Ricoh Danielson, national security expert and U.S. Army combat veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns, and Walid Phares, foreign policy expert and secretary-general of the Transatlantic Parliamentary Group on Counter-Terrorism, joined a panel discussion with NTD.
The panel discussed the potential terms of a U.S. peace plan with Iran, Iran’s history of dishonoring agreements, and the regime’s plan to buy time.
Phares says the Iranian regime has a plan to buy itself as much time it can, and it appears that it has been advised to withstand the Trump administration and any claims that they are negotiating.
Phares says the murder of 50,000 Iranians cannot be resolved with an agreement unless the regime accepts responsibility and transfers power.
With regard to the “gift” President Donald Trump said Iran gave the United States on Wednesday, Phares said Iran will use any transaction to circle back and strike again, that Iran is not in the business of peace, but of gaining a cease-fire, and that the regime aims to calm tensions, promising many things and reneging on the agreement, particularly if there is a change in power in the U.S. midterm elections.
Danielson says he believes there will be some compromise in the Strait of Hormuz because of the pressure from global powers, and that Iran will pacify the president so they can rebuild their army, because their primary purpose is to “deceive the infidel.”
Danielson said the deployment of Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, a known occupier of combat zones, will provide regional and economic stabilization and remove any threats.
Phares says what is needed is pressure on the Iranian regime by the United States, Israel, and Arab allies until it makes a real change to commit, in front of the international community, to stop persecution of its people, stop funding terrorists, and stop arming itself with nuclear bombs or any other type of weapons of mass destruction.
A declaration of disarmament, Phares says, is necessary for any agreement.