
00:03:41.000Again, Iran is trying to up the ante.0.59
00:03:43.000They're deliberately avoiding Israel because they know that Israel has prepared.0.54
00:03:46.000Apparently, some pretty significant operations in Iran, and they are afraid of pissing off the Israelis because the Israelis will fly their F 16s there and do some serious damage.
00:03:54.000Instead, they're sort of firing at things that matter to us.
00:04:04.000They're trying to gradually up the ante.
00:04:06.000So, in response, apparently, Admiral Brad Cooper has prepared an option for a punishing air campaign against Iran that could take up to two weeks.
00:04:12.000People familiar with the matter said this is the Wall Street Journal reporting.
00:04:15.000Now, as President Trump moves to strike back after Iran's surprise missile attack on Tuesday, the president will decide how far to go.
00:04:21.000He could green light Cooper's option of 10 to 14 days of intensive airstrikes intended to cripple Iran's missile capability.
00:04:27.000Despite warnings that the US is running low on air defensive munitions, or he could opt for a more limited military strike.
00:04:33.000Now, again, the real key to all of this is to understand what's happening.
00:04:39.000First, one thing I've learned is that the more technology advances, the more we'll have to pay attention to how it's being used.
00:04:44.000History is filled with people who build sophisticated fraud schemes.
00:04:47.000The difference today is AI gives bad actors tools that make deception fast and cheap and more convincing than probably ever before in human history.
00:04:54.000AI is doing some amazing things, but it also gives the criminals new tools.
00:04:57.000AI can clone your voice, forge your signature, create fake documents that can fool people.
00:05:01.000That's something all of us should take seriously.
00:05:03.000When my company works hard to build something, I want to know we're doing what we can to protect it, and the same is true for my family.
00:05:08.000For most people, your home is one of the biggest investments you will ever make.
00:05:12.000What many people don't realize is your property records are public by law.
00:05:15.000Your name, your address, even your signature can often be accessed through public records.
00:05:18.000A cyber scammer can use that information, create forged transfer documents using AI, file them with your county, and on paper become the legal owner of your property, and then they can borrow against your equity.
00:05:27.000They could even sell your house before you realize anything has happened.
00:06:13.000The answer is because the economic situation in Iran is biting.
00:06:16.000And so, what they're trying to do is they are trying to essentially play the UNO reverse card on us when it comes to military operations.0.88
00:06:23.000So, I have been extraordinarily critical of the graduated escalation strategy pursued by the administration essentially since March that they'll hit us, we'll hit them a little harder, they'll hit us, we'll hit them a little harder, and that sooner or later they'll learn their lesson.
00:06:36.000And I've said that that is not likely to draw to a good deal at the end.
00:06:41.000The Iranians are figuring that because the United States has demonstrated a willingness to ceasefire at the first available opportunity, if they gradually up the ante, we'll come back to the table and offer them an off ramp.
00:06:51.000An off ramp that allows them to preserve their nuclear program, an off ramp that allows them to preserve control of the Strait of Hormuz, and we'll simply get tired of missiles flying at Jordanian bases or at Iranian proxies directing drones against Saudi oil fields, and we'll get tired.0.91
00:07:23.000He says the regime is trying to drag the United States to the negotiation table.
00:07:26.000The worst case scenario for Iran's regime right now isn't more strikes.
00:07:29.000It's a naval blockade paired with strict sanctions enforcement with no prospects of a deal.
00:07:33.000No conflict means an end to the artificial suppression of inflation and market demand that the war has caused, with zero prospect of a deal or sanctions relief on the horizon, followed by gas shortages and domestic protests.
00:07:43.000The regime is about to experience the underlying economic collapse head on.
00:07:48.000Year on year in June 2026, that's the highest since World War II.
00:07:52.000The rial is at its lowest value in Iran's history, north of $2 million per dollar.
00:07:56.000Gasoline rationing is down to roughly 30 liters per day per card amid refining shortfalls.
00:08:02.000The regime is escalating to stay relevant and pull the U.S. back to the negotiating table, but blockade, great enforcement, not conflict, is what truly isolates it economically with no way out.0.81
00:08:10.000Now, if that's true, what that suggests is if the president can just outlast the Iranians by degrading their missile capacities, explains what Brad Cooper is trying to do.0.88
00:08:18.000The goal would be to degrade their missile capacities so they can't really harm our allies and hit the oil fields or anything, and meanwhile just starve them out.0.91
00:08:34.000Then their economy just collapses no matter what they do.
00:08:37.000But if you wish to take the longer range approach with all the political risk attendance upon it, then you can continue to starve them out.
00:08:44.000That exactly is what's happening right here.0.74
00:08:47.000By the way, the United States is drawing closer with other allies in the Middle East.
00:08:51.000According to CENTCOM, CENTCOM announced an agreement with the UAE to establish the first bilateral task force focused on accelerating the development.
00:08:58.000Of military artificial intelligence applications.
00:09:00.000I've been told by all the wisest people that this sort of stuff amounts to a merging of our militaries.
00:09:04.000I see zero of them complaining about the merging of the U.S. and the UAE militaries because it's not happening.
00:09:10.000It's just a joint task force to develop tech, which is a good thing.
00:09:14.000I would like the United States military to be stronger.
00:09:15.000We should have the best from all of our allies.
00:09:18.000We should have the best military precision weaponry, the best AI from everyone.
00:09:36.000According to Reuters, Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese made shoulder fired air defense missile launchers.
00:09:43.000Three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.
00:09:46.000The purchase, valued at 60 to 70 million bucks, is one of Tehran's largest known efforts to strengthen its short range air defenses since the outbreak of its war with the U.S. and Israel.
00:09:56.000Certainly, the president should have some words with the Iranians about all of that.
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