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Before we leave. we leave after we organize ourselves and our allies making sure they are protected. that should be the u.s. policy that would make more sense inside syria. >> jon: do you think that by essentially threatening to leave the president is trying to strong arm the saudis, egyptians and some other nations in the neighborhood to step up and fulfill a defensive role there? >> i think originally that was the needed. remind ourselves back in may of 2017 he went to riyadh and met and spoke...

As a sheer power but as an islamic power and this is the real reason that they picked up the cause of palestine the cause of palestine was left on the ground by the arabs and it was a was an issue that allowed iran to play the role of a muslim power not as the sheer power. of where you. really looking at our countrys national security considerations we consider that the zionist regime is a usurping and illegitimate regime in the region. as such it constitutes our biggest regional threat. globall...

Riyadh may the twenty first two thousand and seventeen donald trump on his first foreign visit is u.s. president it presents an opportunity to define the new middle east policy of the united states together with his allies a major strategic turnaround. probably wanted to. win back the middle east particularly our arab allies. sunni arab states led by saudi arabia turkey and israel and what he heard from all of those leaders and all of us have heard from them is are rare is the big threat

A persian country among arabs so without any doubt there is a ceiling for how much influence iran can have in the region but there is also a floor for how much influence of came out because it is of the region and it cannot be entirely excluded from the region. at the same time the islamic republic is at a crossroads in its history the aging supreme leader ali khamenei is increasingly frail and sick his succession will be a crucial element in the restructuring of the future political balance of ...

And three. the empowerment of the shia majority government the role that arabia militias played and ever since then the arraigning presence was both opportunistic to expand its power expand its influence in the region but also defensive because it first of all didnt want to return to power of this party in the sunni arab domination secondly it didnt want the united states to use iraq as a platform to launch either an invasion or asymmetrical warfare against iran in a thought that that was actual...

Wanted to. win back the middle east particularly our arab allies. so many arab states led by saudi arabia turkey and israel and what he heard from all of those leaders and all of us are heard from them is are rare is the big threat its not isis convinced of the dividends from this new approach trump now refused any idea of possible dialogue with iran. saudi arabia has welcomed mr trumps realistic approach to meeting the challenge of irans extra territorial ambitions in the area and we think it w...

Americanism is accompanied by implacable opposition to the state of israel in tehran size israel is washingtons proxy in the region and an opponent of the palestinians and their rights. i think after the revolution the iranians quickly realize that in order to have influence in the region and project power in the region they have to be seen not as a shia power but as an islamic power and this is the region and the reason that they picked up the cause of palestine because of palestine was left on...

That the american administration refuses to ratify the new position that iran occupiers on the regional chance bought but the iranian leaders also know that their countrys new role in the middle east is a very delicate one between the joint handling with russia of the syrian issue riyadhs obsessive hostility the changing political map in iraq and their security fears over israel they need to be able to arbitrate between the opposing interests of their enemies and their partners. iran as a gun co...

Longer regard the u.s. as a reliable partner a very interesting comments to begin the show id like to begin with yours grace your son you say that president trump has brought arabs are americans true colors one of the true colors of the american people im fascinated to find. i think weve had in the last few decades this increasing difficulty in discussing items of importance with each other with discussing issues in a way that is thought for and trump has just exacerbated that to decree that wev...

America essentially put the shah into power. >> iran is an island of stability and one of the more troubled areas of the world. >> even though western government loved the shah, they werent really paying attention to the fact on the ground. and there were many people who were discontented with the shah in part because of his extremely oppressive policies. >> iran was seen as important for its oil resources but also because the shah was an ally when it came to regional goals. a natural alliance o...