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Trade Negotiations & Agreements - The US is pursuing bilateral trade deals instead of multilateral ones, marking a new approach to global trade [6][7] - A trade deal with Vietnam is imminent and is considered a significant win for American farmers and manufacturers, incentivizing domestic production over routing through China [2][3] - The Vietnam deal opens up the Vietnamese market in unprecedented ways [2] - Negotiations with Japan are ongoing, with anticipated announcements before July 9th, indicating progress in trade relations [5] - The US is seeking reciprocity in trade, addressing non-tariff barriers that hinder access for US manufacturers and farmers to foreign markets [9] - The willingness of countries to lower non-tariff barriers influences the US's tariff considerations [10] Tariffs & Trade Policy - The US may impose tariffs on countries that do not present trade deals facilitating negotiations [13][14] - The specific details of export rates with Vietnam will be released in an upcoming statement [4] China Trade Relations - Negotiations with China continue regarding the framework established in Geneva and the UK [11] - The US is urging China to accelerate access to rare earth magnets, as agreed upon in previous negotiations [11]

When I speak to individuals that are sitting on the other side of the US Trade Representative or Treasury Secretary Scott Bassett, they say that they have been told and given assurances by this administration that if they are in good faith negotiations that that deadline can be pushed back. Is that your understanding. Well, that's what Secretary business said.And Secretary Lutnick recently said, about 10 to 12 countries are very close to a deal. There's about another 20 that are also negotiating in good fai ...

New satellite images taken in the days after the US strikes in Iran show new activity at the site of one of the attacks. New access roads, construction equipment, and vehicles have been seen at the Fordo nuclear site. That is the one the president insisted was obliterated.Joining us now, staff writer for the Atlantic, Michael Sheerer, and Rick Stangle, who's still with us. Rick, um, can we put that much stock into access roads and and trucks and and and engagement with that site from satellite images. You c ...

Are you interested in restarting negotiations with Iran. And if so, have they received. So, are people Marco could answer this, but our people are um not I'm not The way I look at it, they fought the war's done and you know, I could get a statement that they're not going to go nuclear.We're probably going to ask for that, but they're not going to be doing it, but they're not going to be doing it anyway. They've had it. They've had it.Now, maybe someday in the future we'll want that. But, uh, I've asked Marc ...

Geopolitical Analysis - The US and Qatar anticipated Iran's weak response to a strike, potentially providing an off-ramp for further retaliation [2] - Iran is messaging domestically that its missile strikes had impact, while the reality was calibrated to have no impact [3][4] - The US encourages Israel to seek a peaceful settlement with Iran [4] - Israel is potentially days away from completing its objectives of dismantling Iran's nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missiles, air force, and defense industrial complex [5][6] - Negotiations with Iran will be difficult, requiring an enduring presence and surveillance of its nuclear infrastructure, including locating missing 900 lb of highly enriched uranium [9] - Israel is targeting symbols of Iranian oppression to provoke the Iranian people to rise up [11][12] Deterrence and Military Capability - The US has the capability to enter enemy airspace and bomb targets without being attacked or known, demonstrating technological prowess [15] - President Trump has the will to conduct such operations when America's interests are at stake, improving deterrence [16] - Operation Midnight Hammer was a very secretive, complicated, complex and successful mission [13] NATO and Defense Spending - NATO allies have agreed to a target of 5% of GDP for defense spending, but some countries like Spain are backsliding [16] - The NATO secretary general believes Russia could rearm and be prepared to go after NATO partners by 2030, requiring adjusted timelines for defense spending [17] Potential Risks - Iran could threaten the Strait of Hormuz and cut off or inhibit oil supplies [20]

I have a message directly from the president and I quote, "Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks." That's a quote directly from the president for all of you today. Decision in the next two weeks. Is he saying that if Iran does not come back to the negotiating table within the next two weeks that the president will strike. The president is saying th ...

For more on the conflict, let's bring in Trita Parsey, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute and Tom Danenbomb. He's a professor of international law at the Fletcher School at TUS. Welcome to both of you.Uh Treata, I'll start with you. And um it does appear, I mean, signs are pointing in that direction that um the Iranians are asking uh for a pause of some kind, some kind of truce here. I don't know the word to use.Um what more do you expect in order to come to some kind of international agreemen ...

Joining us now, we have former Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Ern. Ambassador, we just got a security alert uh coming out of the US embassy in Jordan, saying the US embassy has indications there may be missiles, drones, or rockets flying over Jordanian airspace. It's urging American citizens to exercise caution uh due to high tensions in the region.But I want to ask you about those high tensions in the region. We saw the US State Department quietly move a lot of people out of those uh the consulate i ...

I want to bring into this conversation and Ben I hope you can stay where you are. Courtney is sitting here. She can't go too far because we're at the same table.Um Richard Angel who's of course the chief um foreign affairs correspondent. Um Richard we we Courtney is Courtney's frantically typing on her phone right now. I know you were in touch with a lot of people.What we didn't know at the top of the show or a few minutes ago is what they exactly had hit. Courtney gave us some updated reporting on that. Ho ...