Brett McGurk: We Have To Be Aligned with the Israelis That a Joint Attack on Fordow Would Be About Nuclear Capabilities, Not Regime Change

TAPPER Brett Let me ░░░░░░░░ with you The Israel ░░░░░░░░ Forces chief today said ░░░░░░░░ Iran means hitting the ░░░░░░░░ axis referring to Iran ░░░░░░░░ proxies in the region ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza Hezbollah in ░░░░░░░░ I guess there are ░░░░░░░░ militias in Syria and ░░░░░░░░ What would the end ░░░░░░░░ this Iranian regime mean ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East McGURK ░░░░░░░░ of this regime Jake ░░░░░░░░ Yeah McGURK I think ░░░░░░░░ s really getting ahead ░░░░░░░░ things I think I ░░░░░░░░ right now we re ░░░░░░░░ on I ve been ░░░░░░░░ stressing this If the ░░░░░░░░ decided to do this ░░░░░░░░ at Fordow and it ░░░░░░░░ like we re getting ░░░░░░░░ the preparation TAPPER At ░░░░░░░░ Fordow s McGURK The ░░░░░░░░ underground facility We have ░░░░░░░░ have alignment with the ░░░░░░░░ This is really important ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ this we need to ░░░░░░░░ with the Israelis this ░░░░░░░░ about the nuclear program ░░░░░░░░ missiles This is not ░░░░░░░░ regime change This is ░░░░░░░░ militarily imposed regime change ░░░░░░░░ You think the U ░░░░░░░░ is aligned with the ░░░░░░░░ on that It sounds ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis have certainly ░░░░░░░░ calling for Iranians to ░░░░░░░░ to the streets in ░░░░░░░░ ways right McGURK So ░░░░░░░░ have no doubt Look ░░░░░░░░ is post October 7th ░░░░░░░░ gets to your question ░░░░░░░░ mean Israel s national ░░░░░░░░ doctrine after October 7th ░░░░░░░░ will no longer allow ░░░░░░░░ to fester period No ░░░░░░░░ what we might think ░░░░░░░░ matter what the U ░░░░░░░░ might say that is ░░░░░░░░ national security doctrine Now ░░░░░░░░ they have air superiority ░░░░░░░░ Iran I think they ░░░░░░░░ going to maintain that ░░░░░░░░ frankly the foreseeable future ░░░░░░░░ will continue to strike ░░░░░░░░ threats they see in ░░░░░░░░ They will hope that ░░░░░░░░ might lead to a ░░░░░░░░ unraveling I just think ░░░░░░░░ cannot be a declarative ░░░░░░░░ That really is for ░░░░░░░░ Iranian people It is ░░░░░░░░ fraught with unintended consequences ░░░░░░░░ has to be if ░░░░░░░░ is where we re ░░░░░░░░ the nuclear program and ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ power.”