In short
The episode mixes a paid ad segment with political commentary. Topic: The host claims Donald Trump is “panicking” because Iran says the U.S. blockade and pressure won’t force concessions; Iran insists negotiations follow a “10-point framework” including security guarantees for Hezbollah (Lebanon) and other Shiite proxies, uranium enrichment, missile/drone retention, and reparations.
Key claims
Trump agreed to the 10-point plan; Iran is mocking him publicly; the U.S. has not demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon despite talks.
Notable examples
Iran’s foreign minister Aragchi warns China/Japan about Hormuz; Iran meets with Pakistan’s Asim Munir; Trump allegedly canceled an $11M contract with Catholic charities for migrant children.
Guests
No episode guests are named; only Juan Naula is featured in a GoFundMe ad.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.
Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOTrump's Negotiation Failures with Iran
3:02 to 4:42
Explore how Trump's approval ratings affect his negotiation stance with Iran.
“Donald Trump is the least popular president ever in American history right now.”
Iran's Strategic Stance in the Region
4:42 to 6:42
Understand Iran's military and diplomatic strategies in response to U.S. pressure.
“Iran's foreign minister Aragji warned China and Japan of what Iran is saying are the dangerous consequences of the U.S.”
Critique of Trump's Foreign Policy
6:42 to 8:27
Analyze the implications of Trump's foreign policy decisions on global relations.
“You are going to give us security guarantees for Iran, for Hezbollah, for the Houthis, and for our Shiite proxy groups in Iraq.”
Consequences of Trump's Actions on U.S. Alliances
8:27 to 11:20
Discover how Trump's approach has weakened U.S. alliances worldwide.
“You are one of the most horrible humans in world history.”
Impact of Leadership Changes in Iran
11:20 to 14:09
Learn about the leadership changes in Iran and their implications for U.S. policy.
“And if you're angry about me for spitting the facts, then go watch Megyn Kelly or some other YouTube channel.”
The Dangerous Shift in Iran's Leadership
14:09 to 16:23
Explore the implications of Iran's new leadership and its violent history.
“The Wall Street Journal article is titled Iran's regime has changed for the worse.”
Trump's Distractions and Controversies
16:29 to 19:05
Discuss Trump's focus on attacking the Catholic Church and his controversial actions.
“He's very angry at Pope Leo XIV and the American cardinals and bishops and priests for calling him out.”
Transcript
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2:06Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is panicking as Iran is calling his bluff. Iran is saying, we will wait you out, Donald. If you think you're going to drag these conversations along and that your blockade on the Persian Gulf is going to starve us to death, and you think that's a good negotiating tactic to put pressure on us to make a deal with you, quite the contrary, Donald. We're not going to make a deal with you until you negotiate within our 10-point framework. We meant what we said. And if you really intend to go down this route, then start the war again. Good luck with your economy. Good luck with your gas prices.
2:50Ben Meiselas:Good luck with your midterms. Iran realizes the domestic situation here in the United States, where Donald Trump's approval right now is worse than Richard Nixon's at the time that Richard Nixon resigned. Donald Trump is the least popular president ever in American history right now. And Iran just continues to mock him over and over again. Again, you have Iran's parliament leader, M.B. Galibaf, making it very clear. The 10-point framework, Donald, is the only negotiating framework we will agree to. And within that framework, you promise to provide security guarantees to Hezbollah in Lebanon. If you don't give the security guarantees to Hezbollah, we ain't making a deal with you.
3:42Now, regardless of what we all think about that, that's what Donald Trump said he agreed to when Trump said, I agree to Iran's 10 point plan. Donald Trump posted that on social media a week and a half or two weeks ago when he announced the ceasefire. He said it himself. And be galabaf, Iran's parliament leader posted the following.
4:03Ben Meiselas:The completion and consolidation of a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon will be the result of the steadfastness and struggle of the esteemed Hezbollah and its heroic deeds and the unity of the access of resistance. And the United States must commit to the agreement. The resistance and Iran are one in the same entity. Whether in war or in the ceasefire, America must back down from the mistake of Israel first. Now, Iran also met with or had conversations with basically the foreign minister of China and the foreign minister of Japan. Iran's foreign minister Aragji warned China and Japan of what Iran is saying are the dangerous consequences of the U.S.
4:53Ben Meiselas:posture in Hormuz. Iran's foreign minister Aragji spoke Wednesday with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Dropside Rights, briefing both on regional developments following the ceasefire and discussing the economic and security consequences of the war in his call with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. Aragji warned of the dangerous consequences of the provocative positions and actions of the United States in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. He thanked Beijing and Moscow for opposing an unreasonable and unilateral U.S. drafted U.N. security resolution on the conflict is how Aragchi framed it.
5:27Ben Meiselas:Wang Yi, Iran claims, praised Iran, praised the resistance and self-confidence of the Iranian nation, and affirmed China's readiness to support diplomacy toward ending the war. with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. Aragchi said disruptions to Hormuz shipping are a direct result of the imposed war and called on all governments to adopt a responsible approach to prevent further escalation. Motegi expressed concern and said Japan is prepared to help reduce tensions. Aragchi also welcomed Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, thanking Islamabad for hosting ceasefire talks and reaffirming the strength of bilateral ties.
6:10Ben Meiselas:So Donald Trump basically begged Pakistan's field marshal, Munir, Asim Munir, to take this trip to Tehran to try to bail Donald Trump out. Because Donald Trump thinks that if he threatens, if he huffs and he puffs, that Iran is going to submit and surrender. Iran said, no, the 10-point framework is the 10-point framework. We're going to keep control over the Strait of Hormuz. We're going to enrich uranium. We're going to keep our ballistic missiles, our Shahid drones, and our FPV drones. You are going to give us security. You understand, Donald? You are going to give us security guarantees for Iran, for Hezbollah, for the Houthis, and for our Shiite proxy groups in Iraq.
6:56And you're going to pay us reparations. And we're going to charge$2 million a ship if we want to. passing by the Strait of Hormuz and your blockade and your threats aren't going to scare us. Donald, you know how you keep saying NATO is a paper tiger? That's because everything you say and do is projection. The world knows that you're the paper tiger, Donald. I mean, you are having
7:19Ben Meiselas:guests over at the White House where you're telling them, oh, we don't want to continue the war anymore. We just got to put a little bit of pressure. Maybe I'll do some more social media posts and that'll do the trick and scare Iran. That's why Iran's on social media mocking the hell out of you and calling Melania Epstein queen. And they're out there mocking your mom, your deceased mom. They're out there just saying that, you know, you should be institutionalized. I mean, look, they know the headlines. If I know the headlines, Donald, they know what's going on. At a private White House dinner, Donald Trump told the Dutch king and queen he wants to end the Iran war quickly saying the only way to bring Tehran back to negotiations is to increase the pressure.
8:05Yeah, that's actually the exact opposite way to do it, Donald. Look, if you want to go to war, if you're a war criminal, which you are, and your prerogative is to blow everything up and further tank the economy and just destroy everything and destroy the markets, if that's what you want to do, then go and do this. Increase the pressure and do the threats and talk about bombing civilizations, okay? War crimes. You should be tried at The Hague. You're a despicable piece of trash. You are one of the most horrible humans in world history. But if that's how you talk, that's how you talk. If you're doing negotiations, then you have to respect the sovereignty, the right to exist and live at a bare minimum of your counterpart.
8:49You can't keep threatening to kill the other side in a negotiation, Donald, if they don't negotiate with you. This is grown-up negotiations, and then you have to make compromises, and you can't make unilateral demands, especially when Iran feels confidently that you lost the war. And you know who also feels that you lost the war? The rest of the world. The rest of the world. Maybe you still have a tiny, small MAGA base and state regime media, which calls itself Fox. They'll pretend that somehow this is brilliant, brilliant 3D chess. That's not what the rest of the world thinks. In the Middle East, they know that the United States security umbrella is worthless.
9:33In Asia, they know it's worthless. Heck, you know what Saudi Arabia just did? They just canceled Live Golf. They said, we ain't putting money into golf tournaments in the United States. And that's going to be the domino impact on all of this. You think in the Middle East, they're going to start continuing to fund private equity and put money into real estate in the U.S. and do all of the investments. You think that that's what they're going to do after the U.S. let them down? After they saw that you and Netanyahu went in alone and invaded Iran and didn't tell any of your Arab nation friends, you know, the ones who bought your private jets, the ones who funneled money into your crypto companies, the ones who let you pretend you were a big, smart real estate guy to build this building and that building over which they built for you to slop your name.
10:23You didn't build shit. You didn't build any, excuse me, language. You didn't build anything just to slop your name on it so they can give you a little bit of quid pro quo. You didn't scratch their back when they scratched your back. You just defrauded them like the con artist you've been your entire life, Donald, and they all realized what a pathetic loser you are, just like you ran every one of your Atlantic City casinos into the ground. That's what you did with the United States security umbrella. That's what you did with NATO. That's what you did with the power and goodwill the United States built after World War II.
10:56You pathetic thing, you. You are so despicable for what you have done, not just right now, but for future generations and how much you've weakened our alliances, how much you've weakened our soft and strong power. And forgive me if I'm getting passionate right now, but this is such a weak and pathetic thing in the Oval Office. I don't care what political party you're from. This is sick. This is weak. This is loser behavior. And that knows no political party. It's just an objective damn fact. And if you're angry about me for spitting the facts, then go watch Megyn Kelly or some other YouTube channel.
11:35But this is where we talk about the truth. By the way, you have Netanyahu saying, but guess what, everybody?
11:41Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is reporting to me and keeping me well advised of all of the developments right here. That's what's going on. You've got Donald Trump saying the U.S. would like Hezbollah and Israel to stop fighting, but has not demanded a ceasefire, a senior Trump administration official said. So what were you talking with Lebanon about when the Lebanese government was over to the United States. Well, what kind of conversations were you having? Because the 10-point framework you agreed to was a ceasefire for Lebanon and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Donald, that's what you agreed to. Now, again, we can all be like, why would he agree to that?
12:21I don't know. But he posted that he agreed to that.
12:24Ben Meiselas:So that's why Iran thinks you agreed to that, bud. That's why. Donald Trump posts last night, trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It's been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow. Nice, nice exclamation point. Meanwhile, you have Iran's foreign minister spokesperson, Esmail Bakay, posting the unprecedented solidarity shown by Muslim nations and conscientious justice-seeking people across the region and around the world in support of the heroic resistance of the Iranian nation against the brutal U.S.-Israeli aggression is deeply appreciated.
13:06Ben Meiselas:You think these people want to negotiate with you, Donald? I mean, you think that this is a crew that's just looking forward to backing down to your social media threats while they make AI Lego videos mocking Melania and mocking your family and mocking you and mocking your fake Jesus posts. Let's talk about a fact. This is what we do on the Midas Touch Network. For years, Gregory Brew explains in the Wall Street Journal article, talks about, for years, there was a pretty firm body of evidence to suggest that if you killed Ayatollah Khomeini and attempted regime change by killing the relatively pragmatic and cautious leadership in power in Iran before, Or you would clear the way for more aggressive Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps dominated leaders of a new regime who would emerge in place of the people that you killed.
14:09Ben Meiselas:That is precisely what has happened. Well done, everybody. The Wall Street Journal article is titled Iran's regime has changed for the worse. And what it talks about is the old national security chief, Ali Larajani, was killed by Donald Trump and his regime. You know who replaced him? A guy by the name of Mohammed Bagherr Zogadar, a former Revolutionary Guard commander with a very violent background before the revolution. Zogadar was a leader of a guerrilla group that killed an American petroleum engineer. He was personally involved in the assassination of two policemen, according to a memoir he published in Iranian Journal of History.
14:51Ben Meiselas:He rose through the ranks of the Revolutionary Guard during the Iraq War. Later, he helped found the Quds Force, which specialized in training foreign militias to attack Iran's enemies, as well as another paramilitary group that specialized in violence against political opponents. His views are so extreme that one of his subordinates, Qasem Soleimani, the notorious Quds Force leader later killed by the United States, temporarily quit in protest, according to Vali Nasser, a Middle East-focused professor at the Johns Hopkins University, that Zalgadar was too extreme for Qasem Soleimani, who Trump killed back in January of 2020.
15:34Ben Meiselas:2020. Also, the Revolutionary Guard's new commander-in-chief, Ahmed Vahidi, is accused of participating in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured hundreds. He established one of the training schools for Iran's leaders, and he pushed a very, very, very extreme agenda. Khomeini's new military advisor, Motion Risi is accused of the Buenos Aires attack. And as a commander of the Revolutionary Guard in the 80s, he implemented a strategy designed to topple Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, extending a disastrous war of attrition that the U.S. government says caused at least 250 ,000 deaths.
16:19Ben Meiselas:So that's who you now installed in power. And I could keep on going on, but hat tip to the Wall Street Journal for making that very clear. But what's Donald Trump focused on? Attacking the Catholic Church. That's his new move. He's very angry at Pope Leo XIV and the American cardinals and bishops and priests for calling him out. So here's what Donald did, everybody. Here's what Donald did because Donald Trump, when he posted himself as Jesus and claimed he was a doctor in the Red Cross, he didn't like that people were saying that's the most ridiculous the story we've ever heard. He didn't like the fact that when he keeps posting photos of himself as AI Jesus or Jesus hugging him, that people are like, you are a blasphemous weirdo.
17:04Ben Meiselas:And regardless of whether you're from this religion or that religion or no religion at all, we can all acknowledge, Donald, that you are just a despicable, vile thing and that you go against any just value and virtue and principle of love, of empathy, regardless of religion that we should all care about. So here's what Donald Trump's doing. The Trump regime has abruptly canceled an$11 million contract with Catholic charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone. The U.S. government has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationships with the Catholic charities in the Archdiocese of Miami.
17:46Ben Meiselas:The Archdiocese of Miami services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country. So yes, you're punishing the Catholic church because you're a vindictive piece of, but also you are now attacking unaccompanied minors because that's who you are as a leader in the Epstein class, covering up child sex trafficking rings. you are Epstein's bud, you are a sexual predator being found civilly liable, that is, for sexual assault. You're on audio tape bragging about sexually assaulting women. You're on audio tape bragging about going into locker rooms of girls naked and looking at their bodies naked because you said that you inspect them when you are the owner of beauty pageants.
18:33Ben Meiselas:And then you also, as the head of the Epstein class, one of your first moves in the war in Iran is blowing up a elementary school with 165 little girls who you murdered let them haunt you each and every night let all of the victims of your war crimes all of those young and old who you have tortured who you have assaulted who you have ruined their lives let them haunt you let them haunt your family and let them haunt future generations of anybody who has supported this despicable behavior.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s so-called ceasefire quickly backfiring as Trump’s disastrous negotiation tactics continues to strengthen the hand of Iran.
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