美伊核协议60天期限已过，双方冲突持续升级

WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS

WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS NOW. I'M GARRETT HAAKE IN NOW. I'M GARRETT HAAKE IN WASHINGTON, WHERE ALL SIGNS WASHINGTON, WHERE ALL SIGNS POINT TO AN INTRACTABLE POINT TO AN INTRACTABLE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CONFLICT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN WITH NO WAY OUT. BOTH IRAN WITH NO WAY OUT. BOTH SIDES ARE SET TO BLOW PAST SIDES ARE SET TO BLOW PAST TODAY'S 60 DAY DEADLINE TO TODAY'S 60 DAY DEADLINE TO REACH A DEAL. AS PART OF THAT REACH A DEAL.

AS PART OF THAT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED IN N JUNE, WHICH ALL BUT SIGNED IN JUNE, WHICH ALL BUT COLLAPSED. THE WAR OF WORDS IS COLLAPSED. THE WAR OF WORDS IS ESCALATING, AND SO IS THE ESCALATING, AND SO IS THE ECONOMIC WARFARE. THE MISSED ECONOMIC WARFARE. THE MISSED DEADLINE MARKS ANOTHER DEADLINE MARKS ANOTHER EXPECTATION THE WHITE HOUSE SET EXPECTATION THE WHITE HOUSE SET AND THEN MISSED, STARTING WITH AND THEN MISSED, STARTING WITH THE PRESIDENT'S INITIAL CLAIM THE PRESIDENT'S INITIAL CLAIM THAT THE WAR WOULD ONLY LAST 4 THAT THE WAR WOULD ONLY LAST 4 TO 6 WEEKS.

IT'S NOW TO 6 WEEKS. IT'S NOW APPROACHING SIX MONTHS. TODAY, APPROACHING SIX MONTHS. TODAY, WHILE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS IN WHILE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE, T THE PRESIDENT THE OVAL OFFICE, THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO WALK A TIGHTRTROPE, TRIED TO WALK A TIGHTROPE, REPEATING HIS CLAIM THAT IRAN REPEATING HIS CLAIM THAT IRAN WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL W WHILE WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SAYING THE DEAL SIMULTANEOUSLY SAYING THE DEAL TEHRAN WANTS IS NOT T ENOUGH.

TEHRAN WANTS IS NOT ENOUGH.

ON EXPIRATION OF THE

ON EXPIRATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, ARE YOU ANY CLOSER TODAYAY TO ARE YOU ANY CLOSER TODAY TO REACHING A FINAL DEAL TO END REACHING A FINAL DEAL TO END IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM? WELL, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM? WELL, THEY. THEY.

WANT TO MAKE A DEAL, BUT

WANT TO MAKE A DEAL, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TOTO MAKE THE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE KIND OF F A DEAL THAT I FEEL IS KIND OF A DEAL THAT I FEEL IS NECESSARY. LOOK, WE'RE IN THERE NECESSARY. LOOK, WE'RE IN THERE FOR ONE REASON. IRANAN CANNOT FOR ONE REASON. IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. YOU HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IRAN CANNOT UNDERSTAND THAT IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, AND THEHY HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, AND THEY WON'T HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

WON'T HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

ALSO PART OF THAT JUNE

ALSO PART OF THAT JUNE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING G WS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WAS AN AGREEMENTNT FOR THE U.S. TO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE U.S. TO LIFT ITS NAVAL BLOCKADE AND LIFT ITS NAVAL BLOCKADE AND IRAN TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF IRAN TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. NEITHER HAS HAPPENED. HORMUZ. NEITHER HAS HAPPENED. BUT ON FRIDAY, THE PRESIDENT BUT ON FRIDAY, THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WILL SOON DECLARE THE SAID HE WILL SOON DECLARE THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ A U.S.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ A U.S. TERRITORY. HE WAS ASKED ABOUT TERRITORY. HE WAS