now, we are mindful of all of the challenges ahead. the very fact that this was the first communication between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries, and also indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. i do believe that there is a basis for a resolution. welcome back to hannity. that was president obama referencing part of his phone call with iran s president hasan rowhani from earlier today. is there a basis for resolution? i don t know about that. joining me with more reaction in today s developments, author of the upcoming book things that matter dr. charles krauthammer. great to see you. be here. give me your reaction to what
happened today. this phone call between president obama and the new iranian president rowhani, spoke about iran s nuclear program. negotiations are now on-going. but it seems to me given three things that any movement here is likely to be unfruitful or at least at the disadvantage of the united states. first, that the supreme leader, ayatollah hoe main ee wants u.k. weapons, the second, iran like all those regimes lies, and the president got nothing first in exchange for the phone call. your reaction? i think you re exactly right. what we are seeing is an unseemly swoon, and it is pretty transparent what the iranians want to do. it takes 250 kilograms of 20% enriched uranium to build a bomb. the iaea, atomic agency, reported back in august that the iranians have 186. they are on the threshold,
now, we are mindful of all of the challenges ahead. the very fact that this was the first communication between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries, and also indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. i do believe that there is a basis for a resolution. welcome back to hannity. that was president obama referencing part of his phone call with iran s president hasan rowhani from earlier today. is there a basis for resolution? i don t know about that. joining me with more reaction in today s developments, author of the upcoming book things that matter dr. charles krauthammer. great to see you. pleasure to be here.
happened today. this phone call between president obama and the new iranian president rowhani, spoke about iran s nuclear program. negotiations are now on-going. but it seems to me given three things that any movement here is likely to be unfruitful or at least at the disadvantage of the united states. first, that the supreme leader, ayatollah hoe main ee wants u.k. weapons, the second, iran like all those regimes lies, and the president got nothing first in exchange for the phone call. your reaction? i think you re exactly right. what we are seeing is an unseemly swoon, and it is pretty transparent what the iranians want to do. it takes 250 kilograms of 20% enriched uranium to build a bomb. the iaea, atomic agency, reported back in august that the iranians have 186. they are on the threshold, they re on the horizon.
they re on the horizon. they can see the finish line. what they need now is time and they need a gullible west to give them time. if, for example, as you say we got nothing in return for this endless negotiation being continued, if, for example, they were to halt uranium enrichment so the clock isn t running, i would be all in favor. let s see if they re serious. but what they re doing very clearly is engaging the president of the united states, the west, in these negotiations to give them just the extra time they need to build the bomb, and we have a precedent for this. this new, quote, moderate, unquote, rowhani, the new president. he was the chief negotiator for iran exactly a decade ago, and he said, he boasted in a speech in iran that while he was negotiating at the time it was with the eu 3, britain, france,