Trump EVISCERATES Netanyahu: What the F--- are you doing?!'

[0:00] The president warning Israel after they carried out strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut today. [0:06] There is, of course, growing concern, escalating tensions between the two [0:09] could jeopardize the U.S.-Iran peace deal. Senior international correspondent, [0:15] chief international correspondent, Trey Yings, if you're not on the spot. [0:20] Well-deserved, obviously. Trey has been very busy. He has the very latest from Tel Aviv. [0:24] And I understand, Trey, you have a better Rolodex than I do. [0:29] You've actually had a chance to chat with the commander-in-chief. What can you tell us about that? [0:34] Yeah, Kevin, good afternoon. I just spoke with President Trump. He tells Fox News [0:38] he believes a deal with Iran will be signed in the next two to three hours. [0:43] I asked him about the Israeli strikes earlier today against Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. [0:49] He tells me he spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, [0:53] asking him, what the F are you doing? He told the prime minister not to conduct additional strikes [0:58] against Hezbollah so that it doesn't affect this deal from moving forward. [1:03] Now, the Israelis are bracing for the possibility of incoming Iranian ballistic missile fire, [1:08] according to the IDF. And President Trump tells Fox News he will ask Iran not to respond [1:14] with missile fire toward Israel with this deal on the horizon expected to be signed tonight. [1:20] All of this taking place amid the backdrop of these latest conversations [1:24] to get this final agreement across the finish line. [1:27] The president talked about the strikes in the middle of last week [1:30] when he was hammering many of those Iranian positions, [1:34] pushing the Iranians back to the negotiating table. [1:36] You might remember, Kevin, I was on the phone with the president [1:38] as he was in the situation room, and the Iranians called him [1:41] and asked him to stop the bombing. [1:43] The president believes that moment was able to shift the equation [1:47] and, again, get the Iranians to make these concessions. [1:49] President Trump says if they sign the deal tonight, [1:52] he will immediately order the blockade on Iranian ports to be lifted [1:56] and then move forward into these more detailed discussions [1:59] as it relates to Iran's nuclear program. [2:02] But, again, the latest headlines that we know here, [2:05] President Trump telling Fox News he believes a deal with Iran [2:08] will be signed in the next two to three hours. [2:10] This will take place electronically, the president says. [2:13] And then a week from now, there is expected to be an in-person signing [2:17] that could take place somewhere in Europe. [2:20] Again, the president responding after those Israeli strikes today [2:23] against the Lebanese capital of Beirut. [2:25] The Israelis were striking a Hezbollah position [2:27] in response to drone fire over the border this weekend [2:31] into northern Israel. [2:32] Again, the president telling Fox News, [2:34] he asked the Israeli prime minister, [2:35] what the F are you doing? Kevin? [2:37] That sounds very much like what the president would certainly say, [2:41] but at the same time, Trey, I think it's fair to point out [2:44] that if you're the Israeli government, [2:45] you have every right to defend your citizens [2:48] who have been under constant attack by way of Hezbollah. [2:51] I guess a two-part question. [2:53] One, can you understand why the Israelis would certainly feel that way [2:56] very strongly that they need to respond? [2:58] And two, is Hezbollah being directed, in your opinion, by Tehran? [3:03] The answer to both of your questions is yes. [3:07] The Israelis have come under a variety of both rocket [3:11] and drone attacks into the northern part of their country. [3:14] Tens of thousands of Israelis have been displaced [3:17] from their homes since Hezbollah got directly involved in this conflict. [3:20] And they've been firing, not on military targets, [3:23] but on civilians. [3:24] Now, Israeli forces remain in southern Lebanon, [3:27] and there's a parallel effort going on here [3:29] by the Trump administration, [3:30] led by President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, [3:33] to create a normalization agreement between Israel and Lebanon, [3:37] because they have a common goal here, [3:38] to disarm Hezbollah, [3:39] because Hezbollah is Iran's largest proxy in the region. [3:43] And the Iranians have been trying to tie the situation in Lebanon [3:46] to this broader agreement with the United States [3:48] that, again, is expected to be signed in a matter of hours. [3:51] And so there's a lot of things on the table right now, [3:54] but when we step back and look at what is taking place at this very moment, [3:58] the Israelis say they are preparing for the possibility of incoming Iranian missile fire. [4:03] And we should look just to last week, [4:05] one week ago, the Iranians launched 30 ballistic missiles at Israel [4:09] in response to a similar strike [4:11] against the Dakhya neighborhood of southern Beirut. [4:14] And there was an exchange of fire at that moment, [4:16] and then ultimately, President Trump took to TrueSocial, [4:19] and he called on both sides to stop shooting. [4:21] And again, this is an indication that the president has the ability [4:24] to get directly involved here, [4:26] to pause what's happening in the region, [4:28] in order to let these diplomatic efforts play out. [4:31] And that's exactly what is taking place tonight, Kevin. [4:33] President Trump tells me he was getting on the phone [4:36] just moments after we spoke to ask the Iranians [4:39] not to fire in response at Israel, [4:42] and ultimately allow this agreement to be electronically signed [4:45] to enter into these deeper negotiations [4:47] as it relates to Iran's nuclear program. [4:49] Remember, we're looking at two separate issues here, [4:51] but they are connected. [4:53] One has to do with the Strait of Hormuz, [4:54] and we understand once this agreement is signed, [4:56] the Strait will be opened, [4:57] the blockade on Iranian ports will be lifted, [5:00] and that's going to address the international transit issue [5:03] in the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. [5:06] And then you have the issue of Iran's nuclear program. [5:08] A lot of that, as the president calls nuclear dust, [5:10] the highly enriched uranium was buried deep underground [5:12] in the aftermath of Operation Midnight Hammer [5:15] that actually took place a year ago to this week, last summer. [5:19] And that was an effort by those B-2 bombers [5:22] to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities. [5:24] But when that happened, [5:25] it buried that highly enriched uranium deep underground. [5:27] And so there will be efforts to eventually remove [5:30] and destroy that highly enriched uranium, [5:31] but there are only two countries that can do it, [5:33] according to President Trump. [5:34] That's the United States, and that's China. [5:37] I do want to just quickly go back to the Strait of Hormuz, [5:39] because the president gave Fox News [5:41] some other interesting information. [5:43] Over the past month and a half, [5:44] there were questions about how the oil markets were stabilized, [5:47] despite the fact that there was an exchange of fire, [5:49] often taking place in the Persian Gulf. [5:52] And there was this secret mission going on [5:54] that President Trump ordered to get vessels [5:56] that had millions of barrels of crude oil on board [5:59] from these Gulf countries out through the Strait of Hormuz. [6:02] And President Trump tells Fox News, [6:04] an average of 22 ships per night [6:07] were taken out during that U.S. operation. [6:09] And it gives you a sense of what was going on behind the scenes. [6:12] There was a lot of speculation in the media [6:13] about what was going to take place, [6:15] and a lot of comments from Iranian leadership [6:17] about what it actually looked like in the Strait of Hormuz. [6:20] But while those Iranian officials were talking, [6:22] the U.S. Navy was escorting all of these vessels out of the Gulf [6:25] and ensuring that those oil prices were stabilized. [6:28] Kevin? [6:28] Of course, Trey, we'll bring you back [6:30] as you get more information [6:31] on what could be a momentous afternoon here, [6:34] not just for the country, but for the entire globe. [6:36] Trey Yanks, as always. Thank you, my friend. [6:37] Appreciate that. [6:40] Be time for more on this. [6:42] Vincent Bowles, retired U.S. Army Major General. [6:46] You know, I have to say, generally, [6:49] I am skeptical of everything. [6:51] But in this circumstance, [6:53] I kind of feel like, General, this really could be it, [6:57] and it could be something very positive for the globe. [6:59] What do you think? [7:01] I think the devil is in the details, Kevin. [7:04] It is a great-sounding, [7:07] and we should be thankful if hostilities end. [7:09] I know the nations in the region would be thankful if the hostilities were end. [7:14] But what we have is a memorandum of understanding, not a memorandum of agreement. [7:18] So it's based on what we understand, what the Iranians understand, [7:22] all of which has been through the filter of the Pakistanis. [7:25] So behavior is believable, and that's what we'll have to watch. [7:28] Well, let me ask you, General, there's a strong sentiment, [7:31] especially among a lot of hawks in D.C., that because we know the Iranian regime will lie, [7:37] because we know that their history says they're not only lie, [7:39] they'll do anything and everything to achieve their ends, [7:42] even if it means the absolute destruction of Israel, [7:44] and, of course, the United States as well. [7:47] And so when you're dealing with a group that is so committed to your destruction, [7:51] how do you forge an agreement and trust that they'll actually do what they say? [7:55] With great difficulty. [7:58] We have to make sure that we draw all the lines, [8:01] and that we know what's great to learn, [8:03] with this man of understanding, as Ambassador Waltz talked this morning, [8:07] is one of our verification mechanisms and one of our enforcement mechanisms, [8:12] and we have to be ruthless in administering those to make sure that we adhere to the agreement, [8:17] get the Iranians to adhere to it. [8:19] Let me ask you about something Trey Yinks talked about. [8:21] He said maybe 60 days beyond a potential agreement today that they would discuss [8:27] the nuclear circumstance. And from the American perspective, [8:31] that's not to say 60 days to talk about whether or not the Iranians can have nukes, [8:35] but rather 60 days to discuss the dismantlement of whatever might be left of their program, [8:40] but more importantly, getting rid of any nuclear-enriched material, [8:45] including some of the dust that may have been left over after the bombings several months ago. [8:50] So from your perspective, 60 days to talk about what? [8:54] I'm just concerned that once again, we're talking about another delay tactic from Tehran, [8:58] or am I overthinking it? [9:01] No, I think it's 60 days, and to use the two words again, [9:05] 60 days to get access to it, and then verification that we've gotten it all out. [9:09] What verification will the Iranians agree to? Will they allow us to come on the ground? [9:14] Will they, do they want a neutral third party to come on the ground and take a look at this to [9:19] make sure that those items are out? And I really would want to know what those verification mechanisms [9:23] are. Yeah, especially when I remember what happened with the IAEA. They would send these [9:28] inspectors over there, and the Iranians would sort of play whack-a-mole. Oh, this is military. [9:33] It's not enrichment. It's not scientific. And then, oh, wait, you can come, but you can't come this day. [9:38] You can't come in several weeks. It sort of seems silly to me without, again, international [9:44] verification, without verification. So I think that would clearly have to be a part of this. [9:49] What do you make of the president? You have to give him credit. If nothing else, [9:54] he has gotten the U.S., and indeed, as I've mentioned before, the globe, to this precipice where [10:00] maybe, just maybe, we have an American leader that has been able to come up with an opportunity for [10:06] the entire world to be rid of a nuclear-armed Iran. Did you think we'd get here? [10:15] One never knows, and we really don't know where we're at yet. Good point. [10:19] Because I don't mean to be negative, but I want to see behavior now, [10:23] and behavior will be the key critical factor to watch now. Let me ask you, do we go back to [10:29] strikes if they stray from the MOU, such as it's written? [10:37] Yes. It is the only way that we can enforce what we want. [10:41] It's the only thing they understand. As your reporter just recently said, [10:47] they called the president, according to what the president said, they called the president said, [10:51] stop the bombing. That's the language they understand. [10:54] Well, then why not just continue to do that until they comply with all of the terms that we have set [11:01] out? I know that the initial idea was to get rid of their news. Check. Air Force, check. Army, [11:07] check. Navy, check. A lot has been accomplished here, and yet they continue to be recalcitrant [11:14] as it relates to development. Why not just keep going until they comply? [11:19] Because they have other things they can do that make it very dangerous for the other nations in [11:24] the region. So we give the regions now some breathing space by seeing if we can make this work. [11:30] Always great to have. Right now Kuwait, Qatar, those other nations, [11:34] they're wanting this to work so that they cannot be looking up in the sky every evening. [11:38] Oh, and that's so important. I'm glad you mentioned that because a lot of people forget we have [11:42] regional partners who are very invested in their own safety and security. They're right there in the [11:48] region. They would love to see something happening, and it just may happen today. General Bowles, [11:52] thank you for your time. We appreciate it. Kevin, always a pleasure, and happy birthday, [11:56] United States Army. Yes, indeed. Happy birthday to the Army, [11:59] happy flag day, and happy birthday to the President as well. Thank you, General.