RUSH TRANSCRIPT Former secretary ░░░░░░░░ state Mike Pompeo on ░░░░░░░░ new pressure that is ░░░░░░░░ on President Biden as ░░░░░░░░ learn that Iranian spy ░░░░░░░░ is supplying the targeting ░░░░░░░░ the Houthi rebels attacking ░░░░░░░░ U S forcing in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East We ll ░░░░░░░░ there with him after ░░░░░░░░ An official has confirmed ░░░░░░░░ to Fox News The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal reported that ░░░░░░░░ had been providing intelligence ░░░░░░░░ Houthis on the shipping ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ this week a Houthi ░░░░░░░░ warned of a direct ░░░░░░░░ Didn t sound like ░░░░░░░░ was worried about it ░░░░░░░░ the United States The ░░░░░░░░ commit foolishness by targeting ░░░░░░░░ country or waging war ░░░░░░░░ country targeted us we ░░░░░░░░ target and we will ░░░░░░░░ American battleships a target ░░░░░░░░ military operations Proxies have ░░░░░░░░ U S Forces in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East at least ░░░░░░░░ times With that we ░░░░░░░░ in Mike Pompeo former ░░░░░░░░ of state and CIA ░░░░░░░░ and now a Fox ░░░░░░░░ contributor Good to have ░░░░░░░░ here Mike Pompeo Always ░░░░░░░░ pleasure to have you ░░░░░░░░ goes through your mind ░░░░░░░░ you listen to that ░░░░░░░░ leader basically telling to ░░░░░░░░ bring it on that ░░░░░░░░ re not worried about ░░░░░░░░ retaliation for what they ░░░░░░░░ doing and also this ░░░░░░░░ that says that the ░░░░░░░░ are giving them the ░░░░░░░░ of these vessels for ░░░░░░░░ strikes Them say this ░░░░░░░░ reminds me as my ░░░░░░░░ and service as CIA ░░░░░░░░ and secretary state The ░░░░░░░░ never came after us ░░░░░░░░ and dozens of times ░░░░░░░░ what we did we ░░░░░░░░ pressure on the head ░░░░░░░░ the snake the regime ░░░░░░░░ Iran Nothing that the ░░░░░░░░ do happens without Iranian ░░░░░░░░ This spy vessel is ░░░░░░░░ a spry The fact ░░░░░░░░ the armorments the capabilities ░░░░░░░░ they have are coming ░░░░░░░░ of Yemen isn t ░░░░░░░░ of an indigenous capability ░░░░░░░░ Yemen It s because ░░░░░░░░ Iranian technology This all ░░░░░░░░ back to tehran To ░░░░░░░░ extent that the Biden ░░░░░░░░ doesn t acknowledge that ░░░░░░░░ a response to that ░░░░░░░░ it then the kinds ░░░░░░░░ statements that you her ░░░░░░░░ this Houthi leader will ░░░░░░░░ We can get complete ░░░░░░░░ dominance there We understood ░░░░░░░░ risk We took down ░░░░░░░░ showed the weapons to ░░░░░░░░ world coming out of ░░░░░░░░ If you placate them ░░░░░░░░ you say we re ░░░░░░░░ to stop the drones ░░░░░░░░ hitting our ships but ░░░░░░░░ t impose a cost ░░░░░░░░ them it s certainly ░░░░░░░░ case that they will ░░░░░░░░ their aggressive actions and ░░░░░░░░ some point they ll ░░░░░░░░ more Americans Safe doing ░░░░░░░░ things at this moment ░░░░░░░░ appear to be emboldened ░░░░░░░░ their proxies are emboldened ░░░░░░░░ re seeing more movement ░░░░░░░░ the northern part of ░░░░░░░░ as Hezbollah is moving ░░░░░░░░ line down where they ░░░░░░░░ There s a report ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Post that ░░░░░░░░ that essentially the White ░░░░░░░░ is discouraging you know ░░░░░░░░ Israel not to aggravate ░░░░░░░░ that would create a ░░░░░░░░ front in this war ░░░░░░░░ other words back off ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah To me that ░░░░░░░░ administration would ask that ░░░░░░░░ ve had israels move ░░░░░░░░ of their home in ░░░░░░░░ northern part of Israel ░░░░░░░░ of the threat of ░░░░░░░░ Iranian regime coming in ░░░░░░░░ north The Israelis have ░░░░░░░░ right to protect their ░░░░░░░░ citizens inside of their ░░░░░░░░ That may mean that ░░░░░░░░ may have to take ░░░░░░░░ action that they have ░░░░░░░░ to date The same ░░░░░░░░ in the Gaza Strip ░░░░░░░░ administration has said you ░░░░░░░░ to get this wrapped ░░░░░░░░ end this When the ░░░░░░░░ leaders that conducted an ░░░░░░░░ on October 7th here ░░░░░░░░ only emboldens them and ░░░░░░░░ them When you say ░░░░░░░░ t attack in the ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah says green light ░░░░░░░░ the say way the ░░░░░░░░ feel like there s ░░░░░░░░ green light The central ░░░░░░░░ here That is the ░░░░░░░░ States ought to support ░░░░░░░░ in every demention to ░░░░░░░░ that they protect themselves ░░░░░░░░ the region as well ░░░░░░░░ scaling it down and ░░░░░░░░ careful and all of ░░░░░░░░ which you can understand ░░░░░░░░ a certain extent It ░░░░░░░░ to be sending a ░░░░░░░░ that is inspiring more ░░░░░░░░ on the parts of ░░░░░░░░ of these places One ░░░░░░░░ thing for you sir ░░░░░░░░ you look at this ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas says no ░░░░░░░░ more hostage release until ░░░░░░░░ war is over Until ░░░░░░░░ s a complete cease ░░░░░░░░ which raises a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions when I hear ░░░░░░░░ about these remaining hostages ░░░░░░░░ people and what s ░░░░░░░░ on with them at ░░░░░░░░ point This is a ░░░░░░░░ It s just one ░░░░░░░░ from a 17 year ░░░░░░░░ hostage in the Jerusalem ░░░░░░░░ This is agam goldstein ░░░░░░░░ if she believes the ░░░░░░░░ are still alive She ░░░░░░░░ the transitions between people ░░░░░░░░ from place to place ░░░░░░░░ every transition I wondered ░░░░░░░░ they were going to ░░░░░░░░ us I don t ░░░░░░░░ there are people still ░░░░░░░░ she said Your reaction ░░░░░░░░ that It is evil ░░░░░░░░ Hamas and Iran have ░░░░░░░░ Boy I don t ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ inside information on the ░░░░░░░░ of these hostages Every ░░░░░░░░ that goes on the ░░░░░░░░ increases That s why ░░░░░░░░ effort to bring them ░░░░░░░░ now is so important ░░░░░░░░ them home isn t ░░░░░░░░ to happen because the ░░░░░░░░ stop or slows down ░░░░░░░░ them home is going ░░░░░░░░ happen because Israel demonstrates ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ Hamas and go rescue ░░░░░░░░ hostages The reason the ░░░░░░░░ set of hostages got ░░░░░░░░ wasn t because Israel ░░░░░░░░ to the U N ░░░░░░░░ begged for it It ░░░░░░░░ because they applied pressure ░░░░░░░░ imposed costs It s ░░░░░░░░ same thing that President ░░░░░░░░ needs to do with ░░░░░░░░ The Israelis will have ░░░░░░░░ do it If we ░░░░░░░░ t go push back ░░░░░░░░ will only escalate Weakness ░░░░░░░░ not deter Martha We ░░░░░░░░ seen this time and ░░░░░░░░ again Your book never ░░░░░░░░ an inch It s ░░░░░░░░ different philosophies that what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing play out ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pompeo former secretary ░░░░░░░░ state former CIA director ░░░░░░░░ good to have you ░░░░░░░░ Very comply kated times ░░░░░░░░ re living in I ░░░░░░░░ you and your family ░░░░░░░░ a merry Christmas I ░░░░░░░░ you keep these people ░░░░░░░░ mind as we all ░░░░░░░░ over the holiday Many ░░░░░░░░ to you and your ░░░░░░░░ So long.