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 Stance on Iran - The US government official neither confirms nor denies the possibility of striking Iranian nuclear facilities [1] - The US government official suggests Iran is facing significant challenges and expresses a willingness to negotiate, questioning why negotiations didn't occur sooner to avoid "death and destruction" [1] - The US government official indicates that previous attempts at negotiation with Iran failed at the last minute, leading to consequences [2] - The US government official states that it's "very late" for Iran to be talking now [3] Potential Threats and Future Actions - The US government official emphasizes the unacceptability of a hostile country, particularly Iran, possessing nuclear weapons capable of causing widespread destruction [5][6] - The US government official suggests that the coming week will be significant, potentially involving actions related to Iran [5] - The US government official acknowledges progress has been made but refrains from declaring victory, highlighting the complexities and potential negative outcomes of war [4] Views on Iranian People - The US government official expresses compassion towards the Iranian people, describing them as "incredible," "smart," and "energetic," particularly those from New York and Washington [3][4]

This makes Washington look pretty feckless, right? Because one of two things is true. Either Donald Trump did not want this to happen. Wanted Steve Wickoff to go there this weekend and Israel bombed Iran and killed the person that was overseeing those negotiations with Steve Wickoff. Or Donald Trump when he went to the Gulf Arabs a few weeks ago lied to them in saying that he won an Iran deal. Neither of those is a particularly good look for the United States. Either we're being duplicitous about matters as ...

And I want to bring in Ben Rhodess to this conversation. I have a million questions. I was listening to you talk to Chris Hayes and I was thinking, I wish we could talk to Ben and here you are.So, I'm glad you're here. Um, let me let me first ask you about what Courtney said about the objective of this statement. I mean, it has it had been reported and and the president and the White House clearly knew that it was coming.Um, even if they didn't sign off on it, who knows. We'll see more with the reporting. H ...