Iran's Most Powerful Weapon May NOT Be a Nuclear Bomb, Foreign Policy Expert Warns

Harley Lipman is a foreign policy expert and geopolitical analyst, and he joins us now. So great to have you in studio here. First off, let me ask you this. Has Iran miscalculated President Trump during this ceasefire? I believe so. They're just filled with arrogance, hubris, and that will work out well for us. The big concern here is that we may forget the main reason for going to war, to make sure Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon. And we have to take care of Pickax Mountain, because there have been verifiable reports that they're reconstituting their nuclear program there. And what would that mean, given the eagle eye that President Trump maintains on the country? Well, just get the International Atomic Energy Committee. Just get them to go visit. It's all you have to do. If they say there's nothing there, good enough. But the reports seem to suggest that they're rebuilding, and that should be a significant alarm for us. So the president says that Iran is back at the table. Do you believe that they're actually back at the table in good faith efforts? Of course not. I'd like to think so. Nobody wants war. But they're not going to give up control of the Strait of Hormuz. They have found strategic leverage that they feel may even be more valuable to them than a nuclear bomb. And they're not giving up their nuclear weapons. So they're not interested in a peaceful resolution of this conflict. It'll be tit for tat, perhaps through October, November. And then I think President Trump will know what he has to do at that point. It has been really interesting to watch the domestic politics of this, especially from Democrats claiming that Iran doesn't really want to assassinate Donald Trump or poo-pooing that, which is kind of a shocking thing for them to talk about openly. But I do think that the regime has—if they were listening to American domestic politics and thought that President Trump is going to get pressured into not continuing this if they continue to make mayhem in the Strait, then they have been badly misled. That's right. And it's arrogance of Democrats to think they know better what our adversary means in their own words. They want to murder President Trump. They've made it very clear. And they want to destroy the United States. And I think either they're so obsessed with hating President Trump that they can't see beyond that hatred and see that this is an enemy of America and we're all Americans and we need to do something so that we protect our children and our grandchildren for the future. Do you think that rhetoric from Democrats here does lasting damage? Absolutely. Iran is counting on the left to keep America from continuing this war. Do you think that they lose credit—because, I mean, obviously, if you're—Iran's still getting bombed right now during the supposed ceasefire. They have to be—and right months before an election, they have to be scratching their heads thinking, you know, maybe we shouldn't have listened to what Democrats in America were saying. No, they are delusional. They think they're winning. Even with getting pain right now, there are many people who don't even want an agreement with the United States. They think they have President Trump over a barrel. And they're going to try to humiliate him and try to enhance their position in the Middle East. They won hegemony initially, and then they want to destroy Israel and the United States. How do you see it playing out with their neighbors right now? Well, we have to figure ways of protecting our allies and friends in the region. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, they're close allies of the United States, and we need them, and they need us. And that also may compel them to get closer to Israel. And we could get another Abraham Accords out of this, which I think speaks to President Trump's strategy, which will unfold. And people underestimate how wise that'll be, and we have to wait and see the outcome. It's too early to judge right now, but I think we're on the right path. Do they have the stomach for a renewed bombing campaign? The United States? No, the Arab neighbors. They're worried about it. Obviously, there's going to be a price to pay, and therefore, there has to be a cost analysis to see if it's worth it, because you raise the right question. Iran will attack the energy infrastructure of Saudi Arabia and the UAE heavily, and that's a challenge. And even though we destroyed 70, 80 percent, it still may leave 1,000 or 2,000 missiles. So President Trump was right when we did devastate their military, but they still have some left, and we're seeing the damage from that. Real quick, we saw over the weekend the protesters in the streets calling for the assassination of Donald Trump. Where are the anti-regime protesters? They're waiting. They're afraid. You know, that's a missing piece. You raised exactly the right thing. We need to do something to help the people of Iran. Many of them have been killed. Many have been killed, and they're still traumatized by that. It was just an incredible massacre. So I think at the end of the day, though, they're chomping at the bit and waiting for the right moment to rise up. Harley Litman, thank you so much. Thank you. Be sure to like and subscribe for all the Fox News latest on YouTube, and catch full shows streaming now on Fox One.