RUSH TRANSCRIPT Hello I ░░░░░░░░ Christian Fraser you re ░░░░░░░░ the context on BBC ░░░░░░░░ Green had it s ░░░░░░░░ and abilene kayak and ░░░░░░░░ Washington duration of the ░░░░░░░░ will depend on what ░░░░░░░░ happen in Lebanon Part ░░░░░░░░ the their race today ░░░░░░░░ out for a am ░░░░░░░░ local time fighting across ░░░░░░░░ lebanese border will end ░░░░░░░░ can also help us ░░░░░░░░ end the conflict in ░░░░░░░░ Particular Hamas will know ░░░░░░░░ it can t count ░░░░░░░░ other fronts opening up ░░░░░░░░ the war Johnny me ░░░░░░░░ to discuss the news ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East the ░░░░░░░░ us ambassador to Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ Hale with me here ░░░░░░░░ the studio benham bed ░░░░░░░░ I blew he s ░░░░░░░░ senior Iran analyst at ░░░░░░░░ foundation for defense of ░░░░░░░░ Some really good unless ░░░░░░░░ this tonight we re ░░░░░░░░ to all the situation ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East but ░░░░░░░░ let me bring you ░░░░░░░░ latest BBC News Donald ░░░░░░░░ has threatened sweeping tariffs ░░░░░░░░ 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░░░░░░░░ has announced plans to ░░░░░░░░ it s van making ░░░░░░░░ at luton in an ░░░░░░░░ to consolidate it s ░░░░░░░░ vehicle production line comes ░░░░░░░░ the U K set ░░░░░░░░ confirm It will consult ░░░░░░░░ relaxing rules designed to ░░░░░░░░ out new petrol and ░░░░░░░░ cause in a bid ░░░░░░░░ increase even sales If ░░░░░░░░ re just joining the ░░░░░░░░ a very warm welcome ░░░░░░░░ is an important night ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East In ░░░░░░░░ last we ve had ░░░░░░░░ announcement from President Biden ░░░░░░░░ a cease fire agreement ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon which will take ░░░░░░░░ at 10 am tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ The deal which is ░░░░░░░░ to win the backing ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli cabinet will ░░░░░░░░ that over the next ░░░░░░░░ days the idea if ░░░░░░░░ ll begin to scale ░░░░░░░░ it s ground operations ░░░░░░░░ southern Lebanon but tonight ░░░░░░░░ prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ that Israel reserve the ░░░░░░░░ to respond Should Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ to abide by the ░░░░░░░░ set down in the ░░░░░░░░ as romano sort of ░░░░░░░░ of show the Why ░░░░░░░░ into a thief nine ░░░░░░░░ hour or so but ░░░░░░░░ three Three main reasons ░░░░░░░░ fathi to mock dude ░░░░░░░░ you focusing on the ░░░░░░░░ threat go And I ░░░░░░░░ t want to go ░░░░░░░░ and mac the second ░░░░░░░░ too hot to allow ░░░░░░░░ forces to refresh into ░░░░░░░░ because it also allow ░░░░░░░░ put resources to be ░░░░░░░░ It is no secret ░░░░░░░░ there have been some ░░░░░░░░ in the supply of ░░░░░░░░ admit and arms and ░░░░░░░░ delay of game if ░░░░░░░░ could be removed they ░░░░░░░░ going to have advanced ░░░░░░░░ and that will save ░░░░░░░░ lives of our soldiers ░░░░░░░░ it will give us ░░░░░░░░ rate both to complete ░░░░░░░░ mission is issued loves ░░░░░░░░ up The another third ░░░░░░░░ for the ceasefire will ░░░░░░░░ good is to disconnect ░░░░░░░░ two arenas and isolate ░░░░░░░░ and Day of the ░░░░░░░░ of commerce relied on ░░░░░░░░ I to fight alongside ░░░░░░░░ that are out of ░░░░░░░░ picture and that will ░░░░░░░░ left on it s ░░░░░░░░ So here s the ░░░░░░░░ of the deal according ░░░░░░░░ the terms agreed Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ withdraw it s forces ░░░░░░░░ southern Lebanon moving some ░░░░░░░░ five kilometres back from ░░░░░░░░ Israeli border north of ░░░░░░░░ litany River in turn ░░░░░░░░ Israeli troops will gradually ░░░░░░░░ from southern Lebanon over ░░░░░░░░ period of sixty days ░░░░░░░░ the regular lebanese army ░░░░░░░░ in their place alongside ░░░░░░░░ existing you enforce That ░░░░░░░░ already there known as ░░░░░░░░ so the contours of ░░░░░░░░ agreement you might recognize ░░░░░░░░ are similar to the ░░░░░░░░ that was agreed to ░░░░░░░░ the war in two ░░░░░░░░ and six on you ░░░░░░░░ resolution 17 a one ░░░░░░░░ since then each side ░░░░░░░░ complained that the other ░░░░░░░░ not fully respected their ░░░░░░░░ The Israelis are reassured ░░░░░░░░ this time there is ░░░░░░░░ international committee of five ░░░░░░░░ that will oversee enforcement ░░░░░░░░ by the United States ░░░░░░░░ Cousin of mine Just ░░░░░░░░ the prime minister of ░░░░░░░░ and Lebanon I m ░░░░░░░░ to announce their government ░░░░░░░░ accepted it as roles ░░░░░░░░ the devastating conflict between ░░░░░░░░ and Hezbollah Fact program ░░░░░░░░ friends first partnership rerouting ░░░░░░░░ moment Ordinarily 14 months ░░░░░░░░ deadly conflict raged across ░░░░░░░░ border A separate Israel ░░░░░░░░ A contractor began the ░░░░░░░░ after the October seven ░░░░░░░░ by Hamas and Israel ░░░░░░░░ later a to a ░░░░░░░░ in the morning Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ other terrorist organizations back ░░░░░░░░ around factors Israel support ░░░░░░░░ loss Let s be ░░░░░░░░ Israel did not large ░░░░░░░░ war A lebanese people ░░░░░░░░ not seek that war ░░░░░░░░ Nor did the United ░░░░░░░░ Well before speak to ░░░░░░░░ panelists get an update ░░░░░░░░ our correspondents who are ░░░░░░░░ closely at first from ░░░░░░░░ gardner who is in ░░░░░░░░ not universal approval of ░░░░░░░░ agreement Frank and a ░░░░░░░░ fragile peace over the ░░░░░░░░ few days Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ in the security cabinet ░░░░░░░░ is the first barrier ░░░░░░░░ first hurdle that this ░░░░░░░░ had to get through ░░░░░░░░ in Israel approved by ░░░░░░░░ to one It was ░░░░░░░░ known that it my ░░░░░░░░ of ear the national ░░░░░░░░ minister was opposed to ░░░░░░░░ He thinks it s ░░░░░░░░ bad deal because Israel ░░░░░░░░ t finished off Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ his eyes and that ░░░░░░░░ was an opportunity missed ░░░░░░░░ historic opportunity missed I ░░░░░░░░ he called it but ░░░░░░░░ s pretty much It ░░░░░░░░ like it s a ░░░░░░░░ deal we ll now ░░░░░░░░ s past it s ░░░░░░░░ through It s going ░░░░░░░░ happen It will come ░░░░░░░░ force tomorrow I think ░░░░░░░░ The difficult thing is ░░░░░░░░ to be implementing it ░░░░░░░░ stopping it being derailed ░░░░░░░░ there is enormous mistrust ░░░░░░░░ both sides Here Many ░░░░░░░░ in the north of ░░░░░░░░ fear that this will ░░░░░░░░ allow Hezbollah to rearm ░░░░░░░░ and build up to ░░░░░░░░ them again pups in ░░░░░░░░ years time because remember ░░░░░░░░ s not the first ░░░░░░░░ there s been a ░░░░░░░░ between Israel and Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ last big one was ░░░░░░░░ thousand and six that ░░░░░░░░ with Hezbollah supposedly being ░░░░░░░░ north of the river ░░░░░░░░ didn t happen so ░░░░░░░░ big test know on ░░░░░░░░ first sixty days of ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire I think we ░░░░░░░░ be interesting indication of ░░░░░░░░ it has any chance ░░░░░░░░ succeeding The big test ░░░░░░░░ be Can the U ░░░░░░░░ and a bolstered lebanese ░░░░░░░░ army impose enough security ░░░░░░░░ peace and tranquility in ░░░░░░░░ the size The Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ make sure that Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ t come back and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t resume it ░░░░░░░░ airstrikes on that country ░░░░░░░░ s gonna be the ░░░░░░░░ test Frank injury some ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ Let s quickly get ░░░░░░░░ Washington and sphincter to ░░░░░░░░ She was watching the ░░░░░░░░ s speech He was ░░░░░░░░ pretty optimistic take have ░░░░░░░░ say run from the ░░░░░░░░ and I still thinks ░░░░░░░░ Abraham records can mean ░░░░░░░░ still thinks there s ░░░░░░░░ future for a two ░░░░░░░░ solution On what basis ░░░░░░░░ he come to that ░░░░░░░░ of optimistic vision Well ░░░░░░░░ mean I think for ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden This is ░░░░░░░░ of a foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ You know he is ░░░░░░░░ the waning weeks of ░░░░░░░░ administration and power and ░░░░░░░░ started to move over ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and for ░░░░░░░░ Biden This is something ░░░░░░░░ can be a capstone ░░░░░░░░ the end of his ░░░░░░░░ and I think he ░░░░░░░░ Has a sense of ░░░░░░░░ that he can move ░░░░░░░░ beyond this Antony Blinken ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state s ░░░░░░░░ on today were saying ░░░░░░░░ they hope that this ░░░░░░░░ to a d escalation ░░░░░░░░ tensions within the Middle ░░░░░░░░ and I think part ░░░░░░░░ it really is that ░░░░░░░░ that this war then ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Hamas and ░░░░░░░░ situation in Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ for As the issue ░░░░░░░░ them now that Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ kind of been taken ░░░░░░░░ of the picture and ░░░░░░░░ that may force things ░░░░░░░░ on the Gaza fronts ░░░░░░░░ the releasing hostages that ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden clearly hopes ░░░░░░░░ that It will move ░░░░░░░░ to a broader Middle ░░░░░░░░ peace Whether he s ░░░░░░░░ to maintain that momentum ░░░░░░░░ a think is a ░░░░░░░░ open question because it ░░░░░░░░ a very complex and ░░░░░░░░ a lot of moving ░░░░░░░░ there that really on ░░░░░░░░ up for a peace ░░░░░░░░ at the moment Road ░░░░░░░░ in Washington Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for that Well ░░░░░░░░ s get some reaction ░░░░░░░░ from panel I should ░░░░░░░░ say that asset aryan ░░░░░░░░ with this is a ░░░░░░░░ at the Washington institute ░░░░░░░░ near east policy is ░░░░░░░░ former head of idea ░░░░░░░░ division also with his ░░░░░░░░ Hale and here in ░░░░░░░░ with a I m ░░░░░░░░ here I mean Let ░░░░░░░░ start with you been ░░░░░░░░ because one of the ░░░░░░░░ questions has being whether ░░░░░░░░ would agree to a