RUSH TRANSCRIPT Likely It ░░░░░░░░ indeed was the weather ░░░░░░░░ that geography Okay Ben ░░░░░░░░ Ben thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for your time I ░░░░░░░░ staying up and staying ░░░░░░░░ with us this morning ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you and your ░░░░░░░░ on this topic Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much A pleasure ░░░░░░░░ course Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Michael Santos foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ national security expert and ░░░░░░░░ expert Michael thanks for ░░░░░░░░ up with us early ░░░░░░░░ morning I just want ░░░░░░░░ thoughts on this this ░░░░░░░░ as a whole Well ░░░░░░░░ agree with the last ░░░░░░░░ that you know weather ░░░░░░░░ a likely culprit it ░░░░░░░░ often being pointed out ░░░░░░░░ the president is largely ░░░░░░░░ figurehead All the power ░░░░░░░░ in the supreme leader ░░░░░░░░ the Iranian revolutionary guards ░░░░░░░░ are basically a terrorist ░░░░░░░░ very dangerous However since ░░░░░░░░ government tries to place ░░░░░░░░ of its legitimacy and ░░░░░░░░ divine right claiming that ░░░░░░░░ represent god I think ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ as weakness both within ░░░░░░░░ And many people hate ░░░░░░░░ government in Iran and ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East And ░░░░░░░░ s very discrediting and ░░░░░░░░ makes them look weak ░░░░░░░░ incompetent Well how does ░░░░░░░░ affect you know people ░░░░░░░░ off that How does ░░░░░░░░ affect the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ the future and especially ░░░░░░░░ the world looks at ░░░░░░░░ Well you know this ░░░░░░░░ a man the president ░░░░░░░░ was known as the ░░░░░░░░ of tehran for executing ░░░░░░░░ many Iranians He is ░░░░░░░░ of a brutal establishment ░░░░░░░░ openly cheered the terrorist ░░░░░░░░ of October 7th He ░░░░░░░░ definitely an enemy of ░░░░░░░░ United States and so ░░░░░░░░ know you don t ░░░░░░░░ to gloat about some ░░░░░░░░ these accidental deaths but ░░░░░░░░ this evil regime in ░░░░░░░░ is one that it ░░░░░░░░ good for us Things ░░░░░░░░ harm this government There ░░░░░░░░ no way that this ░░░░░░░░ not good for the ░░░░░░░░ States The setback because ░░░░░░░░ is destabilizing to them ░░░░░░░░ weaknesses are gain To ░░░░░░░░ brutally honest they according ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution that they ░░░░░░░░ follow in the most ░░░░░░░░ way will have to ░░░░░░░░ election in 50 days ░░░░░░░░ it undermines the whole ░░░░░░░░ of an ailing supreme ░░░░░░░░ who is evil and ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ great satan and Israel ░░░░░░░░ to be destroyed And ░░░░░░░░ guy was believed to ░░░░░░░░ be the handpicked successor ░░░░░░░░ of the supreme leader ░░░░░░░░ it causes an enemy ░░░░░░░░ the United States a ░░░░░░░░ deal of trouble right ░░░░░░░░ You said their weakness ░░░░░░░░ our gain How should ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration be working ░░░░░░░░ that I mean we ░░░░░░░░ t want to get ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ is whether this is ░░░░░░░░ very you know, they