00:00First of all, the United States has largely accomplished its military objectives.
00:04There are still some things that we'd like to do, for example, on Iranian ability to manufacture weapons,
00:08that we'd like to do a little bit more work on militarily.
00:11But fundamentally, the military objectives of the United States have been completed.
00:15So that means, as the president has said, very shortly this war is going to conclude.
00:19And I think the nature of the conclusion is ultimately up to the Iranians.
00:23I think there really are two pathways, and I'm oversimplifying this a little bit.
00:26But I think pathway one is where the Iranians decide they're going to be a normal country.
00:30They're not going to fund terrorism anymore.
00:32They're going to be part of the world system of commerce and exchange.
00:36And that's going to mean much better things for them economically.
00:39It's going to mean better things for the peace and safety of the world.
00:42It's going to mean a lot of good things for a lot of people all over the planet.
00:46That's option A.
00:48Option B is if the Iranians don't come to the table and they stay committed to terrorism,
00:53to terrorizing their neighbors, not just Israel, but of course their Arab neighbors too,
00:57then the economic situation in Iran is going to continue to be very, very bad.
01:01And frankly, it will probably get worse.
01:04Thank you very much.
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