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Sekulow | Jay Sekulow - Unrest in the Middle East | July 2, 2025

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- welcome to "sekulow."
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Will haynes, executive producer here today.
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And we have a jam packed show as iran showcase
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That they have what appear to be hypersonic missiles
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That are able to strike deep within the heart of israel,
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And are very hard to stop.
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We saw multiple times these rockets,
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These missiles slam into the heart of tel aviv
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And other parts of israel causing a lot of destruction,
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A lot of damage, and they're very hard to stop.
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They're very fast.
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It's extremely new technology.
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It leads to questions of which we will get in today
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Of how did iran get these very advanced ballistic missiles,
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While the world has been watching.
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But then we're also gonna talk about what israel has done,
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Because israel has been carrying out missions,
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Both it seems, on the ground in tehran with mossad,
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As well as with the idf and the israeli air force.
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And one thing that they keep doing is taking out top leaders
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Within the iranian regime.
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These are people that are responsible for the plans,
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The strategic implementation of these attacks on israel.
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And just now, we've learned that a new strike
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Has eliminated the head of intelligence
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For the iranian revolutionary guard corps, his deputy,
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The head of the quds force intelligence directorate,
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And his deputy.
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These are the top four iranian intelligence officials
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That israel has now taken out.
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They will no longer be able to sow their terror
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Across the middle east in the world and target israel,
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Whether through proxies, through funding of those proxies,
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Supplying weaponry, or directing those proxies
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To attack israel, as well as during this very war.
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Their intelligence capabilities are now a lot less strong
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Than they thought they were.
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And we're gonna see how israel continues as they continue
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With this massive intelligence operation
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To strike at the very heart
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Of not just iran's nuclear program,
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But their ability to wage terror
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Across the middle east and the world.
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It's astounding to watch.
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It is very impressive, but the fight isn't over.
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And we already know that the iaea,
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The un's atomic energy organization is condemning israel
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For their strike on iran's nuclear capabilities.
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We know that the icc is probably already figuring out
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How to go after israel for war crimes,
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And the aclj is here to fight back.
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- welcome back to "sekulow."
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Executive producer will haynes hosting today.
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And i'm now joined by chris mitchell,
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Who is the cbn news bureau chief in jerusalem.
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And chris, we've had you on this broadcast for many years,
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And i feel like this conflict is a little different
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Than ones we've had you on before.
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What's your sense on the ground
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Of how it's playing out in israel and what you're seeing?
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- will, great to be with you.
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I think this is much different
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Than things that we have done in the past.
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I think we're looking at a historic change
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Potentially here in the middle east.
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Obviously, israel has been taking some hits.
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Yesterday, i was in bat yam,
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That's where one of the iranian missiles has hit,
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Destroyed an apartment building.
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Tragically, nine people died in that,
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Three children, about 200 injured,
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About 75 buildings that were damage to some extent.
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But what began when,
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Early last friday morning really is i would say,
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I see change in the middle east history with the potential
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That we may see a regime change in iran,
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Because of what israel has been doing
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To not only take out much of the nuclear infrastructure,
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Air defenses, ballistic missiles,
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But also targeting much of the headquarters
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Of some of the irgc, the iranian army,
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And eliminating just an amazing amount
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Of senior leaderships in iran.
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And very reminiscent of what happened with hassan nasrallah
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With hezbollah.
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But even on a grander scale,
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So we're in historic times right now,
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And some would say even biblical times.
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- and when you look at what israel
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Has been able to pull off even just now,
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And we know that this operation is not over,
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But what we are seeing is,
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One, the restraint of the israelis
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To wait until they felt like it was necessary.
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The fact, the intelligence gathering, the manufacturing,
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It appears of drones within tehran,
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And the coordinated effort between the idf and mossad,
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And shin bet, and the israeli air force
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Is something like we've never seen
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In modern warfare take place.
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And it really, i think is accredited to the israelis
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Of their planning and their waiting
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Until they felt like it was absolutely necessary
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To carry out such an operation.
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- the planning has been probably
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About 20 years in the making, will.
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The precision and the intelligence
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That israel has been gathering over the years,
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And the way that they've been able
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To infiltrate the iranian leadership.
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And you know, when they started eliminating
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Some of the top iranian leaders, they knew where they were.
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And they not only knew where they were,
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But they also had the wherewithal, as you said,
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Some of these drones actually taking in by different parts
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And then constructed inside tehran,
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Or different parts of iran.
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This is just something on a scale.
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I don't know if any military army has been able to do this
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With all the intelligence apparatus, as you say,
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The mossad and the shin bet, putting it all together,
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And then operating it,
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And releasing it at just the right time.
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This is just spectacular what they have been able to do,
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And continue to do.
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Even as we speak, the attacks go on.
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I believe just a few hours ago,
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They hit the iranian television in tehran as well.
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And we seeing just the consequences of what's happening.
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We seeing, you know, thousands and thousands
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Of people from tehran leaving,
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And we hear of, you know,
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The iranian people rising up like they have before.
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You know, we've seen this before in the sense of maybe 2009,
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There was a green revolution and then,
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But that was brutally suppressed again in 2022 and '23,
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The protests when mahsa amini was killed
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Just for wearing her hijab in an improper way.
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But this looks very different, will,
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That if the people do rise up,
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It seems like it's a much weaker regime,
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Much less able to suppress any sort of uprising.
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We were down at bat yam yesterday,
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And we interviewed naftali bennett,
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The former israeli prime minister,
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And he said, "this is the opportunity for the iranian people
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To rise up, that the people of the world will be with you."
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And certainly what israel is doing
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Is really making it possible, it seems,
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For the iranian people to finally get the freedom
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That they have cried out for for 46 years.
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- well, and as you mentioned, back with the green revolution
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Under the obama administration,
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There really was no support from an american government
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For there to be real change
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Within the islamic republic of iran.
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And i feel like it is a different era for many reasons,
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Obviously, but as we look at what's lays ahead.
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You see videos coming out of iran of people chanting
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In support of what israel's doing,
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And against the ayatollahs and the mullahs in iran.
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And this is final question here as we look ahead,
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And we see that they are weakened,
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We see the intelligence officers being wiped out,
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The top nuclear scientist, the people within the irgc
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That have such a grip on the people of iran
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As they're being taken out.
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What should we, as the american media consumer
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That are very engaged and involved with this,
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What should we be looking for in the days ahead
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That could maybe show a nod,
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There could be real change and real regime change in iran?
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- well just continue to see what's happening
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On social media.
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I think we're gonna be seeing more videos
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Of people crying out for regime change.
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Keep your eye out on reza pahlavi,
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Who's the son of the late shah.
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He's put out a message to the iranian people,
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And the military in particular, to join the people.
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That could be a game changer or a tipping point as well.
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I would say also, hopefully many people are hoping
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The us would continue to support, even indirectly, israel,
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And maybe provide those bunker-busting bombs for fordow,
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Which is a key enrichment facility.
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And finally, i know a lot of people are saying,
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Pray for the people of iran,
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Pray for the protection of israel.
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Prayer is very, very critical in these tumultuous days.
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- chris, thank you so much for joining us today.
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We pray for your safety as you report from jerusalem,
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As well as for the people of israel
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And for the people of iran.
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But thank you for this update,
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And we will hopefully have you on again soon
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As we continue to watch what's happening in israel.
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It's that simple.
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- executive producer will haynes in the chair today,
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But i'm joined now by the aclj chief counsel jay sekulow.
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And we are gonna be talking some about
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What we're starting to see on the right.
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We see president trump with strong statements
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About the iranian program
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Saying they can never have nuclear weapons.
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We saw him leave the g7 summit early
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To get back and meet with the national security council.
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But we're starting to see some voices on the right
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That are now saying this could be the end
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Of president trump's legacy.
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It could be the end of his presidency.
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We're seeing aoc retweet republican members of congress.
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And i just wanted to get your take
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On what we're starting to see
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Out of some of the more loud voices on the right.
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- [jay] well, i wanna be crystal clear on this, will,
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And i want our audience to understand.
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First of all, president trump is 100% correct.
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A nuclear iran is unacceptable, number one.
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Number two, can't happen.
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It puts not just the region at risk,
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But it puts the entire world at risk.
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For instance, if the iranians thought they could close
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The strait of hormuz with impunity,
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Well then could you imagine the cost
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Of things like gasoline, oil?
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So this is not an acceptable situation, number one.
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So it's not just israel's defense,
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It's the region's defense, frankly,
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It's the civilized world's defense.
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And i think those that are saying this is the end of
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The president's administration if he backs israel,
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Let me tell you something.
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I know tucker carlson's been saying that and others,
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Here's the answer to that.
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You're wrong.
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You're wrong for two reasons.
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Number one, it will be his lasting legacy,
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Eliminating the iranian threat.
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That will be the lasting legacy of a president.
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We've been dealing with this as a country
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For over 50 years with the ayatollah.
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So that needs to come to an end.
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And the regime in my view needs to go.
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But those on the right, like tucker and some of the others,
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That are saying, you know, "we're gonna be america first."
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As the president said, he's the one who determined,
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Came up with the idea of america first.
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This is america first.
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Ending this threat puts america's interest first.
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Number one, it eliminates china
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And russia's influence in the region,
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Because they're only captive state
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For the russians right now and the chinese,
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And the syrians to a little bit lesser extent,
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Only because they've had regime change.
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The only thing that stops that influence
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Is taking out and taking the appropriate action
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To eliminate this nuclear threat.
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So let me just tell you something.
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We have an office in jerusalem that offices engaged.
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Our office in washington, fully engaged.
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Our diplomatic offices at the european center
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For law and justice, fully engaged.
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We've deployed teams throughout the world.
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We're gonna continue to do this, but i just want to say,
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I am backing the president 100% here.
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He's correct.
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His approach is correct.
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When he said to people, "get out of tehran," he meant it.
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And by the way, tens of thousands,
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Hundreds of thousands of iranians are leaving tehran.
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It is going to, i think, will,
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We're on the precipice of some major change.
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I'll just leave it at that.
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- one of the main issues among many,
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But one of the issues i'm seeing
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With some of these criticisms of the president's position
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And stature on this is, is one, these are many voices
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That always said trust the president
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And he's a strong leader, and things of that nature.
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But what they're also allowing to do,
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Some are flirting with antisemitism,
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Some are fully going there.
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They are pushing the same old, tired, disgusting,
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Antisemitic trope that the jewish people
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Are the ones pulling the strings
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And controlling the us president of the united states.
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And that's what we're starting to see spread.
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Not on the left where you'd expect it,
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But we're starting to see it
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Within the conservative media space as well.
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- [jay] yeah, it's disgusting in my view.
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And it started with people like candace owens and others
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That went, and making these statements that go back,
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I mean, they go back generations,
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The antisemitism that's coming out.
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And not only do i not like it
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As someone that has jewish heritage.
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I mean, you know, it's in my blood.
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And to christians out there,
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I want you to remember what the scriptures say,
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"i will bless those talking about israel.
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I will bless those that bless thee.
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I will curse those that curse thee."
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So i don't have to add anything to the scripture.
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So for conservative christians,
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Or christians generally that are listening to this,
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If you believe what the bible says, okay?
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Then we need to act on our beliefs.
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- when you look at some people that may be hesitant
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For obvious reasons to get into iraq,
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Something that is a protracted conflict
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That requires boots on the ground, things of that nature.
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And to some degree, with no real end game,
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As we saw it play out in many ways
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Under the obama administration
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As it just continued to linger.
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Do you think one,
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What we've seen from the president's strategy,
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The way he dealt with isis.
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He was saying no new wars, but immediately was able
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To put down a very dangerous regional threat
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That some people are forgetting
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That the cabinet that's in place,
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The team that president trump has put around him
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Do things differently, not the old guard way.
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And that could potentially be what's getting in the way
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Of them seeing that the president is clear-eyed
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About what the mission is.
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- [jay] well, i think, look, i think the confusion here
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Is first of all, a nuclear iran.
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I mean, i just want you to think about that
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What it means to the world.
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If the ayatollah had a nuclear weapon,
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Do you think for a moment they would hesitate in using it?
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Of course not.
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That's how they bring in their version of their messiah.
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So this is a death cult.
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That's what the iranian regime is, it's a death cult.
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And what we have to do is stand with the president,
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Stand with our military, and get out there,
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And understand that this is not just an israel issue,
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This is a global issue.
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And by the way, israel is our strongest ally,
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Not just in the region,
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But one of our strongest allies in the world.
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So we don't abandon our allies.
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So i think that's what you're seeing right now.
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But, will, you know,
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This underscored antisemitism is horrific.
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It's gotta stop,
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And it's coming from the right as well as the left,
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The hard right, hard left.
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And it's gotta stop.
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Because the end result of this is what?
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The elimination of the state of israel.
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Let me tell you, i have read the bible,
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And everyone that's listening to this broadcast,
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If they haven't, they should.
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Israel survives this, okay?
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That we know.
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But what we cannot tolerate, listen,
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It's a free country, people can speak their mind.
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They're doing that.
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I mean, there's this, you know,
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Tucker is fighting with mark levin.
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I mean, you know, it's a real fracture
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Within the conservative movement to some extent.
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But this isolation at marjorie taylor greene, another one.
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But this isolationism that they're trying to put forward
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Is just ridiculous.
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And the president is never one that wants to initiate wars.
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I've worked with this guy since 2016, the president,
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And he's hesitant about war as he should be.
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Nobody wants it.
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But we've gotta do whatever's necessary
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To protect our own interests
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As well as the interests of our allies in the region.
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There is not a negotiation there.
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And that's why we at the aclj uniquely positioned
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Both in jerusalem, and washington,
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And europe to engage this,
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And it's exactly what we're doing.
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- i'm now joined by the former acting director
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Of national intelligence, ric grenell,
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A man with a very long resume.
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We could go on and on and take up most of the segment,
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Because you are one of the busiest people in washington,
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And i wanted to get right to this, ric.
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When you see these kinds of moves for our people,
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How should we be reading what's going on
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With the united states?
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- well, first of all, i know president trump well,
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And i know that he wants peace.
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And so everything that he is doing is being done
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So that he can somehow forge a peaceful situation,
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A peaceful solution.
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And sometimes that is a rough process.
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Sometimes you have to go through some pain to get there.
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But what we do know is that we can't have
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An iran with nuclear weapons,
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And the massive amounts of money they have from joe biden.
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You know, literally, if you count
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All of the money of sanctions relief,
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Of credit and cash that were given to the iranian regime,
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It's in the tens of billions of dollars.
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And that means they're gonna have money
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For a very long time, 15, 20 years to foment terror.
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And so we have to make sure that this radical regime
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Doesn't get access to a nuclear weapon.
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And i think that's what this is all about.
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- ric, one thing that we're starting to see
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Is to some degree, a little bit of pushback
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From some talking heads, you know,
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Media types on the right that are trying to say
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That this isn't america first.
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You're seeing a very strong defense of the president
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From jd vance.
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You're seeing it from others within the cabinet.
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But even president trump himself, who's saying, by the way,
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I have always said iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,
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And that is america first,
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And that is making america great again.
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And what would you say to those on the right
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That may sound sometimes like they're listening more
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To those on the left,
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And maybe getting it a little mixed up about how dangerous
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An iranian with a nuclear weapon would be?
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- well, look, i think that the voices
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Calling for peace are fantastic.
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We need more people saying that we want peace
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And we want to put america first.
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But i do think that we can have a debate
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About what that actually means.
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And i know that president trump is completely focused
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On making sure that he protects america,
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That it's all about our safety.
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And at the same time, he is trying to make sure
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That he does whatever he needs to do
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To produce peaceful outcomes.
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Remember, right now with iran, we don't have peace.
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We have a country, a regime,
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That is constantly fomenting terror in the region.
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And so what we're trying to do,
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What president trump is trying to do is bring peace.
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And sometimes to bring peace, it gets a little messy first.
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- ric, i want to take a few phone calls here
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At the end of the broadcast.
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I know you always tell me you like
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When you get to hear from aclj listeners as well.
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So while we've got you on,
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We're gonna go first to tom and marilyn online too.
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He's listening on the radio,
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But tom, you're on the air with me and with ric grenell.
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- [tom] oh, i feel very blessed.
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I'm not in the best place to talk,
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But i'll just talk quickly.
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One is, any elected leaders that are naive enough to believe
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That iran is not doing all this for destructive purposes,
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Should be voted out of office immediately.
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They may be the most brilliant elites out of harvard,
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But if they're that naive about
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What their agenda is and what human nature is,
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God help us all if we have people like that
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Leading our nation.
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Number two is all the media stars like tucker carlson
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May need to be condemned without hesitation.
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- tom, i see what you're saying as well.
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Once again, iran, ric,
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Has always tried to say this is a peaceful process.
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This is for peaceful nuclear power.
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When in reality, they do have one nuclear power plant.
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And that 3 to 5% enriched uranium
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Doesn't come from any of the billions of dollars
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They've spent on enriching uranium.
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It comes from russia,
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And russia takes back the spent cores afterwards.
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So there is a lot of unfortunate naivete,
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I feel like within some elected officials
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And elites that maybe we should take iran
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At their word for it, but what are your thoughts on that?
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- well, first of all,
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Let me just compliment tom and his question,
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Because i went to harvard, and i can tell you
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The smartest people did not go to harvard.
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I've been around a lot of people who were not
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What you would think would be the sharpest tool in the shed,
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But yet they have a harvard degree.
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And so i think tom has got a really great point.
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We need people with actual street smarts,
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People who deal in reality.
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And this is not an academic exercise.
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I think we saw that from the biden team.
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That's the first point.
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The second point is, again,
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I like the voices calling for peace.
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I like the loud people who are saying,
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"look, america first means peace."
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Because i think donald trump agrees ultimately with that.
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But again, we have to go back, and it's not correct to say
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That the place is full of peace right now.
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It's not as stable, peaceful country, iran.
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It's fomenting violence constantly.
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And so what what i think that we just have to understand
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Is that donald trump is absolutely focused
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On protecting america and bringing about peace.
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But sometimes you have to do big things,
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Like peace through strength,
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In order to preserve peace or get peace.
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And so i would just say to people, trust the process,
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Trust president trump, he's not abandoning the idea
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Of working towards peace.
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He's going to bring us peace,
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Because he's completely focused on.
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Jay Sekulow - Unrest in the Middle East

July 2, 2025 | 28:42

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