Trump Backs Down on Iran Threats - What Next?
3/23/202644 min
Did Donald Trump actually have talks with Iran? Has the president just thrown away is route to ending the war? What does the attack on Diego Garcia mean for Europe?
Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more.
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First 90 secondsKatty Kay· Host0:01
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Rest is Politics US. I'm Katie Kay.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:11
And I'm Anthony Scaramucci. Katie, good morning.
Katty Kay· Host0:13
Good morning. Monday morning.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:15
Are you trading the market like the Trump administration, Katie?
Katty Kay· Host0:18
That is what I am doing.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:20
Did you get short the market on Saturday, long the market last night?
Katty Kay· Host0:23
I think you trade the market, and of course, in the meantime, you show everybody your hand, which is maybe not the best way to conduct global affairs, but there we go. Today, we're recording this just as Donald Trump has postponed his threatened strikes on Iranian power plants, which everybody thought could then escalate into a big, major new phase of the conflict. He was gonna strike Iran e- if it didn't open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours, Anthony, 48 hours. He likes a timeline. He likes a deadline. But after what he called productive talks that [laughs] the Iranians say never actually happened, he has extended his deadline. We also wanna talk about the attack on Diego Garcia, the UK/US military base, what that means for Europe.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host1:04
Uh, uh, be- before we get there, Katie- Yes ... I have to interrupt you. So you're experienced journalist. Do you think those talks happened?
Katty Kay· Host1:10
No. I actually don't think those talks happened.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host1:13
Of course not. Of course the, of course the talks didn't happen.
Katty Kay· Host1:15
I mean, I think it's kind of amazing that you would have an all-caps Truth Social post from the President of the United States effectively saying, "Because of very conductive talks, we have, um, decided to postpone