Signaling an ease in tensions, at least for now, following the u. S. Strike last week that killed irans top military commander, Qassem Soleimani. Retired fourstar general jack keane is a fox news senior strategic analyst. Good to see you again, general. Good to see you, paul. Paul you have said that the events of the last week add up to a strategic victory for the u. S. How so . Yeah, very significantly. I think its a big win for the president because by killing soleimani, i mean, he clearly got in khameneis head here, whos the stream leader of Supreme Leader of iran. Theyve never had an action against them of that magnitude and that significance that so impacts how they are cutting their foreign conducting their Foreign Policy and their foreign wars and also how they do with their own people. Soleimani was very much in charge of putting down the protest movements inside of iran. So what the president accomplished and many of his detractors had no appreciation for what was really takin
Planning was happening for the iraq war what i felt people were thinking about was whats whats the biggest point of fairly what could be the worst thing that it could happen it would be that they thought Saddam Hussein acquired weapons of mass destruction and so then everything kind of trickled down from that so similarly now saudi arabia is seen by President Trump as the centerpiece of his middle east strategy such as it is israel saudi relations are good better than theyve been ever. The crown prince and your cushion are our special friends and jarrett is taking the lead on the whole middle east policy i think kind of talking it through with. The congress mohamed so in short nothings going to change it no its not i think nothings going to change the u. S. Congress has taken legislative action is passed laws that could cut off u. S. Military assistance to saudi arabia for the war in yemen and president vetoed it and he to override that veto there needs to be a 2 thirds majority in the
Significant critical escalation of the middle east good everyone i am sandor smith in the org good To Be With You. Good To Be With You on the side as well. I am john roberts and Washington Special break in coverage of the iranian attack against israel. Just before 3 00 oclock eastern time around lunch or direct aerial attack against israel. This is in retaliation for a suspected israeli air strike on irans Consulate In Syria Last week. Israeli jets and u. S. Forces are now shooting down drones and other weapons that may have emanated from iran and perhaps other places Air Raid Sirens are sounding in jerusalem as explosions were heard in the skies above. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said israel will retaliate for any attack on its soil. Meantime President Biden is right now convening with his National Security team at the white house. The white house says it is prepared to defend israel and u. S. Troops in the region. Trey yingst reporting live from tel aviv throughout the evening
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