Saagar Enjeti

Saturday, May 2nd at the Moody Center in Austin.

Stream live on Disney Plus and Hulu.

Yeah, keep the compliments flowing and we'll stay happy.

Yes.

In fact, I've been noticing, and tell me if you've noticed this at all.

It feels like Iranian officials have actually been following some of your...

particularly the argument that they're becoming a major power?

I've seen them sort of repeating that back in similar words.

MIKE GREEN So, Joe Kent, the

former top Trump official who resigned in protest, has put out a version of another third way that he sort of presented, which is similar to what you were talking about, but not exactly.

He was saying what Trump should do is just walk away and but, and slash but, leave sanctions in place.

And you then leave Iran in this situation where

They are then left to negotiate bilateral or multilateral deals around passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

But it's very difficult for them to then fire on Israel or anybody else at that point if they're not fired on themselves because then they become the aggressor rather than defending themselves.

But if sanctions continue to choke them,

Yes, they'll be getting revenue.

Yes, they'll have control of the Strait of Hormuz.

But without the ability to kind of engage with the kind of international economy, they'd be slowly choking out.

Because the move would be a U-turn at the fork and go backwards.

Pardon me?