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Iran starts war games after being hit with nuke sanctions

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    Ballistic missile exercise simulates attacks on foreign bases

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Right back to our top story now new questions about how to deal with the ran after the rogue regime response to oil sanctions.

By launching new war games and test firing missiles.

It says can reach -- last targets.

There are many questions on whether these sanctions imposed leave work general Jack Keane is the former vice chief of staff.

For the US army -- Fox News contributor general always great to see you.

Bob legacy of these latest sanctions it kicked hand but apparently they have been got it already.

By the Obama administration here's -- the Wall Street Journal describes it in an editorial quote.

The Iran sanctions regime is looking like US tax code filled with loopholes.

It's so -- in fact.

That all twenty of Marines major trading partners are now exempt from -- we've arrived at a kind of voodoo version of sanctions and in fact general.

India China Japan.

They can all why a rainy and loyal -- are these sanctions.

In name only and.

In truth there feckless.

Well those sanctions -- so -- driven by the lobby in the administration did in imposing that legislation.

So that you can get out of it as long as you reduced.

A certain amount of trading with the -- on him so.

Some of reduced 11% 1520%.

Of therefore they're exempt.

From the oil embargo so it's a feckless.

Economic sanctions to be sure -- as you stated listen.

-- we have to recognize is that -- running -- is fully intend to get a nuclear weapon because it guarantees regime survival and it helps them to achieve.

Regional hegemony by exporting Islamic revolution right and if that is true and I believe.

All the while leaders know that to be true then it's unlikely that economic sanctions other than.

Economically collapsing.

Iran would bring them to the table so that they would give up their weapons so what you have to have on a table clearly.

If you want to stop them from having.

A nuclear capability is a credible military option that they believe -- -- use well the New York Times appears to be the beneficiary of another.

Administration leak this time -- military forces are quietly moving significant.

Forces into the Persian gulf.

Do you begin to wonder about the motivation of these -- general.

Well I don't know what the motivations of of the leaks are certainly on the intelligence -- that we had were out absolutely terrific and -- president and in my lifetime but -- It's prudent what the command and and Central Command is doing is to move his forces into that area.

-- it -- Iranians know that they fully intend to protect the straits of Hormuz and if they tried any shenanigans with attempting to close it.

We would reopen and of course closing the straits of a moves in of itself in my judgment is an act of war and that's -- big step for -- -- instant it.

-- -- as you well know the revolutionary guard test fired some ballistic missiles yesterday including a long -- range variety.

That could hit US bases in the region not to mention is -- what's your take away from their move.

-- it's mostly Saber rattling -- reminded us just before they entered diplomatic negotiations again.

-- with the five powers plus one.

That they have a military capability that they fully intend to use it if if anybody attacked them and that capability they have is is certainly real.

And obviously that is why the nuclear weapon is such a threat to the region.

Because they couldn't put a nuclear weapon on top of that missile capability that they already.

President Obama has touted diplomacy is way too -- deter Iran is suspected nuclear weapon program there were talks yesterday as you know.

In Istanbul they went nowhere and surprise.

Well this is -- -- running employed for twenty years now they're willing to talk.

And it permits them to advance the program the other thing is that they've watched the north Koreans.

And the United States plus other countries negotiate.

Into a nuclear weapon capability in North Korea and -- taken a page out of that that chapter that we have to be have both feet on the ground here.

You run -- are not going to diplomatically.

Give up.

This pursuit of a nuclear weapon they may delay it and make a small concession.

You know which would be delusion or in -- upon I think to accept it -- general Jack -- thank you so much good to see you welcome Greg good saying you.

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