Cabot Phillips

All right, we're going to get now to Brian Hook, one of the leading experts on Iran.

All right, we're going to get now to Brian Hook, one of the leading experts on Iran.

He served as the US Special Representative for Iran.

He served as the US Special Representative for Iran.

He was also the Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.

He was also the Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.

Brian, thank you so much for joining us this morning.

Brian, thank you so much for joining us this morning.

Let's get right to it.

Let's get right to it.

Because of your work for years now, you have faced credible death threats from the Iranian regime.

Because of your work for years now, you have faced credible death threats from the Iranian regime.

So this has to be a remarkable weekend for you.

So this has to be a remarkable weekend for you.

How does it feel seeing the death of the Ayatollah?

How does it feel seeing the death of the Ayatollah?

Well, I think more about American foreign policy than any of my own sort of personal questions around these topics.

Well, I think more about American foreign policy than any of my own sort of personal questions around these topics.

And so the Islamic Republic of Iran for 47 years has been engaged in really an endless war against the United States and Israel.

And so the Islamic Republic of Iran for 47 years has been engaged in really an endless war against the United States and Israel.