Sen. Ted Cruz

And pretty much the whole time, he was asking me what I thought we should do on Iran.

And I said, look, I think we should not miss this moment.

I think the regime is weaker than it ever has been.

And we have an opportunity, if we can collapse this regime, America will be much, much safer.

There are very few things

on planet Earth that would do more to improve American national security as much as seeing this regime collapse.

And he asked me in The Beast, he said, well, look, do you think we should negotiate further?

And I said, no.

I said, I don't believe they're negotiating in good faith.

They are liars.

I think the Ayatollah just wants to delay and delay and delay while they rebuild.

And I said, as far as I'm concerned, the only deal you should be willing to take

is the same deal you offered Maduro.

And Trump offered Maduro if he wanted to leave the country, he could go into exile, and he would be allowed to live out the rest of his days if he left and exited.

And Maduro said no, and I suspect Maduro regrets saying no now.

And I said, I could live with that deal for the Ayatollah, to give him and the mullahs the same choice.

You can leave,

And allow a new regime to come to power in Iran.

Or if you don't leave, the alternative is going to be a less than pleasant one.

And so in terms of what are the objectives, I'll break it into two categories.