Iran will deal out a “strong blow” against the United States if attacked, the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday. His comments come just days after President Trump warned Iran he will bomb their country should they not agree to a deal restraining its nuclear weapons program. NewsNation’s Tom Dempsey has the latest on “Morning in America.”
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(00:00) CITIES FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BOSTON. WE’RE LIVE TRACKING SEVERE WEATHER. WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE DAMAGE AND THE LIVES LOST SO FAR. LET’S BEGIN HERE, THOUGH. BREAKING OVERNIGHT IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER ISSUING A NEW WARNING TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENED TO BOMB TO AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI RECEIVE A STRONG BLOW IF IT ACTS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S THREAT NEGOTIATIONS ON A NEW NUCLEAR DEAL NEWS NATION’S TOM DEMPSEY HAS THE LATEST FROM TO YOU.
(00:28) WE’RE STARTING TO REALLY GET A CLEAR PICTURE HERE OF THE PRESIDENT’S PLANS TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. BIG COMMENTS COMING FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WHO SAYS THAT IF IRAN DOES NOT MAKE A DEAL TO REIN IN ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THE UNITED STATES MAY RESORT TO BOMBING COMMENTS DURING A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH NBC NEWS.
(00:49) OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF ATTENTION ON THIS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP PUTTING IT BLUNTLY, QUOTE, IF THEY DON’T MAKE A DEAL, THERE WILL BE BOMBING. IT WILL BE BOMBING THE LIKES OF WHICH THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. RONZONI PRESIDENT SAYS THE COUNTRY HAS NO PLANS TO DIRECTLY NEGOTIATE WITH UNITED STATES WRITING, QUOTE, WE OF PROMISE IS THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED ISSUES FOR US.
(01:11) SO FAR THEY MUST PROVE THAT THEY CAN BUILD TRUST. BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE IT CLEAR OVER THE DOWN. AND THEY WERE GOING HAVE TO TALK AND TALK IT OUT OF HER VERY BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN TO HER. AND I WOULD DEAL. OF WHICH I EVERYBODY IN THIS LIGHT DOES WHAT THAT IS. GOING TO BE PRETTY. DURING HIS FIRST TERM. PRESIDENT TRUMP PULLED THE WITH IRAN THAT PUT STRICT LIMITS ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM IN EXCHANGE FOR SANCTIONS RELIEF BUT CONCERNS HAVE GROWN ABOUT IRAN DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
(01:46) PRESIDENT TRUMP SENT A LETTER TO IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER PUSHING FOR A DEAL AFTER THE UN’S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG GROUP, THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC THIS YEAR THAT IRAN HAS ACCELERATED ITS PRODUCTION OF NEAR WEAPONS GRADE URANIUM NOW, IRAN INSISTS THAT ITS PROGRAM IS FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES. BUT REALLY ADDING A LOT ON TO THE TENSION RIGHT NOW.
(02:09) MARK A RECENT UNITED STATES STRIKES AGAINST HOUTHI TARGETS WITH THE UNITED STATES ACCUSING IRAN OF PROVIDING MONEY AND WEAPONS TO THE TERRORIST GROUP. YEAH. A LOT ON THE LINE THERE. AND IN A SIMILAR VEIN WHEN IT COMES TO GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS TOM AT THE PRESIDENT ALSO APPEARS TO BE LOSING HIS PATIENCE WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
(02:26) WHAT’S THE LATEST IN THAT RELATIONSHIP. ALSO, FIRST OFF, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HE HOPES TO SPEAK LATER THIS WEEK OVER THE PHONE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN. BUT HE ONCE AGAIN REALLY HELD NOTHING BACK. MARQUIS SAYING THAT HE’S, QUOTE, WITH THE RUSSIAN LEADER RIGHT NOW. THAT’S BECAUSE OF RECENT COMMENTS FROM BOONE ABOUT HOW UKRAINE SHOULD BE PUT UNDER CONTROL OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
(02:45) THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR A CEASE-FIRE. OBVIOUSLY IT’S AS IF RUSSIA GETS IN THE WAY OF THAT HAPPENING. THE U.S. WILL HIT WITH TARIFFS. CERTAINLY WOULDN’T WANT TO PUT. SECONDARY CARE OF CERTAIN RUSSIAN. BUT IT BE A VERY GOOD THING WILL SECOND THEIR JOBS ARE VERY SHOCKED BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY IT SAYS IF YOU.
(03:05) DISOBEYING ORDERS, YOU CANNOT DO BUSINESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT’S THE CASH. GO. UKRAINE AND RUSSIA RECENTLY AGREED TO A PARTIAL AND LIMITED CEASEFIRE. STOPPING ATTACKS OF THE BLACK SEA AND ON ENERGY FACILITIES. BUT THAT HAS NOT STOPPED THE WAR AT ALL WITH KHARKIV, THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN UKRAINE BEING TARGETED OVER THE WEEKEND.
(03:28) AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO HAD SOME
