Iran's Bold Demand: US Forces Out of Gulf

0:00On March 29th, Iran's making a bold demand in peace talks with the United States after one month of intense war in the Middle East. They're insisting on a complete pull-out of American forces from the Gulf region, with hard-line revolutionary guard leaders pushing to end all U.S. Influence there. Strikes from Iran have hit over 100 U.S. and Allied bases since late February, forcing troops into hotels and remote operations. Gulf allies like Saudi Arabia are taking heavy hits to their infrastructure, straining ties with Washington as bases become targets. Experts warn pulling out with spilled disaster, handing a huge win to Iran, terror groups like ISIS and the Taliban, plus Russia and China. It'd create a power vacuum for regional rivals to fight over, letting jihadist regroup without U.S. monitoring in places like Syria. Recent proxy attacks are ramping up, too, from offy threats to choke-key shipping straits that could spike oil to $150 a barrel. To arson in London and shootings in the U.S.

1:02linked to Iranian sympathizers, a slow drip of violence could build into something massive. Bottom line, analysts say the U.S. has no choice but to stay put, propping up allies against Iran's nuclear know-how and proxy networks that won't. Vanish overnight, leaving with just emboldened the regime's remnants for round two.