TRUMP CALLS FOR IRAN CEASEFIRE – WILL IT HOLD?
4/8/20261 hr 4 min
What does this last minute ceasefire mean for the war? Is this another example of Trump always backing down? And, what happens now its in place?
Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more.
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First 90 secondsKatty Kay· Host0:00
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Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:08
We are on a live stream primarily because we have another taco situation, and just to update people that are, have decided, maybe rightfully, to turn off the local news and their Twitter feeds and so forth. United States has agreed to a 10-point proposal, or at least the President of the United States, Donald Trump, is saying that the 10-point proposal is workable. And a lot of that proposal is probably not the best sorts of things for the United States, including it looks like the Strait of Hormuz will likely be in the control of the Iranians. And so again, I don't wanna report propaganda here, uh, but what is on the table on that 10-point plan I will tell you. It was a commitment to non-aggression, a continuation of Iran's control over the strait, an acceptance of uranium y- enrichment, and of course that's basically, uh, something that the war started over, uh, not wanting to accept that. Uh, other proposals, lifting all primary and secondary sanctions, a termination of all UN Security Council res- revolution, resolutions, excuse me, uh, a termination of all Board of Governors resolutions, and a withdrawal of US combat forces from the region. So again, I'm not saying the United States is accepting all of those, uh, but that's what's