Iran Addresses the World & Inside CA’s Welfare Scandal | 9.24.26

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Georgia Howe (0:50)

Global tensions come to a head as the US walks out on Iran at the UN while the White House hosts China's Xi Jinping.

John Bickley (0:58)

We have only defended ourselves. We are not terrorists.

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Georgia Howe (1:28)

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John Bickley (2:51)

Political powerhouses collide on US soil with the American delegation to the UN walking out of the Iranian president's address and China's president Xi Jinping arriving in DC yesterday for the beginning of his three-day visit.

Georgia Howe (3:06)

Here to break down all the action is Steve Yates, Chinese and national security expert at the Heritage Foundation. Steve, thanks for coming on.

Steve Yates (3:13)

My pleasure. Thank you.

Georgia Howe (3:14)

So I want to start with that moment when a US diplomat walked out during the address from Iran's president. What exactly did he say that was so objectionable?

Steve Yates (3:23)

Well, to a degree, I think it was turnabout is fair play. The president said some things in his, I think now famous nuance and subtlety where he told the Iranians that we may have to destroy them, or maybe they should make a deal and they walked out. And so I think that at this point, the Iranians though, were basically setting terms that are truly unacceptable and trying to call us terrorists. I think that's why the American representative got up and walked out to return the favor.

John Bickley (3:51)

This comes on the heels of President Trump sitting down with leaders from the Gulf region to discuss the conflict with Iran. Where do things sit after that walkout?

Steve Yates (4:02)

Well, I think that that meeting with the Gulf countries was very strategically important and it included an expanded list, not just the Gulf Coordinating Council members, but also Turkey and a few others that really matter if Operation Economic Outcast is going to work and that is the ultimate economic pressure mechanism. I'm sure the president received some advice and council from those who want the US to do more or want the US to do less. Hopefully he and the right kind of allies came out with a clear game plan for the near future. Where it goes next, President Trump is holding his cards host to the chest. He says he's going to take decisive action after the midterm election.