Waltz: Trump Administration Seeking ‘Full Dismantlement’ of Iran’s Nuclear Program

BRENNAN There is a ░░░░░░░░ to cover on the ░░░░░░░░ front but we begin ░░░░░░░░ on national security In ░░░░░░░░ a few hours U ░░░░░░░░ officials will be holding ░░░░░░░░ with Ukraine and tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ separate round with Russia ░░░░░░░░ pursuit of a 30 ░░░░░░░░ cease fire In the ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ up the U S ░░░░░░░░ presence in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ sending a second aircraft ░░░░░░░░ to the region We ░░░░░░░░ this morning with White ░░░░░░░░ National Security Adviser Mike ░░░░░░░░ Good to have you ░░░░░░░░ WALTZ Thanks Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ the Iran backed Houthis ░░░░░░░░ continue to fire at ░░░░░░░░ What has the last ░░░░░░░░ of bombing achieved And ░░░░░░░░ you re holding Iran ░░░░░░░░ what s next WALTZ ░░░░░░░░ we have taken out ░░░░░░░░ Houthi leadership including their ░░░░░░░░ missileer We have hit ░░░░░░░░ headquarters We have hit ░░░░░░░░ nodes weapons factories and ░░░░░░░░ some of their over ░░░░░░░░ water drone production facilities ░░░░░░░░ in the last couple ░░░░░░░░ days President Trump has ░░░░░░░░ to hit the Houthis ░░░░░░░░ hit them hard as ░░░░░░░░ to in the last ░░░░░░░░ where literally weeks or ░░░░░░░░ would go by with ░░░░░░░░ kind of one off ░░░░░░░░ attacks and as a ░░░░░░░░ we have had one ░░░░░░░░ the world s most ░░░░░░░░ sea lanes get shut ░░░░░░░░ I mean these guys ░░░░░░░░ like al Qaeda or ░░░░░░░░ with advanced cruise missiles ░░░░░░░░ missiles and some of ░░░░░░░░ most sophisticated air defenses ░░░░░░░░ provided by Iran Margaret ░░░░░░░░ to so everybody understands ░░░░░░░░ impact here the last ░░░░░░░░ one of our destroyers ░░░░░░░░ through the straits there ░░░░░░░░ was attacked 23 times ░░░░░░░░ of our U S ░░░░░░░░ shipping now has to ░░░░░░░░ around the southern coast ░░░░░░░░ Africa rather than going ░░░░░░░░ the Suez Canal And ░░░░░░░░ the sea lanes open ░░░░░░░░ trade and commerce open ░░░░░░░░ a fundamental aspect of ░░░░░░░░ national security The last ░░░░░░░░ was not effective The ░░░░░░░░ Administration and President Trump ░░░░░░░░ decided to do something ░░░░░░░░ harder much tougher and ░░░░░░░░ and what you know ░░░░░░░░ will see but I ░░░░░░░░ will be much more ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN So the president ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ Iran responsible as well ░░░░░░░░ Steve Witkoff said in ░░░░░░░░ interview that Iran had ░░░░░░░░ to this U S ░░░░░░░░ via multiple channels in ░░░░░░░░ to a letter sent ░░░░░░░░ the president Witkoff described ░░░░░░░░ as an offer to ░░░░░░░░ to create a verification ░░░░░░░░ so nobody worries about ░░░░░░░░ of nuclear material Can ░░░░░░░░ clarify is the U ░░░░░░░░ seeking the dismantlement of ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear program or ░░░░░░░░ like what President Obama ░░░░░░░░ in place back in ░░░░░░░░ and President Trump pulled ░░░░░░░░ of WALTZ Full dismantlement ░░░░░░░░ Okay WALTZ Iran has ░░░░░░░░ give up its program ░░░░░░░░ a way that the ░░░░░░░░ world can see And ░░░░░░░░ is look as President ░░░░░░░░ Have they said they ░░░░░░░░ interested WALTZ As President ░░░░░░░░ has said this is ░░░░░░░░ to a head All ░░░░░░░░ are on the table ░░░░░░░░ it is time for ░░░░░░░░ to walk away completely ░░░░░░░░ its desire to have ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapon That and ░░░░░░░░ will not and cannot ░░░░░░░░ allowed to have a ░░░░░░░░ weapons program BRENNAN Have ░░░░░░░░ responded to the president ░░░░░░░░ call for these talks ░░░░░░░░ That s enrichment that ░░░░░░░░ weaponization and that is ░░░░░░░░ strategic missile program Can ░░░░░░░░ only imagine We have ░░░░░░░░ the death and destruction ░░░░░░░░ they re doing through ░░░░░░░░ proxies between Hezbollah the ░░░░░░░░ regime the Houthis and ░░░░░░░░ have you If they ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons the entire ░░░░░░░░ East would explode in ░░░░░░░░ arms race That is ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable to our national ░░░░░░░░ I won t get ░░░░░░░░ what the back and ░░░░░░░░ has been but Iran ░░░░░░░░ in the worst place ░░░░░░░░ has been from its ░░░░░░░░ national security since 1979 ░░░░░░░░ to Hezbollah Hamas the ░░░░░░░░ regime and its own ░░░░░░░░ defenses being taken out ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis BRENNAN So ░░░░░░░░ s still a chance ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy I know you ░░░░░░░░ t get into WALTZ ░░░░░░░░ of course The president ░░░░░░░░ all options on the ░░░░░░░░ But we want to ░░░░░░░░ clear this isn t ░░░░░░░░ kind of kind of ░░░░░░░░ for tat that we ░░░░░░░░ under the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ Biden This is the ░░░░░░░░ program Give it up ░░░░░░░░ there will be consequences.”