Braided two years and three months after the withdrawal for a few months before. This arms embargo for two months from President Trump urging i want to making a deal rated saying they would get better terms of the negotiated. And they rejected that offer sink new negotiations would help President Trumps reelection. And of course not the least of which the beirut explosion and what this is about the government. So very quick answer to the fundamental questions, as the maximum strategy or pressure strategy worked. For small the me think nick burns, and also munich for having me on pretty pleasure to be here virtually. We are two and half years into the strategy of living iran. But from the yard run strategy was approved by principal fact back in may of 2017 we been executing that strategy now for the entire administration. The president ordered the reassessment, policy review. When we came into office and what we concluded is that if you want to make progress, with this regime you need t
Woke him. As it was laid out, we have a couple setting the scene for the conversation. Join the jcp o. A and a few months before the conventional arms embargo and the other two months from urging iran to make a big deal saying they would but it could get better terms and today the Supreme Leader rejected that offer saying no negotiation because it would help the reelection and many issues not the least of which the beirut explosion and what that says about the lebanese government, but it gives us a very quick answer to the fundamental question has the maximum pressure strategy worked. Let me thank you for having me on. Its a pleasure to be your. They are two and a half years into the strategy but it was approved back in may of 2017 and weve been executing against the strategy now for the entire administration. The president ordered a policy review when we came into office. You need to have a combination of economic pressures, diplomatic isolation and the critical threat of military for
Couple setting the scene for the conversation. Join the jcp o. A and a few months before the conventional arms embargo and the other two months from urging iran to make a big deal saying they would but it could get better terms and today the Supreme Leader rejected that offer saying no negotiation because it would help the reelection and many issues not the least of which the beirut explosion and what that says about the lebanese government, but it gives us a very quick answer to the fundamental question has the maximum pressure strategy worked. Let me thank you for having me on. Its a pleasure to be your. They are two and a half years into the strategy but it was approved back in may of 2017 and weve been executing against the strategy now for the entire administration. The president ordered a policy review when we came into office. You need to have a combination of economic pressures, diplomatic isolation and the critical threat of military force to suspend our interests. What weve d
Conversation, two years and three months after jcpoa. Before the conventional arms embargo, two months from President Trump urging iran to quote, making the big deal, saying they would get better terms if they negotiated, and the leader rejected that offer saying no negotiations that would help President Trumps reelection and regional issues which the beirut explosion and what that says about lebanese government. So, brian, give us a very quick, you know, answer to the fundamental question, has the maximum strategy has the maximum pressure strategy worked . Well, first of all, let me thank nick byrnes and anya and you for having me on virtually. Were two and a half years into the strategy of postleaving the iran deal. It was approved by principals back in may of 2017 and weve been executing against that strategy now for the entire administration. The president ordered a reassessment, a policy review when we came into office and what we concluded is that if you want to make progress aga
A pretty solid report that still checks a lot of boxes. It does not change any expectations about economic prospects. The trends will continue. We are now we were before the employment report. In terms of those expectations. Wage growth may be a little slower, but it is still right around 3 . Which is where we have been. We are in an extended period of exceptional mediocrity. An economy thats slowing gradually. We are stuck in this world for the time being, but maybe its not a bad world. Jonathan joining us around the table is priya misra, George Rusnak and gershon distenfeld. Can we begin with that quote from mike collins. A period of extended mediocrity. Are we . Priya the labor report is a little weak, but in our view, it is a lagging indicator. I am struck by the fact that aggregating income continues to accelerate. If we hang our hat on the consumer, that is the engine of growth. We are in this mediocrity aspect, but if there is no engine of growth i dont think this changes the fe