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President Trump says the situation with Iran seems to be going well despite Iran claiming negotiations are stuck at a deadlock. The president's remarks coincide with the US and Tran exchanging strikes amid a fragile ceasefire. We are also seeing new fighting between Israel and Iranbacked Hezbollah in Lebanon, further complicating negotiations. CBS News national security contributor Sam Bengrad joins us now. Sam, great to have you. What more are we learning about the status of these peace talks?
>> Well, the world is waiting to see whether Iran and the United States resume with momentum negotiations for an interim agreement to end the war.
Just a week or so ago, President Trump met with his closest aids to review the terms of anou that negotiators had reportedly come to agreement on.
Now, just a week or so later, Iran has on Friday launched one-way attack drones toward the straight of Hormuz.
The United States has launched strikes into Iran.
In Iran launched a drone toward neighboring countries, including striking Kuwait International Airport.
So, the ceasefire remains fragile and it's unclear whether and when negotiations will will resume with momentum.
>> Well, as you mentioned, these recent clashes, how is that impacting the the attempt at peace?
Despite the recent clashes, President Trump continues to double down on the fact that talks are going well.
However, we have seen a shift in rhetoric from the US administration over the past week in which senior officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have said that negotiations to diminish or dismantle Iran's nuclear program will take time.
President Trump has said just the same that these things are not solved overnight.
At the same time, of course, Israel and Lebanon did sign a ceasefire agreement this week.
However, Hezbollah was not party to those negotiations while Hezbollah stopping its attacks against Israel is a cornerstone of this new ceasefire.
only when Hezbollah agrees to does stop these attacks would Israel start to withdraw from parts of southern Lebanon, leaving way for the Lebanese military to come in.
So, it's a very complicated situation overall.
Sam, I I want to also go on to another topic.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Trump's pick for acting director of national intelligence Bill P to start firing members of the US intelligence community.
The report alleges Mr. Trump says he thinks the office that PT is overseeing is unnecessary andor too big.
What sort of impacts might this have on the nation's intelligence gathering capabilities?
Well, someone who's worked closely with the intelligence community on and off for over 20 years, these are very difficult statements to hear. These are dedicated public servants and certainly the post 911 era did see the creation of the office of the director of national intelligence which has overseen 18 component parts of the US intelligence community, billions of dollars in resources, tens of thousands of thousands of personnel.
And as we think about what President Trump has reportedly told acting director PY to do, firing individuals willy-nilly will not just have an impact on the US intelligence community today.
It will mean that recruitment and retention of talented intelligence community members will be severely diminished at a time when our adversaries, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea aren't diminishing their intelligence capabilities. They're doubling down on them.
So it will certainly put the United States at a disadvantage if any demunition in or uh streamlining of the US intelligence community is not done carefully, thoughtfully, and more than likely with the consent of Congress as well.
>> All right, Sam Bengrad, thank you so much for for that. Thanks.
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