Cabot Phillips

Yeah, keep in mind, one of the original conditions for the Iranians in this ceasefire was reportedly that Israel stop their war on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The Iranians actually reclosed the strait after the Israelis continued bombarding Hezbollah positions.

But there has been a potential breakthrough.

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced yesterday that he had ordered direct negotiations with Lebanon after he says they requested talk.

The Lebanese prime minister is reportedly calling to demilitarize Beirut.

Netanyahu said specifically that the negotiations will, quote, focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon.

Yeah, there's just no doubt that the Iranians have a long and storied history of not being trustworthy, not being good faith actors in these types of negotiations.

All the way back to the 1979 revolution, they've repeatedly broken their word.

It's just a fact.

We talked to retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmett about his decades of experience dealing with the Iranian regime, and his warning could not have been more blunt.

And as for what Vice President Vance and the rest of the U.S.

delegation needs to accomplish for success, General Kimmett says the U.S.

needs to stay laser-focused on their original objectives.

Now, look, the Trump administration is no doubt going into these talks with their eyes wide open.

They know who they're dealing with on the other side of the table.

In fact, Vice President Vance, who's heading up the team, as we said, made that very clear this week.

And he also signaled why the White House is so confident that they can force Iran into a deal.

Yes, of course.

Donald Trump says we have a ceasefire, so there's definitely a ceasefire, Michael.

I interviewed a former Defense Department liaison last night, and he said, look, given what the Iranians are reportedly demanding, and given all the complications with Israel, who by all accounts wants this war to keep going, as we saw this morning with their continued bombing of Lebanon, given the Iranian desire to keep control of the Strait,