Diplomacy must be allowed to play out between the United States and Iran with their talks over Iran’s nuclear program, but the fact that the discussions are happening is a positive step, retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax Sunday. 

“The president’s preference is going to be a demilitarized solution,” Holt, appearing with America First Policy Institute senior fellow Fred Fleitz on Newsmax’s “Sunday Report,” commented, adding that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is “speaking with quite a bit of authority here because what we’ve done to the Houthis has been on full display for Iran.”

This means Iran understands that President Donald Trump will achieve his outcome “one way or another” with Iran, said Holt. 

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