Transcript
A (0:00)
We are at a crisis point at the war in Iran and it could go different ways or it could go no way. But there are clues and there are major implications to what's happening right now. Some are political, but most of them are geopolitical and economic. And you have to understand why what's happening with the Iran war is so dangerous. As a critical thinker and to the primary ambition that unites us all, which was taking care of our country, it is all up for grabs. And to understand how it all goes from being like this to woven together into a real tapestry of what is coming our way is Mr. Ian Bremmer of Gzero Media and the Eurasia Group. This is a man who, who knows the players in the Middle east, knows what is happening and know why things are going to get worse no matter what happens in the near term. So what is the micro? What is the macro? What is the short term, what is the mid and long term? These are all the questions that you need answers to. And one man can help you with each and all. And his name is is Ian Bremmer. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo podcast. Thank you for being with me. And now listen to this. Ian Bremmer, always a pleasure. Help me understand what is going on with these talks. I mean, is this all just posturing the security thing with J.D. vance, but he hasn't left, but is he going and the regimes saying, oh yeah, we're going to go as soon as you do this. What's going on? Give me your read.
B (1:55)
So I mean, clearly this is not about the talks might be off. It is more that they want less work in Islamabad, they're working with the Pakistanis. There's I think, a pretty decent working relationship at this point from the United States. On that side, there's a three page Memorandum of understanding which basically sets out the, the principles of, of what an agreement would look like. And there's a lot of back and forth happening right now before the two sides are actually face to face. And I think they want more progress. They don't want a big distance on the difficult issues, particularly around the nuclear enrichments, the, the timing and the rest so that they're not having to spend a day in Islamabad and then coming back with yet another discussion about how they need to maybe have the talk. So that's why they're trying to pre bake more of this.
A (2:57)
Chris, at this point I want to say I now understand and it's not that your reasoning isn't crystal, it is, I still don't get it. And, and here's what I don't. Here's why I don't get it. One, how is this taken as seriously when he's sending his son in law who's doing nothing but raking up money from the region and has zero expertise? I don't understand that. How is this serious when JD Vance. It's a security threat. I think I'll send him. He has no, he knows nothing in the region. He doesn't even want to be in, in this war. He's going to campaign against it. And the regime clearly is loving this. So why would I believe that this ends anytime soon?
