Trump lays out goals for Iran peace talks

[0:02] I think it's going to be positive. We'll foresee. As the president of the United States said, [0:06] if the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to extend the open [0:11] hand. If they're going to try to play us, then they're going to find that the negotiating team [0:14] is not that receptive. So we're going to try to have a positive negotiation. The president has [0:19] gave us some pretty clear guidelines, and we're going to see. Vice President Vance laying out [0:24] expectations for talks with Iran as he arrives in Pakistan this morning. Joining us to discuss [0:30] former ambassador to the United Nations for President George W. Bush and United Against [0:36] Nuclear Iran CEO and founder Mark Wallace. So great to see you this morning, Mark. Thank you for joining [0:42] us. So first of all, just kind of set this up for us. What are you expecting to see over the next [0:47] couple of days out of Pakistan? Well, I think, first of all, thank you for having me on and good [0:52] morning. Look, I think Vice President Vance really summed up quite well what we would call the Trump [0:58] doctrine. I think President Trump, and actually Vice President Vance used a phrase that was first [1:03] used by President Obama, was extending a hand of diplomacy and said, we're ready to do a deal, [1:09] meaning let's hear the elements of a deal that we need. We're ready to negotiate in good faith. [1:14] But the difference is, is really for the first time in 47 years, President Trump is willing to [1:19] back that up with a military option if Iran does what it usually does, delay or obfuscate, [1:25] or actually not even attend the negotiations. It's interesting, even the players that appear [1:31] to have come from Iran to attend these negotiations. And it looks like that leadership is a little [1:37] bit uncertain and maybe even fractured. But it's interesting who actually showed up from Iran. [1:43] Do you think that Iran realizes that President Trump does still have his finger on the trigger? [1:49] Well, I think that if the Trump doctrine isn't clear by name as the Trump doctrine, [1:54] all you have to do is look at this presidency so far. President Trump has made clear, [1:59] for example, in Venezuela and other places that he means business. If he is absolutely ready to [2:04] make a deal, and if he don't make a deal, he's holding firm to his terms and says, look, [2:10] we will pursue our imperatives militarily if necessary. It actually quite very much reminds me [2:17] President Reagan negotiating with Mikhail Gorbachev during the fall of the Soviet Union. [2:23] All right. I want to play a quick clip of President Trump talking about what he wants [2:27] out of these negotiations. Watch this. [2:29] What would a good deal look like for you? [2:34] No nuclear weapon, number one. You know, I think it's already been regime change, [2:39] but we never had that as a criteria. No nuclear weapon. That's 99 percent of it. [2:45] Yeah, but that'll open up automatically. Yeah, the answer is yes, but the straight will open up. [2:53] If we just left, the straight is going to otherwise they make no money. [2:57] So we do have other countries coming up and they'll help out, but we don't, we don't use it. [3:02] It is kind of remarkable. A lot of Trump detractors have tried to obfuscate what Trump has laid out [3:09] from the beginning that he wants out of this campaign. But President Trump has remained pretty clear [3:14] about what he wants out of this campaign. He has. And in various really talking point moments, [3:21] he's done long form as well. He's laid out no nuclear weapons, no more advanced ballistic missiles, [3:26] no more ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, restrictions on their drone program, [3:31] you know, limiting their terrorist proxies, and frankly, ending the tax that has been the straighter [3:37] four moves for 47 years, an incredible drag on the global economy. He's laid all of those things out [3:43] at various times and then packaged them up. Clearly, Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon [3:48] in combination with their ballistic missiles is a threat to our allies and partners in the region [3:53] and really in the short term, if allowed to continue, a threat to the United States of America. [3:59] Yeah. Obviously, you know the United Nations very well. Are you surprised by the degree to which so [4:06] many of these countries who have such vital interests in the Strait of Hormuz have simply just [4:12] like walked away and said, yeah, we're not getting involved in this? No, I do think, look, [4:17] I'm a devoted Atlanticist and a consummate defender of NATO, but I am very disappointed. When you look at [4:25] the way our NATO and European allies sought help with Ukraine, which I support as well, [4:31] when Iran was launching some 6,000 Shehead drones with Russia at Ukraine and Europe, [4:36] and the Europeans took until January this year even to designate the IRGC and really have said, [4:43] participated in no material way. But look, you just did an incredible package. I've been riveted by [4:48] the television of our space program. There is one nation that has the ability militarily [4:54] to do all these things. Yeah. And that's, and really our European allies, they should be in a [5:00] coalition with us and they should offer more and hopefully they're spending more on their defense [5:04] budget. Right. But we have to be serious. They should at least be their name. Indeed. Mark Wallace, [5:09] thank you so much for joining us. Great to see you. 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