Cabot Phillips

And so regardless of who is in power, whether it's the Ayatollah or this triumvirate that's in place, any sort of government that follows the death of the Ayatollah, there is an opportunity to be at peace, not only with the United States, but also with Iran's Arab neighbors.

And that would be a very good thing because

And that would be a very good thing because

The biggest driver of terrorism and instability in the Middle East has been the Iranian regime.

The biggest driver of terrorism and instability in the Middle East has been the Iranian regime.

It has not been the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

It has not been the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

It has been Iran's revolutionary expansionist regime that has fought proxy warfare for 47 years.

It has been Iran's revolutionary expansionist regime that has fought proxy warfare for 47 years.

And one thing I've noticed here is that while we're in the middle of this conflict, we haven't seen any of Iran's proxies attacking Israel.

And one thing I've noticed here is that while we're in the middle of this conflict, we haven't seen any of Iran's proxies attacking Israel.

And that is a testament to, I think, the resolve that the United States and especially Israel has shown since October 7th to ensure that October 7th never happens again.

And that is a testament to, I think, the resolve that the United States and especially Israel has shown since October 7th to ensure that October 7th never happens again.

What more does that tell you about the fact that we haven't seen huge operations from these proxies?

What more does that tell you about the fact that we haven't seen huge operations from these proxies?

The Houthis issued a statement saying that they were prepared to help the Iranians and to push back on the West, but we haven't seen this real flurry of activity from the Houthis.

The Houthis issued a statement saying that they were prepared to help the Iranians and to push back on the West, but we haven't seen this real flurry of activity from the Houthis.

Do you expect there to be more activity from their terror proxies?

Do you expect there to be more activity from their terror proxies?

They are so sufficiently degraded and their leadership has been so thoroughly eliminated that I think they have lost command and control of any operations.