'Foot on their NECK': Waltz touts new PRESSURE on Iran

>> Brian: THE U.S. IS TURNING UP. THE PRESSURE ON IRAN. THE CONFLICT EXPECTED TO TOP THE. AGENDA AS USUAL. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S GOING TO BE. TALKING ABOUT IRAN. HIS QUOTE, DECIDING MODE. THAT'S WHERE HE IS ON IRAN. SAYING VERY BIG THINGS ARE. COMING. U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED. NATIONS MIKE WALZ JOINS US NOW.

AMBASSADOR, THIS IS YOUR BIG. WEEK. WHAT DOES THE PRESIDENT MEAN, SOME OF THE THINGS HE COULD BE. REFERRING TO? >> IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S BIG. WEEK, BRIAN. >> Brian: WHEN HE COMES TO VISIT. YOUR TERRITORY. >> FAIR. HIS HOMETOWN. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A FEW. THINGS, RIGHT IN NUMBER ONE, HE'S ALWAYS OPEN TO TALKS. HE'S ALWAYS OPEN TO DIPLOMACY. HE'S ALWAYS OPEN TO CRAFTING. SOME KIND OF PEACE DEAL. IRANIANS HAVE TO COME TO THE. TABLE WITH GOOD FAITH AND WE. HAVE TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE.

ACTUALLY SPEAKING FOR THE. AYATOLLAH. WE'VE SEEN NOW TIME AFTER TIME. WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND THEY. GO BACK TO TEHRAN. BETWEEN THE IRGC AND RELIGIOUS. CLERICS, THEY END UP BACKING. AWAY OR PULLING THE RUGS OUT. FROM UNDER US. >> Brian: LOOK AT SOME OF THE. THINGS YOU'VE DONE OF LATE. IN LESS THAN A MONTH TREASURY. EXPANDED SANCTIONS ACROSS 5. MILLION CENTER. MOVED AGAINST BANKS IN UAE,

TARGETED FINANCIAL ACCESS, RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE U.S. BANKS INCREASED THREAT OF. SECONDARY SANCTIONS. ANYONE DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN. SO THAT'S A LOT. WHAT HAS IT YIELDED? >> WELL, NUMBER ONE, MILITARY. DESTROYED, RIGHT? NO LONGER HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO. PROJECT POWER EVEN OFF THEIR. SHORES. BUT REALLY WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING. TO IS SCOTT BESSENT LEADING THE. CHARGE ON OPERATION ECONOMIC. FURY AND OPERATION ECONOMIC.

OUTCAST. THE IRANIAN CURRENCY IS TANKING. 2.2 MILLION REALS TO THE DOLLAR. NOW. INFLATION SOARING. THEIR FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES. ARE NEAR ZERO. THEIR ABILITY TO EVEN SUBSIDIZE. GASOLINE. THEY HAVE GASOLINE SUBSIDIES FOR. EVERYDAY IRANIAN, GONE. NOW WE ARE SEEING THEY CAN'T. EVEN PAY MANY GOVERNMENT W WORKS. AND SOME ELEMENTS OF THEIR. MILITARY. SO OUR FOOT IS ON THE NECK OF. THE IRANIAN ECONOMY. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOT GOING TO.

LET UP, BUT HE'S MADE HIS GOAL. CLEAR. THEY CANNOT HAVE A NUKE. THAT'S NOT JUST THE U.S. POSITION. THAT IS THE U.N. SECURITY. COUNCIL'S POSITION THAT IRAN CAN. NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. >> Brian: IS THE PRESIDENT OPEN. TO MEETING WITH THE IRANIAN. PRESIDENT WHEN HE GET HERE'S? >> PRESIDENT IS ALWAYS OPEN TO A. DEAL. WE HAVE TO KNOW WHO IN THE. DELEGATION CAN SPEAK AND ENTER. INTO A DEAL ON BEHALF OF THE. AYATOLLAH.

>> Brian: IF YOU'RE TALKING TO. SOMEBODY, HE'S GOT TO HAVE. POWER. >> RIGHT. EXACTLY. >> Brian: OKAY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT UKRAINE, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THE. PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE PUT A VERY. OPTIMISTIC MESSAGE OUT. GOES LIKE THIS, OUR LONG RANGE. RESPONSES HAVE MADE A VERY. SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE MOSCOW. REGION LAST NIGHT. ONE OF RUSSIA'S KEY OIL INDUSTRY. FACILITIES AND LOGISTIC. FACILITIES WERE HIT. THESE ARE BILLIONS THAT. SUSTAINED THE WAR MACHINE. HE GOES ON TO INDICATE THE. DIPLOMATIC GAINS HAVE BEEN MADE. WHERE DO YOU THINK WE'RE HEADING.

HERE, 4 1/2 YEARS IN? >> A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN. AFRICA, COUNTRIES IN ASIA, MAJOR. ECONOMIES NOW ARE SAYING, WE. HAVE TO HAVE THE GRAIN, THE. WHEAT, THE BARLEY, THE. FERTILIZER THAT BOTH RUSSIA AND. UKRAINE EXPORT. SOME HALF BILLION AFRICANS ARE. GOING TO GO FROM ALREADY BAD. SITUATIONS TO FAR WORSE. AND THE FERTILIZER AS WELL.

SO THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION NOW. AROUND STOPPING BOTH SIDES AND. ATTACKING EACH OTHER'S GRAIN. YOU MENTIONED THE ENERGY. ATTACKS. THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN VERY. CLEAR THAT WE HAVE TO STOP THESE. ATTACKS. >> Brian: YOU UNDERSTAND. UKRAINE'S POINT OF VIEW. THEY'RE TRYING TO STOP THE WAR. MACHINE THAT'S GRINDING THEM UP. SO THEY'RE HITTING REFINERIES. >> THEY ARE HITTING DEEP. THEY JUST HIT DEEP INTO MOSCOW. THEY'RE HITTING RUSSIA'S. REFINERIES. WE'VE SEEN GAS LINES IN BOTH.

MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG TO. GREAT EFFECT. IT IS ALSO AFFECTING THE REST OF. THE WORLD. IN TERMS OF GETTING INTO SOME. TYPE OF DEESCALATION AND TAMPING. DOWN THE FIGHTING THERE COULD BE. DISCUSSION AROUND GRAIN AND. ENERGY. >> Brian: THIS WAS THE. OPTIMISTIC TWEET ZELENSKYY PUT. OUT. AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION, I. JUST SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. WE AGREED TO MEET IN NEW YORK. I THANK THE PRESIDENT, STEVE. WHITKOFF. THE PEACE TRACK IS OUR NUMBER. ONE PRIORITY. THERE ARE IDEAS FOR DEESCALATION.

ADDRESSING FUNDAMENTAL SECURITY. ISSUES, ENERGY SECURITY. HE THINKS SOMETHING UNIQUE HAS. BEEN PUT ON THE TABLE BY KUSHNER. AND WHITKOFF? >> I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF. OUR NEGOTIATORS BUT THERE'S A. LOT OF CONVERSATION. WE HERE WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD, 150 PLUS PRIME MINISTERS, PRESIDENTS, FOREIGN MINISTERS. LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND FOOD. LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND. ENERGY. >> Brian: HOW IMPORTANT WILL THE. GULF STATES BE? I HEAR THEY'RE RATTLED ABOUT. WHAT'S HAPPENING. THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING. QUITE LIKE THIS.

IF THEY COULD UNIFY ALONG WITH. US, SOMETHING ABOUT SEEING. PEOPLE FACE TO FACE THAT COULD. PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, SOME. TYPE OF UNIFIED RESPONSE TO. IRAN. >> THIS TIME LAST YEAR, BRIAN, THE PRESIDENT BROUGHT ALL OF THE. GULF ARABS AND MUSLIM MAJORITY. NATIONS LIKES PAKISTAN, INDONESIA, TURKEY TOGETHER. JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER WE HAD. THE 20 POINT PEACE PLAN FOR. GAZA. IF YOU REMEMBER THIS TIME LAST. YEAR, THERE WERE HOSTAGES AND. TUNNELS. AID WAS NOT FLOWING. BOMBS WERE DROPPING. NOW WE HAVE THE BOARD OF PEACE.

AND A PLAN THAT WE'RE. IMPLEMENTING FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN A GENERATION. THAT'S WHY THE U.N. GENERAL. ASSEMBLY CAN BE SO CRITICAL IN. BRINGING THEM TOGETHER TO REALLY. CHART OUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE. IRANIAN REGIME IS INCREDIBLY. IMPORTANT. AND I HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE IRAN. IS ON THIS BACK FOOT, LEBANON. NOW HAS THE BEST CHANCE IN MY. LIFE TIME, SYRIA'S ON THE RIGHT. TRACK, IRAQ IS ON A BETTER. TRACK. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE. SUCCESSES AS WELL THAT WE'VE. SEEN IN THIS LAST YEAR.

>> Brian: ABSOLUTELY. WE ALSO KNOW THE PRESIDENT OF. THE UNITED STATES IS GOING TO BE. MEETING WITH PRESIDENT XI FACE. TO FACE. WITH AI BEING FRONT AND CENTER. WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON WHAT AI. MEANS? IS THAT JUST BETWEEN THE. SUPERPOWERS OR IS IT ALSO. RESONATING WITH THE OTHER. POWERS? >> IT'S RESONATING WITH EVERY. POWER. MY MESSAGE AS WE DEAL WITH ALL. THE FOLKS INVOLVED IN WASHINGTON. IS, YES, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. HOW WE WANT TO PUT GUARDRAILS. HERE AS A COUNTRY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE.

BUT THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD. IS HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AS. WELL. AND I WANT TO IT REFLECT OUR. VALUES IN A WAY THAT LETS OUR. ENTREPRENEURS AND GREAT BUSINESS. AND INNOVATORS CONTINUE TO. INNOVATE. THE PRESIDENT IS 200% CORRECT ON. THIS. WE HAVE TO STAY AHEAD OF OUR. ADVERSARIES, BUT THE REST OF THE. WORLD IS TRYING TO FIGURE THIS. OUT AS WELL. I DON'T WANT TO SEE GLOBAL. GOVERNMENTS STEP IN IN A WAY. THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR US. >> Brian: I SAW YOU WORKING YOUR. EMBROIDERY MACHINE THIS MORNING. YOU HAVE A NEW HAT. >> IT'S CALLED UNGA.

WE'VE REBRANDED IT AS MUNGA, MAKE THE U.N. GREAT AGAIN. >> Brian: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I HAVE ONE FOR AINSLEY AND. LJ, TOO. THE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO DO FOR. THE U.N. WHA.