‘Send a Warrant To TRUMP!’ US REJECTS Iran Plan | With Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett frames the war with Iran as an existential necessity, not merely a strategic threat. He argues that inaction would have allowed Iran to create an 'immune zone' with underground nuclear material and ballistic missiles, making it unattackable and enabling a rapid pursuit of nuclear weapons. Bennett states that removing enriched uranium is vital but insufficient; dismantling enrichment sites and capping ballistic missile production are also crucial to prevent Iran from becoming unassailable.

Bennett states, 'The alternative was to not act and Iran was in the process of creating a shield which would prevent any future attack... We had to act before we'd lose the ability to act.' He also adds, 'I prefer to be alive and unpopular than dead and beloved.'

Panelists criticize the US involvement in the Iran war for its ill-conceived start, lack of a clear game plan, and shifting objectives. Paul Reichoff highlights that the war is overwhelmingly unpopular in the US, uniting Americans against it due to rising gas prices ($4.30/gallon), American casualties, and the failure to achieve stated goals like opening the Strait of Hormuz or securing enriched uranium. He argues the war weakens America and benefits rivals like China.

Paul Reichoff describes the situation as a 'sucking chess wound for America's military and economy.' He notes, 'twothirds of Americans think this war was a mistake and don't support it.' He also mentions, 'gas prices at $4.30 a gallon' and '13 Americans dead, hundreds wounded.'

Despite military setbacks, Iran has demonstrated strategic resilience. Benjamin Rod, a senior fellow at UCLA, suggests that while US objectives haven't been met, internal dynamics within Iran are complex and potentially unstable, similar to the slow unfolding of the 1979 revolution. Kubad Talibani, Deputy Prime Minister of Kurdistan, asserts that Iran is more unified than ever, with its people rallying behind the government, and has successfully leveraged its control over the Strait of Hormuz, creating a 'chokehold' that impacts global energy markets and trade.

Benjamin Rod states, 'two things can be true at once. Number one, that the American objectives strategic have been vague... and two, we don't know exactly what is going on within the Iranian hierarchy.' Kubad Talibani claims, 'Iran is more unified today than it has ever been' and 'people in Iran have rallied behind their government.'

Journalist Matt Kennard argues that the focus on Iran's nuclear program is a 'smokescreen' to distract from the real objective: regime change, which Israel and parts of the US government have desired since 1979. He condemns the war as a 'major international war crime,' violating Article 2 of the UN charter, and calls for an ICC warrant against Donald Trump, similar to the one against Israel's Prime Minister. He also points out the hypocrisy of demanding Iran's nuclear disarmament while Israel's own nuclear status remains opaque.

Matt Kennard states, 'the whole um enrich uh uranium um nuclear program is a is a smokeokc screen. The reality of it is is Israel has wanted uh the regime change in Iran since 79.' He also says, 'This was a major international war crime. This was a violation of article 2 of the UN charter.'