Trump weighs NEW Iran strikes as pressure mounts for a deal

E. A BIT AT THE OPENING. WE'LL WATCH IT. GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WEIGHING WHAT. COMES NEXT IN THE CONFLICT WITH. IRAN SET TO MEET WITH THE PRIME. MINISTER OF QATAR TODAY. QATAR HAS BEEN A TOP FACILITATOR. OF NEGOTIATIONS. THE PRESIDENT SAID DEPENDS ON. WHETHER THEY SIGN A STRONG. AGREEMENT. THE ANSWER IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY IT. WILL BE NECESSARY. IRAN CLAIMS TWO TANKERS HIT. MINES IT PLANTED IN THE STRAIT. OF HORMUZ OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PRESIDENT ALSO SAYS HE.

WOULDN'T CHANGE HIS DECISIONS ON. HIS ACTIONS AGAINST IRAN. >> President Trump: MY ANSWER IS. AN EMPHATIC YES. YOU CAN'T LET IRAN HAVE A. NUCLEAR WEAPON. HISTORICALLY IT WILL BE A GOOD. DECISION. IS IT A GOOD DECISION FOR TODAY. AND TOMORROW? MAYBE NONOT. I HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT'S RIGHT. FOR OUR COUNTRY. IF THEY HAD A NUCLEAR WEAPON. DURING MY TERM I WOULD BE. EXCORIATED WORSE THAN WHAT HAS. HAPPENED. I STOPPED THEM FROM HAVING A. NUCLEAR WEAPON.

THAT'S A BIG THING. >> Harris: IRANIAN FOREIGN. MINISTER HAS A WARNING. OUR TWO-DAY PROPOSAL STANDS. MEET THE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING. END THE WAR ON ALL FRONTS AND. YOU WILL SEE RESULTS. OR CHOICE WAR AND OUR WARRIORS. RAINING DOWN HELL. >> Harris: THE U.S. MAINTAINS A. STRONG MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE.

REGION WITH A TOTAL 50,000. SERVICE MEMBERS. 9500 ON TWO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. ALONE. U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON, U.S.S. GEORGE W. BUSH. 5,000 ON 15 GUIDED MISSILE. DESTROYERS AND GOD BLESS OUR. MILITARY. ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THEM. LIEUTENANT COLONEL DARIEN GOBB. IS WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOUR THOUGHTS WHERE WE ARE AT. THIS JUNCTURE. >> GOOD MORNING, HARRIS. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MUCH HAS. TRULY CHANGED. YOU HAVE IRAN PUTTING OUT. ULTIMATUMS MAKING US TRY TO. AGREE TO THEM THAT THEY AREN'T. GOING TO. WE WOULD BE SURRENDERING. ANYTHING WE GAINED IN THE LAST. EIGHT MONTHS BY DOING THAT. IRAN IS BASICALLY SAYING GIVE US. OUR MONEY BACK. WE'LL SEE IF IT MAKES A. DIFFERENCE WITH THE QATARI.

VISIT. IRAN IS NOT MOVING AT ALL. >> Harris: LET'S TAKE APART WHAT. THE PRESIDENT SAID. HE HAS NEVER TAKEN REENGAGING. KINETICS AND WAR OFF THE TABLE. I JUST LISTED ALL OF OUR. INCREDIBLE ASSETS ININ THE REGI. STRATEGICALLY DO YOU HIT THEM. BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR? MONEY WILL MATTER WHEN THE. DEMOCRATS TAKE OVER CONGRESS, THEY COULD CUT THE MONEY AND. DON'T THINK THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. THAT ONLY HURTS OUR MILITARY MEN.

AND WOMEN ON THE BATTLEFIELD. >> FOR SURE. YES, THERE IS CERTAINLY AN. ARGUMENT TO BE MADE SOMETHING. NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE END. OF THE YEAR. PART OF THE REASON WHY TRUMP I. THINK IS TALKING ABOUT. INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY THE. POWER GRID. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THEIR BANKING. AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ALERT AND. ALIVE AND WHAT COULD BRING ALL. OF THAT DOWN. I DON'T SUSPECT -- I DO SUSPECT. COMPLETELY THAT CONGRESS WILL. IMMEDIATELY ACT UPON A WAR.

POWERS RESOLUTION TO TRY TO TIE. TRUMP'S HANDS BETWEEN NOW AND. THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THAT'S CONSTITUTIONAL BUT I. QUESTION THEIR MOTIVES. REGARDLESS AND THERE IS A. DEFINITELY -- THOSE WHO WOULD. ASSUME THE RISK WOULD BE THOSE. IN HARM'S WAY IN THE FIRST. PLACE. >> Harris: U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND. HAS A NEW TASK FORCE IRON GATE. WILL WORK WITH OTHER FEDERAL. AGENCIES TO DISRUPT WEAPONS. SHIPMENT AND ILLICIT FUNDING. FOCUSING ON THE LAND BORDERS AND.

CASPIAN SEA. THE RED DOTS MARK BORDER. CROSSINGS CONNECTING IRAN TO ITS. NEIGHBORS. IT'S TO LIMIT IRAN'S ABILITY TO. TO NOT REBUILD ITS MILITARY. >> NOT SURPRISED. IF YOU LOOK TO THES OF IRAN WHAT. YOU HAVE IS A LAND BRIDGE. BETWEEN IRAN AND CHINA THROUGH. AFGHANISTAN. THAT'S THE REASON WHY CHINA WAS. READY TO TAKE OVER THE DAY AFTER. WE LEFT AFGHANISTAN. >> Harris: THEY PUT IT BACK UP.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO JUMP IN. I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE AS YOU. TALK. PLEASE CONTINUE. >> WHEN I WAS IN AFGHANISTAN THE. FIRST OF MY FOUR TOURS IN THE. EARLY TWISS I SAW CHINESE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHING MINING AND LAND. GRANTS THROUGHOUT AFGHANISTAN. AND PROBABLY IN ANTICIPATION OF. US LEAVING SOMEDAY. WE DID AND CHINA TOOK OVER A. LARGE PART OF IT. REALLY WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO. DO IS BUILT A LAND BRIDGE. BETWEEN CHINA AND IRAN. THEY COULD USE IT FOR ANY NUMBER. OF THINGS AND ONONE OF THE REASS. WHY THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY ARE.

NOW BY TRYING TO CUT OFF SOME OF. THESE LAND ROUTES FOR RESUPPLY. THE CASPIAN SEA TO THE NORTH. WHICH HAS BEEN MOVING THINGS. INTO IRAN AS WELL AND SUSTAINING. HIM THE BEST THEY CAN. LESS THAN BEFORE? FOR SURE. BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO GIVE THEM. THE HOPE AND DESIRE TO MOVE. FORWARD AND HOPE THAT WE. ACTUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES. WILL QUIT THIS WAR AND GIVE THEM. THE EXCUSE TO DECLARE VICTORY. OVER US. >> Harris: ALL RIGHT.