00:00US fleet led by two aircraft carriers is moving in the waters near Iran following days of renewed
00:06fighting. Those forces are gathering as President Trump issues a firm deadline for Tehran to
00:13publicly renounce attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump gives Iran deadline to renounce attacks.
00:21Joining us now from Washington with the very latest. Good morning, Madeline.
00:24Good morning. That's right. A flurry of diplomatic talks is underway to try and get this memo of
00:30understanding back on track. The US maintains Iran violated the MOU. Ceasefire is over, but the US
00:37Iran talks are ongoing. Attack ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz to get confidence
00:43that Iran is serious about a peace deal. US officials reportedly want Iran to admit they made a mistake.
00:50Per Axios, US officials want Iran to publicly acknowledge this. We have US demands on the
00:56Strait of Hormuz. OK, the Strait is open, commit to stopping attacks on commercial vessels and
01:02recognize that shipping lanes will remain open without tolls. US officials have insisted part
01:07of the problem with reaching a long lasting agreement is that the leadership structure
01:12in Iran is fragmented and there are hardliners who are pushing for aggressive action. This comes
01:17as reports have surfaced about a new Iranian plan to kill President Trump, but publicly acknowledge
01:24the Strait of Hormuz is open and commit to stopping attacks on commercial vessels. Recognize that
01:29shipping lanes will remain open without tolls. Trump, the president warning on Truth Social,
01:351000 missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran with thousands of more
01:41to immediately follow should the Iranian government act on its threat pronounced in many corners of the
01:47globe to assassinate or attempt to assassinate the sitting president of the United States of
01:51America. In this case, me. Donald Trump, that's what we're talking about.
01:57...have already been given. Despite the tensions, Iran state media says the regime's foreign minister,
02:02Abbas Aragji, is in Oman for negotiations. His focus is reportedly on the safe passage of vessels
02:08through the Strait of Hormuz. Aragji saying Iran has so far kept its word, unlike the so-called US Treasury
02:15Secretary. U.S. demands Iran publicly state waterways open publicly.
02:21...who was violating Para 9 of the MOU. That violation follows other violations and missteps
02:27by the United States. Reality check, there could only be mutual compliance. Iran state media is also
02:34reporting the Supreme Leader. Trump warns U.S. would decimate and destroy Iran over assassination
02:41in this attempt. A thousand missiles are on Iran's way, if this happens.
02:45...will issue a message in the coming hours regarding the funeral of the late Ayatollah
02:49Khamenei, Charlie, Rachel and Griff.
02:52All right, Madeline. Thanks, Madeline. Thank you very much.
02:55You really do get the sense that Iran has miscalculated President Trump
02:59in thinking that he's like a normal politician or a normal president
03:02who is going to be completely governed. Today, Iran's Supreme Leader to issue a message
03:08on Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral. Yes.
03:11...about the fact that this is an election year and this is not a terribly popular
03:17operation in Iran. But President Trump doesn't really care so much about that as he does about
03:23getting, about the overall objective. And if you, you know, if you mess with him, he's...
03:30This is what they're doing. We will kill Trump. That's the poster they have on the
03:36Qasad Iran on funerals.
03:38...going to retaliate.
03:41Yeah, well, Madeline talked about the seriousness of this, obviously, but also that some of the
03:48leaders are more hardline. And there's a reason for that. One is a lot of people have reported
03:55that the leadership we took out is a little more moderate.
03:58They said it's locked and loaded. Trump threatens Iran with missiles if they try to kill him. That's
04:04what they said.
04:05...then the leadership that came in. In addition, very, a lot of reports about Israel assassinating
04:12and even continuing to want to assassinate anyone who appears to want to be a moderate and negotiate
04:20with the United States. We have this video from U.S. Central Command. Look.
04:24So that is a huge problem. And again...
04:26This is from U.S. Abraham Lincoln. Yes. The carriers. Aircraft carrier.
04:32The polling was showing when there was an agreement, when the MOU first came out, wildly
04:38popular. The American people want the president to figure this out, be done with this engagement
04:45in Iran, get the Straits of Hormuz open, make sure they can't have nuclear weapons, but they
04:51don't want this prolonged engagement. I've been hearing that there's possibility that American
04:57troops might end up going into... Yes, that's what I'll say. All American troops
05:01are being... end up going there. If that happens, everyone is ready. That's what Trump said.
05:06...Lebanon now to help with the Hezbollah situation that Israel is fighting over there. That would
05:15not be popular. No, but as you mentioned, the Wall Street Journal was reporting on this...
05:20What are you talking about? Okay, let's... let us...
05:24...Israel uncovered plot to kill President Trump. But pulling back just a little bit, like enough
05:30with the moderates versus the hardliners. Like this is Iran playing for time. And President
05:35Trump has shown tremendous patience to try and get to a historic agreement that no other previous
05:41administration, let alone in an election year, was willing...
05:44Yes, the election year and midterms are everything on the hand of this wall. They're talking about
05:49Israel, Iran, US, blessing it up.
05:52...to have the courage to do. But you need no more proof than the dead past Ayatollah's funeral
05:59when they're literally... did you see this banner? They're waving a banner calling for President
06:04Trump's death. And so whether there is an actual plot unfold or not, you see the message clearly.
06:11Let's be clear. We will kill Trump. Trump sought Trump. Kill Trump.
06:16There it is. We will kill Trump.
06:19A giant banner being paraded in the funeral for the late Ayatollah.
06:26That doesn't look like it was put together by some protesters organically.
06:30Hey Trump, we will kill you.
06:33That one either.
06:33I think that maybe Iran's major printing plant was deployed to pump that out.
06:40But that's nothing new. I mean, we've known...
06:42I mean, they have also this type of feast event. Like, I don't know what the logo means.
06:48...that the Iranians have wanted to kill Trump.
06:51They've been chanting death to America, death to Israel for a long time.
06:55Here's some more of these chants. Listen.
07:00This is the video from them.
07:13So this is nothing novel. This has been going on for a long time.
07:16Maybe it's more intense now because...
07:19Very intense that's happening right now.
07:21They really want this thing and I don't know if Iran is doing this or people are saying
07:25Israel is doing this with their proxy on Iran.
07:29We killed the Ayatollah. So that's, you know, tit for tat there.
07:33But they've been wanting to kill Americans and specifically our leadership for a long time.
07:38And of course the real frustration right now is that you see demonstrations like this
07:42and, you know, I don't think that it necessarily reflects the real interest of the people.
07:48What we're not seeing right now is...
07:51Killed Trump banners seen at Khamenei Suna. Everybody is...
07:55Have that banners and they are not mourning.
07:58They are just have revenge, want to take revenge.
08:01...are the counter-regime protests.
08:03And one of the reasons we're not seeing them right now
08:06is that tens of thousands of protesters were killed earlier this year by the regime.
08:12Yeah. No question about that.
08:14Well, President Trump...
08:15They also said protesters at Khamenei Suna, death to America, death to Israel.
08:19They've been very clear in his true social yesterday saying,
08:24there's a plan in place if something should happen to me.
08:27I love, by the way, in that same message, he said, I hope you'll miss me.
08:32That's what President Donald Trump said, I hope they miss me.
08:36Some levity in the seriousness of the situation.
08:39But the other thing that's worth noting...
08:50I mean, you're talking about Donald Trump?
08:54Okay, okay.
08:55You know, he's had American Democrats attempt to take shots at him.
09:00And it's so out there that he talks openly about it and says,
09:05look, if you kill me, I have a process in place.
09:09If something happens to me about...
09:10A thousand missiles, he said.
09:12...going to happen to you in response, which is the most Trumpian thing ever.
09:17Oh, damn boy.
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