Mike Waltz Throws Down the Gauntlet on Irans | Political News

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday and had some robust discuss for Iran: it’s time to give up your nuclear program, mullahs. 

Host Margaret Brennan, who as our Mike Miller reported was completely humiliated final Sunday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio for her uneducated questions, was as soon as again behind the desk. She tries to cover her sneer when speaking to Republicans however isn’t all the time efficient at it:

MARGARET BRENNAN: So the president stated he will maintain Iran accountable as effectively. Envoy Steve Witkoff stated in an interview that Iran had responded to this U.S. outreach through a number of channels. In regard to a letter despatched by the president, Witkoff described it as an offer to Iran to “create a verification program so [that] nobody worries about weaponization of [your] nuclear material.” Can you make clear? Is the U.S. searching for the dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program, or verification, like what President Obama put in place back in 2015 and President Trump pulled out of? [You mean, the disastrous deal that gave billions to the regime and did little to stop their nuclear program? That one, Margaret?]

MIKE WALTZ: Full dismantlement. Iran has to offer up its program in a manner that the total world can see. And this is- look–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Have they stated they’re ?

MIKE WALTZ: –as President- as President Trump has stated, that is coming to a head. All choices are on the desk, and it’s time for Iran to stroll away fully from its need to have a nuclear- nuclear weapon. That- and they won’t, and can’t be allowed to have a nuclear weapons program.

Watch (the Iran phase begins at about the 1:46 mark):

“It’s time for Iran to walk away completely from its desire to have a nuclear weapon,” says White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, telling @margbrennan the Trump administration is searching for the “full dismantlement” of Iran’s nuclear program.

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— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 23, 2025

“Iran has to offer up its program in a manner that the total world can see,” Waltz says.

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Of course, Brennan selected that second to interrupt, and there was lots of crosstalk, however lastly Waltz was capable of converse:

We’ve seen the death and destruction that they are doing by way of its proxies, between Hezbollah, the Assad regime, the Houthis, and what have you ever. If that they had nuclear weapons, the total Middle East would explode in an arms race. That is totally unacceptable to our national security. I will not get into what the back and forth has been, however Iran is in the worst place it has been, from its own national security, since 1979, due to Hezbollah, Hamas, the Assad regime, and its own air defenses being taken out by the Israelis.

Brennan, nonetheless, wasn’t keen on robust discuss; she stored asking if there have been diplomatic efforts ongoing. As if speaking to the mullahs like affordable adults was going to guide wherever. Waltz:

MIKE WALTZ: Well, of course… [Don’t you think he really wanted so say, “Duh!”]

I imply, the President has all choices on the desk. But we wish to be clear, this is not some sort of, you recognize, sort of tit for tat that we had below the Obama administration, or Biden. This is the full program. 

Give it up, or there will likely be penalties.

The Iran downside clearly gained’t be solved rapidly or simply, however peace by way of energy is the solely option when coping with the Islamic Republic. We’ve seen what occurs after we free up billions of {dollars} for them to finance terrorists like the Houthis, and it’s not good. Waltz is true: energy is the option right here.

The Biden and Obama regimes appeased the mullahs of Iran and had been dangerously ineffective of their dealings with the Islamic Republic. Help us keep reporting on how Team Trump is taking a very totally different method—and isn’t handing them billions of {dollars}.

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