Kurt Mills

That was reiterated yesterday by Vice President Vance, which I think was also notable because I don't think Vice President Vance would talk out of turn from the president.

So the administration's policy at the top level seems to be no nuclear weapon.

If that is the policy, then there is a deal to be struck that is better than the Obama JCPOA with the Iranians.

And that seems to be what we're talking about here.

If the deal's criterion are widened to...

quote, zero enrichment, which means zero nuclear.

You know, basically we're talking about zero versus 1.5 at this point.

If it's widened to that and it's widened to no ballistic missiles from the perspective of the Iranian regime, they'd rather just go to war because they may survive the war and keep their weapons.

No, for sure.

And I think it's interesting that you link the Iran and Palestine files.

It's something that I was told sort of overnight by someone who would know is that there are elements of the administration, even potentially people like Jared Kushner, who are, I think, ambiguous players on Middle East politics, who think solving the Iran issue nonviolently is potentially the key to also solving the Palestinian issue nonviolently.

Now, of course, this isn't what Benjamin Netanyahu wants.

I think he wants a continuation of

of the war on both fronts.

And so this would be bad for him politically.

And thus, that's why he's lobbying here in Washington.

But as to the Turkish relationship, yes, it's probably one of the most underexplored, if not the most underexplored relationship in geopolitics.

Trump and Erdogan quietly have gotten on for some time since the first term, as I think you allude to.

And the Turks have been very, very careful players throughout all of this.

There's no love lost between Turkey