Ambassador Mike Waltz was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo to talk about ‘Operation Epic Fury.’
“The maximum pressure campaign is still on. This is related just to those Iranian crude products that have already been loaded on vessels, correct?” Bartiromo asked regarding Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments.
“That’s absolutely right, Maria. President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign that he put in place his first term. The Biden administration lifted, and he put it back in place within weeks of starting his second term is absolutely still on,” Waltz said.
“What Secretary Bessent is referring to are the barrels of oil that are already out at sea, are already going to go to Chinese markets,” Waltz said.
Ambassador Waltz explained that with sanctions on Iran’s finances, it is unlikely they will make money on the barrels of oil that are already on the ships at sea.
“This is what the mainstream media keeps missing is that the sanctions on the banks are also still in place, so we do not anticipate Iran sees any of that money,” Waltz said.
“Their entire strategy, because they have been so defeated militarily, is to sow chaos, attack its neighbors, hold the world’s energy supply hostage, or at least attempt to, and this is just one more step to defeat that strategy,” Waltz said.
“At the end of the day, the United States and our global coalition will prevail,” Waltz continued.
“What is the President gonna do in 48 hours, which would be Monday night, if they don’t open up the Strait?” Bartiromo asked.
“As the President announced, he will start by attacking and destroying one of Iran’s largest power plants,” Waltz said.
“Unlike his predecessors, he stands by his redlines, and he’s not going to allow this genocidal regime to hold the world’s energy supplies or economies hostage,” Waltz explained.
“It’s very concerning that Iran was able to strike and send these intermediate term missiles all the way to Diego Garcia. I know one of the missiles was destroyed en route, but the other one, even though it didn’t hit the military operations there, is obviously telling the world that they have these long-term, long-time missiles, enough to travel and hit much of Europe. How concerned should we be about that?” Bartiromo asked.
“Well, it’s incredibly significant, Maria, because Iran has been marching towards an ICBM. They have hidden some of that development under a so-called space program,” Waltz said.
“They have developed a reentry capability with these intermediate-range missiles, and all you have to do is marry up the two with a nuclear warhead,” Waltz explained.
“Thank God President Trump isn’t waiting until that happens and then trying to respond to it. He’s taking care of the issue now, and he has been clear for many, many years. Iran can never have a nuclear weapon, and he is going to do everything in his power to stop it,” Waltz continued.
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Today on @SundayFutures with @MariaBartiromo, U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Michael Waltz @michaelgwaltz @USAmbUN spoke about Operation Epic Fury. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/RkwW3UzmjW
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