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McGurk: Israel Is Concerned About a Deal That Doesn‘t Really Take Care of the Problem and Kicks the Can
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CNN

Name: CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/

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The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)

Name: The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)

URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/the-lead

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Phil Mattingly

Name: Phil Mattingly

Employment: CNN

Position: Correspondent

, Brett McGurk

Name: Brett McGurk

Employment: United States National Security Council (NSC)

Position: Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa

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05/23/2025 07:02 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT MATTINGLY I ░░░░░░░░ you you know what ░░░░░░░░ flashback to which by ░░░░░░░░ way people may not ░░░░░░░░ that because it went ░░░░░░░░ so well not miraculously ░░░░░░░░ was there was a ░░░░░░░░ why it went well ░░░░░░░░ know you were deeply ░░░░░░░░ in that The us ░░░░░░░░ relationship right now there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of reporting ░░░░░░░░ about a potential attacks ░░░░░░░░ relationship between Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ and President Trump Sources ░░░░░░░░ CNN U S Envoy ░░░░░░░░ Witkoff was set to ░░░░░░░░ with Ron Dermer confidant ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Netanyahu on ░░░░░░░░ sidelines of these talks ░░░░░░░░ rome Where does that ░░░░░░░░ sit right now McGURK ░░░░░░░░ think it s pretty ░░░░░░░░ There s always tension ░░░░░░░░ the relationship I think ░░░░░░░░ s pretty solid But ░░░░░░░░ Israel is concerned about ░░░░░░░░ deal that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ take care of the ░░░░░░░░ They re concerned about ░░░░░░░░ interim deal that kind ░░░░░░░░ kicks the can and ░░░░░░░░ snapback expires And so ░░░░░░░░ s where you get ░░░░░░░░ lot of this tension ░░░░░░░░ think it s very ░░░░░░░░ Ron Dermer and David ░░░░░░░░ the director of mossad ░░░░░░░░ I know very well ░░░░░░░░ also in rome talking ░░░░░░░░ Steve on the sidelines ░░░░░░░░ these talks I think ░░░░░░░░ s good End of ░░░░░░░░ day President Trump has ░░░░░░░░ lot of power here ░░░░░░░░ he s got political ░░░░░░░░ in Washington to do ░░░░░░░░ deal There s only ░░░░░░░░ Bibi has limited maneuvering ░░░░░░░░ with Trump But you ░░░░░░░░ to get a good ░░░░░░░░ And I think to ░░░░░░░░ a good deal on ░░░░░░░░ issues you know everyone ░░░░░░░░ about enrichment It s ░░░░░░░░ just the enrichment program ░░░░░░░░ is Since Trump left ░░░░░░░░ jcpoa in 2018 Iran ░░░░░░░░ installed or produced new ░░░░░░░░ of centrifuges You have ░░░░░░░░ take care of centrifuges ░░░░░░░░ stockpiles of highly enriched ░░░░░░░░ It is a very ░░░░░░░░ complicated set of issues ░░░░░░░░ takes weeks and months ░░░░░░░░ negotiate of constant negotiations ░░░░░░░░ I m a little ░░░░░░░░ here We re being ░░░░░░░░ along and I think ░░░░░░░░ got to put some ░░░░░░░░ on this Every every ░░░░░░░░ has to have a ░░░░░░░░ And Trump said two ░░░░░░░░ ago it will be ░░░░░░░░ months We re at ░░░░░░░░ point So we re ░░░░░░░░ at the point where ░░░░░░░░ can just get rope ░░░░░░░░ dope And I just ░░░░░░░░ think you got to ░░░░░░░░ a little teeth in ░░░░░░░░ or we re not ░░░░░░░░ to get a deal.”
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