All Hell Breaks Loose as World Turns Tables on Trump!!!

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2:34Ben Meiselas:All hell is breaking loose throughout the entire world as the tables have been turned against the United States and the U.S. is now begging for help from Ukraine while Donald Trump's chief propagandist, Caroline Levitt, continues to mock and attack Ukraine. So the Trump regime is admitting that the Iranian Shahid drones are harder to actually hit down than they expected. And they now realize that only Ukraine has developed the technology itself outside of the United States because Trump has not been helping the Ukraine, where the Ukraine's been able to shoot down the Shahid drones, and the Ukraine knows how to deal with these ballistic missiles.

3:18Ben Meiselas:So now the Trump regime and also other countries in the Middle East are begging President Zelensky for help. And now President Zelensky says, all right, we're going to help you, but we need your help in the war against Russia from Russia's invasion against us. So that's our stipulation right there. And while that's taking place, Donald Trump's chief propagandist. Caroline Levitt is saying the reason that the United States is running out of munitions and why we now need a$50 billion supplemental spending package from the U.S. taxpayers is that all our weapons went to Ukraine. So she continues to attack Ukraine.

3:56Ben Meiselas:I want to talk more about what's going on there in just a moment, but there's other breaking news across the world as hell is breaking loose from these Shahid drone attacks throughout the world. Qatar is suspending its LNG, liquefied natural gas production, aluminum smelters in Bahrain, and Qatar have declared force majeures, meaning emergencies to back out of contractual obligations. Several refineries in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq are offline. The Strait of Hermes has come to a standstill in China. China's government has told its largest oil refineries suspend exports of diesel and gasoline. Right now, the dangers of the Strait of Hermes are such that China's saying we're not going to be taking any oil or crude from there right now.

4:53Ben Meiselas:And so there are massive, massive economic issues that are spreading across the world right now. And this war is engulfing virtually everything. As Hassan Al-Assan explains, Iran's emphasis now is persistence, not volume. Yes, the rate of Iranian missiles and their barrages of their Shahid drones has slowed down, but Iran doesn't need to overwhelm air defenses. It needs to keep Gulf energy infrastructure and shipping through the Strait of Hermes under credible threat, which it has right now, create instability in the region, harm the markets, and then just wait it out. And then if the United States tries to do ground forces, remember, Iran was contributing some of the key parts to the IEDs in Afghanistan and in Iraq that we saw kill so many American soldiers.

5:48Ben Meiselas:So the Iranian ballistic missiles and Shahid drones is just kind of phase one of their plan. And Iran is now threatening to strike other tourist centers and other kind of main attraction areas throughout the Middle East and in the United States. More on that in a moment. But I want to go back to President Zelensky of Ukraine right now. As Michael Weiss says, be sure to say thank you, J.D. Vance, because Zelensky has announced in response to the U.S. begging, Trump begging like a dog, we need your help. These Iranian Shahid drones are too difficult for us to shoot down. Zelensky said the following, I have tasked Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs together Together with intelligence agencies, the Minister of Defense, our military command, the NSDC secretary, to present options for assisting the relevant countries and to provide aid in a way that does not weaken our own defenses here in Ukraine.

6:48Ben Meiselas:Our military possesses the necessary capabilities. Ukrainian experts will operate on site and teams are already coordinating efforts. We translated Zelensky's speech into English so you can hear for yourself using AI. hi here's what zielinski says about answering america's call for help play this clip but nearly are the partners turn to us to ukraine for help with shahead defense with expertise with real work there were requests regarding this from the american side as well just in these past few days i've personally spoken with the leaders of the emirates qatar bahrain jordan and Kuwait. There will be further negotiations with other regional leaders as well.

7:32We are actively coordinating our efforts with our partners across Europe. Of course, any assistance we provide is solely on the condition that it does not weaken our own defense within Ukraine, and that it simultaneously serves as an investment in our diplomatic capabilities. We offer protection from war to those who help us. Ukraine bring about a dignified end to this war.

7:56Ben Meiselas:And while Zelensky has agreed to answer America's call for help, it's just notable that Donald Trump's chief propagandist, Caroline Levitt, was out there yesterday spewing that venom that does lies and the hate that spews from her mouth. Here's what she said about Zelensky yesterday. Play this clip. With respect to munitions, ammunition, weapon stockpiles, the United States of America has more than enough capability to not only successfully execute Operation Epic Fury, but to go much further. And we have weapon stockpiles in places that many people in this world don't even know about. However, the president in that post was pointing out that unfortunately, we had a very stupid and incompetent leader in this White House for four years who gave away many of our best weapons for nothing for free to another country very far away by the name of Ukraine.

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10:07Ben Meiselas:Now, as all this hell is breaking loose in the Middle East, China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, said that China will now be sending a special envoy to the Middle East to help mediate as regional tensions escalate. I just want you to think about that right now. China stepping in as a global power that is trying to mediate disputes and deescalate. Whereas once that role may be the United States and coalitions, no more. China is stepping in right now at the request of Middle East countries like Saudi Arabia saying, China, we need your help. In a notable development, as OSINT Defender explains, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Soud and committed to send Chinese envoys to the Middle East in an attempt to mediate some sort of peace process between the nations that are involved in the conflict with Iran.

11:09Ben Meiselas:Notice, not the United States. Mediating disputes between Iran and other Middle East nations. That's significant, right? So Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Qatar's in the UAE, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, I'm sorry, Dubai and UAE, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, sorry. Qatar, Doha, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, these nations, Iraq, that have been struck by Iran, they're going to China help us mediate because the US isn't going to do that, extricate us to stop Iran from striking us. Our tourism centers like Dubai in UAE, Abu Dhabi, Doha, right? In Qatar, they've presented themselves to the world as stable places. Tourist spots show up here and that's all being tarnished right now.

12:08Ben Meiselas:Who's going to go back to these places? This is existential. So they know that China is helping Iran. China helped us with Iran. I just want to explain to you that that's what's going on. contrast that to what the United States is doing with the Kurds, right? The U.S. trying to coerce and threaten the Kurds to invade Iran. The Kurds are like, yeah, we're not going to do that right now. Like you've betrayed us over and over again, the United States. So the U.S. like, okay, well, we're just going to say you're invading anyway to try to provoke Iran to attack you, the Kurds. And then maybe that'll draw you into the war.

12:45Ben Meiselas:That was the United States plan with the Kurds. Then the U.S. leaked to state regime media in America, Fox, and to Axios, and News 12 over in Israel that the Kurds were invading, and that was not actually happening. And the leader of the Kurds had to, or some of the leadership of the Kurds had to say, yeah, we are not doing that at all. We're also hearing from Saeed Abbas Arghichi, the main foreign diplomat, the foreign affairs minister for Iran. Here's what he said after the United States. So yesterday we talked about how the United States used a submarine to sink this vessel, this Iranian ship that was leaving India.

13:33Ben Meiselas:And it was since World War II, it was the first torpedo takedown of a naval ship since World War II. Go figure. And it resulted in the death of close to 130 sailors on this frigate called the Denna, which was doing joint exercises with India. The Iranian ship was in India doing joint exercises. It was 2 ,000 miles away from Iran. the U.S. submarine sunk it or hit it and resulted in like 130 deaths. So in response, here's what Iran's top diplomat said. The U.S. has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2 ,000 miles away from Iran's shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning.

14:23Ben Meiselas:Mark my words, the U.S. will come to bitterly regret the precedent it has set. R. Geechee also said, when a complex nuclear negotiations are treated like real estate transactions and when big lies cloud realities, unrealistic expectations can never be met. The outcome, bombing the negotiation table out of spite. Mr. Trump betrayed diplomacy and Americans who elected him. Also notable as this war spreads, there was word that NATO had to strike down Iranian missiles that were heading towards Turkey. And, you know, in most circumstances, we would trust that reporting from the United States, right?

15:07Ben Meiselas:We would say, OK, the U.S., they're saying the truth. This is true that NATO had to actually strike. But now it's possible that it's just more Trump lies in order to now he needs help in order to try to draw NATO in to help the United States because the United States is floundering to try to invoke Article 5 by saying these missiles were heading towards Turkey. Now you invoke Article 5 because America's running low on resources. Now you would say, Ben, you're so conspiratorial. That's something Putin would come up with. That's something that authoritarians make up. We can't trust the United States that Iran shot missiles into Turkey, and maybe Article 5 needs to be invoked now.

15:52Ben Meiselas:What's going on? I don't know, because the Trump regime lies about everything. The Iranian regime lies about everything. The Netanyahu regime lies These are all regimes that just all lie right now. And the reporting was NATO intercepts Iranian missiles heading toward Turkey. In first such incidents, I believe it was an attempt by the US, I don't know, to try to invoke Article 5 or have Turkey invoke it to draw NATO in. And Iran's armed forces, they responded right away saying, we respect Turkey's sovereignty. They denied launching any missile towards Turkish territory. Quote, we respect the sovereignty of our neighbor and friendly country, Turkey, and deny any missile launch toward it.

16:33Ben Meiselas:I would normally say they're lying, but with this kind of war, who the hell even knows? Meanwhile, you have Prime Minister Carney of Canada. He's in Australia with Anthony Albanese right now, strengthening their ties as the US has weakened its ties. Now, here's what Carney said during his speech. Let's play this clip. The fact is, right now, many countries are concluding that they must develop greater strategic autonomy. And this impulse is understandable. When the rules no longer protect you, you must defend yourself. A country that can't feed itself, fuel itself, or defend itself has few options.

17:18But in the 21st century, the requirements for economic security and prosperity of our countries extend far beyond food, conventional energy and defense, as important as these are. Today's sovereignty requires reliable access to space-based communications and storage, which vaccines, semiconductors, payment systems, and capital. Because governments and businesses went for decades prioritizing efficiency over resilience. We've developed supply chains and trading relationships that create dependencies on the great powers, sometimes even individual corporations. All of these affecting essential elements of our sovereignty.

18:07And as that integration is weaponized, this creates fundamental vulnerabilities.

18:13Ben Meiselas:And with each passing hour, we learn more about Iran striking more tankers in the Middle East. A tanker was hit by a large explosion in the waters off Kuwait, for example, causing an oil spill there. Qatar having to shut down its natural gas liquefaction today. It's the second largest liquefied natural gas exporter in the world, shutting that down. China stopping its exports from the region. And I just, you know, we're just giving you the data, folks. It's all right there for us to see. We'll keep you posted every step of the way, as always. But I hope this gives you. Oh, let me give you this to North Korea.

18:55Ben Meiselas:Kim Jong-un's North Korea testing cruise missiles from a naval destroyer after a few more data points for you. Sorry about that. North Korea testing ballistic missiles after stating that it's a nuclear power. And it says it's testing to demonstrate its capabilities with nuclear weapons. You don't hear Donald Trump saying anything about that. In Cuba, there were widespread blackouts. There are ground troops. American soldiers are currently in Ecuador carrying out missions or a war with the MAGA Ecuadorian president there. Ecuador then expelled its Havana ambassador kind of just immediately while the U.S.

19:40Ben Meiselas:has ground troops in Ecuador right now. Cuba has a blackout. Is the United States about to invade Cuba? That's a possibility. The European Union strengthening its Cyprus defenses as fears of regional conflict spill over to Cyprus. And then Donald Trump and Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela announcing a gold deal together where Delcy will be giving Donald Trump gold. The Maduro regimes, the Chavistas stay in power in Venezuela. Trump's like, okay, you're giving me your oil. Put that in the Qatar bank account. Now I want blocks of gold. I kid you not. True story. They did that yesterday. Delcy. Remember the story that broke about how Donald Trump was thinking about doing an indictment against Delcy, having his DOJ indict Delcy.

20:27Ben Meiselas:And then the Trump regime was like, that's a false story. And what seems to happen is they held an indictment over Delcy's head in order to get her to give him gold blocks. Judge for yourself. You can disagree with what I'm saying. I'm just giving you data points. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. And thanks so much for watching.