Ben Rhodes

The question is what, um, the nuclear site bombs were like, that was a discreet target.

There was a clear objective.

It's not clear to me what airstrikes stop a government crackdown on protesters, but like, what are you looking for and what do you think might be effective?

And then I guess, how worried are you about Iran threatening to respond?

Those are average people, right?

Well, they pull the trigger.

You never know.

Yeah, he said he's going to put a 25% tariff on any country that does business with Iran, which, you know, would really hammer the Chinese.

China buys 90% of Iran's oil.

So, I mean, that would be the most significant country you could tariff.

But yeah, I don't believe he's going to do it because the economic impact would be massive.

Catch all.

Yeah, it helps them get heard, especially outside of Iran, but it doesn't necessarily help them topple the government.

I was talking to one Iran expert and watcher today who said he was worried that the regime had managed to kind of crush this round of protests because they came out and they massacred everyone Thursday and Friday.

After Trump made this threat and like basically the regime was able to crack down faster than Trump was able to move militarily.

I guess we'll find out.

He drew a red line.

Yeah.

He said I'm going to come to the rescue.

Yeah.