Trump, Munir & a secret Iran war plan?

As bombs rained on Iran, Trump hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House.

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00:00So the United States very clearly wants Pakistan to stay out of this conflict, not to join in on Iran's side.

00:07Though the possibility of that was however remote it could be, they wanted to ensure that Pakistan stayed out of this one.

00:14Give me what I want or else.

00:16American scholar Stephen Cohen once said Pakistan negotiates with the world by holding the gun to its own head.

00:22In 2025, what does the head of the Pakistani army want from the US president?

00:26And what does Donald Trump want from Pakistan?

00:28I love Pakistan.

00:30As these visuals came out of the White House, in Iran, Israeli bombs were dropping like rain from the sky.

00:35A time so busy for the American president, he dropped out of the G7 summit a day sooner.

00:39So what is he doing hosting the field marshal from Pakistan for lunch?

00:43This is Donald Trump ensuring that Pakistan stays out of this Iran conflict.

00:48And also the possibility that if the United States actually enters the conflict on the side of Israel, of course,

00:55Pakistan will be able to provide its basis and provide its airspace for US fighter jets to attack Iran.

01:03So Donald Trump is very confident of getting a trade deal with India.

01:08It's one of his key objectives.

01:10He wants a quick win.

01:12Trump has been talking about using that trade deal as a lever to get India to dial down on the hostilities and to call for a ceasefire.

01:21That's not true either.

01:23But what he seems to be doing in the next couple of months is to get a quick win,

01:27which he can, you know, hold out to the world and say,

01:31this is something that Sleepy Joe Biden and Obama tried for several years.

01:35They couldn't do it.

01:35And look at me.

01:36I am President Trump, the ultimate dealmaker.

01:39I got this great, great commercial deal with India.