'We Are Going To Succeed': State Department Spokesperson Previews Fifth Round Of Iran Talks

State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about US-Iran nuclear negotiations.

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00:00On your own, Mr. Whitcoff is meeting with Mr. Araqchi tomorrow in Rome.

00:05Both sides have been stressing on respective positions in the past few days regarding enrichment.

00:12Do you see a chance to have a path forward towards compromise or not?

00:15And if I may, a second question.

00:18Can I answer that one so that we can, and then I won't lose you, don't worry.

00:23It's like we're on a slide, you're hanging on.

00:25Yes, what I can say is that we've made it clear on every project we're working on,

00:31certainly including Russia and Ukraine, that our involvement is really because we feel we can make a difference.

00:38And that's why we do it.

00:39This additional meeting, certainly the fifth round of the nuclear talks,

00:44would not be happening if we didn't think that there was potential for it.

00:49And so I would say that clearly we believe that we are going to succeed.

00:52We've also been very clear on some basic things, like they're not going to have a nuclear weapon.

00:59They've been very clear, most of our leaders have been, who have spoken on it,

01:03that this is about no enrichment, and the Iranians are at that table.

01:07So they also understand what our position is, and they continue to go.

01:12So we feel something's good enough for us to continue this work.

01:15A second question.

01:17Secretary Rubio this week at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said that the past four meetings have been focused on enrichment only.

01:26So other issues like the Iran's support for the proxies, which is like a concern for the regional countries,

01:33are those issues going to be discussed later on, or are they going to be part of another round of discussions?

01:39Well, I'm not, again, part of the negotiating team, won't discuss what might be the plan.

01:45But just like an issue of needing a ceasefire before you discuss what the land is going to look like

01:51and what the nations are going to be doing after the fact, there's points that you have to get to

01:54before you discuss elements that might not even be a factor if you can't get to the bright line that allows us to move forward.

02:02And that bright line has been enrichment, certainly not getting a nuclear bomb, and those things have to be addressed.

02:09I say this because that's what I've seen them do, and being very specific, which is fabulous,

02:14because nobody's guessing at what the goal is.

02:16But, of course, considering the generational issues involved, this is, and the president has said this about everything he's worked on,

02:25with the generational issues involved, that these cannot be solutions that last six months or are able to be broken in 18 months

02:32or in three years, you know, your 15-year-old is suddenly pulled into a war because now they're 18,

02:38that these have got to be enduring, fundamentally changing arrangements that only Donald Trump can bring

02:47because of the nature of his attitude, his vision, and because of the support of the American people understanding that this was a factor.

02:54So I would say, well, I'm not going to go on from that. I think that'll be it.

02:58Yes, but yes, go ahead. Hi there.