Jennifer Griffin on Iran as Trump Claims Deal: Iranian Leaders Denied Reports of an Agreement

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GRIFFIN: "Good evening. Pentagon officials indicated the plan all along was to negotiate with bombs after two nights of targeting Iranian air defense systems and radars, the president said, “discussions had been approved by Iran’s leaders.” What that means is yet to be determined, although the president has determined, “the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect until this transaction is finalized. Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.” Iranian leaders denied reports of an agreement. Earlier today centcom disabled a third oil tanker this week in the gulf of oman after the vessel violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil. A U.S. aircraft fired two hell fire missiles into the ship’s engine room after the crew refused to stop. President Trump Wednesday had warned teheran to prepare for another night of bombing, even suggesting the U.S. would take kharg island. The center of Iran’s oil export trade and about the size of Hiroshima. Announcing such an operation was highly usual and critics say would have eliminated the element of surprise putting U.S. Troops in danger of being ambushed. The top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee had grave warning. “would you have significant casualties going ashore and it’s also within a range of all of their shore batteries. So as you occupy the island they would still keep shelling you.” President Trump on fox and friends said this morning, he agreed, he didn’t think Americans have the stomach for the losses that would likely result from such a ground operation."