Is Iran Playing War Games?

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Well back to follow the money first war games in the Strait of Hormuz now news that Iran is enriching higher grade uranium in a new second to plant underground.

Meanwhile Iran's leader -- Ahmadinejad is hanging out with America hater or bush Chavez in Venezuela.

Joining me now is Nile -- director of the heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher center for freedom.

This news certainly -- is it up the tension does it not -- Hi yes this Sony does that Eric and this is an extremely dangerous.

Development on the part of the the Iranian regime here and it sends a very clear -- signal of intent from Tehran.

That and the Iranian dictation has held bent on acquiring nuclear weapons capability.

And slide has not estimating that's Iran is just past six to twelve months away.

From acquiring a nuclear weapon so -- decision to open a second.

Nuclear enrichment facility this time.

Hidden deep on the ground in a mountain range near the city -- -- I think is.

Extremely -- it's gonna be fall -- of course T.

It's this facility if necessary.

In the event of any military action against -- -- the citizens social justice certainly short sorry a very dangerous.

We've let's talk about -- for second day they say they're enriching uranium for power power generation.

Meanwhile why would they have to enrich uranium for power generation deep under the ground if they weren't -- of that is that there weren't trying to hide something -- -- that would.

But yes exactly -- and this is just ludicrous propaganda coming from the Iranian regime offer rule of their enriching uranium now -- eight a 20%.

Rate they need 90%.

In Richmond of course to.

Build a nuclear weapon but -- -- -- well on the way towards that four peaceful nuclear weapons a sort of a peaceful purposes.

That a Richmond -- us via the 3% level say the whole argument of course that Iran is.

Is using this is for peaceful energy purposes is simply preposterous.

I'm just the latest.

Ridiculous argument coming from.

Not an act into the jobs -- and any concern I mean for me up 23 years in the oil business one of the most concerning pictures I've ever seen is.

The shot -- in a knock -- -- John arm and arm that was about.

-- a five to seven years ago.

Period here it is again we -- within a judge going to visit Chavez to the world wouldn't biggest producer of oil on the planet hanging out together both what this.

Dictators.

Yes on two of the world's on this odious -- -- having cup of -- in and Venezuela and of course it's just stall.

All packed into the -- -- that's an American portals to be able to Cuba.

Nik around you -- to other countries as well.

In an -- to try Schwartz supported in Latin America for an increasingly isolated.

I'm regime event is being slapped with a hole a rail sanctions across the board from the United States are free to to -- -- this is an attempt to eight.

To demonstrate.

That's Ahmadinejad is not completely.

Alone of course he also has the support.

Unfortunately of the Chinese who -- refusing to implement.

The kinds of sanctions that because the Chinese -- a lot of they're all I know that from both videos that venezuelans and also Iran is thank you very much Nile Gardiner.

Appreciate your time tonight.

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