Trump Panics as Iran Issues Ultimatum!

0:00Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is losing it on Saturday as Iran just issued an ultimatum. Iran making it very clear it is not opening up the Strait of Hormuz even after it completes a deal with Oman, which is about to be finalized until the United States complies essentially with all of the terms that were in the Memorandum of Understanding. Also, ADDAC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, confirmed our reporting here on the Midas Touch Network from late last night that Iran did indeed successfully strike an Abu Dhabi tanker by the Oman route in the Strait of Hormuz. Let's go through what's happening this morning.

0:43Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump behaving like the lunatic that he is. He's posting AI images of himself dressed as a four-star military general again in an AI image with General Patton and MacArthur. He's posting these images of the White House when it was originally being planned and constructed. But let's talk about what's happening in the real world, not in Donald Trump's bizarre dystopian wasteland that has sadly become the United States. Iran's foreign minister, Aragchi, said the following moments ago about Iran's negotiations with Oman. The negotiations are ongoing, and given the technical complexities, a temporary route is currently being worked out.

1:29Ben Meiselas:In my view, says Aragchi, we are very close to reaching a final agreement with Oman. The United States has nothing to do with this agreement at all. We just need to be very clear about that. However, this step should not be interpreted as reopening the Strait of Hormuz, right? That's what is going on in propaganda media here in the United States. That's what Donald Trump and J.D. Vance and others in the despicable Trump regime are trying to do. They want to manipulate the markets and take credit for Iran's deal with Oman and then claim, aha, the strait is open. And J.D. Vance moments ago was on state regime media because he needs to continue to manipulate the markets and continue the Ponzi scheme.

2:11Ben Meiselas:So I'll show you what he just said in a moment as well. Going back to Aragchi, again, Aragchi, the foreign minister of Iran said, don't interpret at all what we are doing with Oman as reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on other conditions, including the United States making amends for its violations of the Memorandum of Understanding. Then Iran, through the secretary of its Supreme National Council, the group closely linked with the Ayatollah, and this is reflecting at the highest level of Iran's decision-making what the final ultimatum is, here's what it says.

2:51Ben Meiselas:In the name of excellence, until America corrects its behavior, the Strait of Hormuz will not open. Again, this is the official statement I'm showing you right here from iran's supreme national security council they published this in english and again you're probably not going to see this on any news network in the united states that at least is on tv until america corrects its behavior the strait of hormuz will not open correcting behavior means they have to spell it out like a c-spot run book for donald trump because donald Trump and the United States propaganda is so utterly flagrant. Correcting behavior means, one, never threaten Iran with any language or insult the sanctities of this nation, two, end the war and aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq forever.

3:47Ben Meiselas:Three, lift the naval blockade and withdraw its naval and air forces from around Iran. Four, pay the damages of the two wars of aggression and imposition on Iran without any reduction or reduction at all. Five, lift the cruel and illegal sanctions against the Iranian people. Six, unconditionally release the frozen and stolen assets of the Iranian people. These are the demands of the Iranian people who have been relentlessly present in these squares and streets for 160 days. That's referring to all of the Iranians by the tens of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands in Tehran Square who continued to show up, to show protest against the Trump regime and to show that they're not going to be surrendering.

4:36Ben Meiselas:And of course, you saw what happened at the Ayatollah's funeral in both Iran and in Iraq, where there were millions of mourners who showed up there. And this is signed by the Supreme National Security Council. They say, we will never back down, whether in war or negotiation. As I said at the outset of this video as well, United Arab Emirates confirming the Midas Touch reporting that the Adnock tanker, Adnock is the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, that their tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck. There have been over the past, what, several days, four, five or so tankers that Iran struck, disabled, destroyed in the Strait of Hormuz.

5:23Ben Meiselas:A few tankers, the Houthis destroyed in the Red Sea. Remember the organization UKMTO that used to publish these things? They've stopped doing that by and large. And they now say, well, it's only a voluntary publishing obligation. So So part of the market manipulation scheme has reached there. I don't know if that's because of the change in leadership within the UK, having a new prime minister. I don't know if it's connected or not. I just know that they've pretty much stopped publishing when the tankers are hit. And Iran at this point, Donald Trump's like, we're about to make a deal and Iran's begging for a deal.

6:02Ben Meiselas:Iran's like, okay, you move a tanker through that Oman route. That's not the IRGC route. We're going to strike it. So as I noted at the outset of this video, what happened was Aragchi and the Iranian National Security Council released that statement. So what does the Trump regime do? Remember, United States is out of its interceptors. It's out of its attackums. Navy destroyers are out of its anti-ballistics. The US is out of weapons. And the weapons that the US promised to Arab nations for its security umbrella have run out as well. Saudi Arabia has run out of approximately 87 % of its interceptors.

6:43And that's why we saw Saudi Arabia entering into an alliance with Turkey.

6:48Ben Meiselas:Saudi Arabia already has the alliance with Pakistan. So now there's this alliance that they're referring to as the Mecca agreement, which is Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, because the United States doesn't provide security in the Middle East anymore. We're going to be seeing a lot of this, a lot of shifting of the world order as the US has demonstrated. It's incapable of having a leadership role in the world at all. By the way, that will have second, third, and fourth level of consequences though for future generations. It will hurt our bond market. It will hurt our ability to attract money and investment into the United States, it will hurt the value of the dollar.

7:29Ben Meiselas:It will create a lot of strain on the US debt because this kind of Ponzi scheme debt that the United States is running up, 30 to 40 % of all debt accumulated by Trump, it really depends on things like the petrodollar. It depends on companies continuing to buy our bonds. It depends on a stable bond market. So when Trump destroys that, it becomes very difficult to deal with that massive amount of debt. I think it's important we talk about that because lots of people don't talk about $40 trillion in debt. And Trump's responsible for more than any other president. I mean, he's 35, 40 % of that. Okay.

8:07J.D. Vance says, look, we're having these conversations with Iran. He says, what's taken so long right now is we're testing them. We're testing Iran. We want to see if they're open to change, long-term change. So that's what's taking so long. That's what we're doing. And we've really reduced their asymmetric military capabilities. I mean, it's so embarrassing that this is what the United States has become. It's just like, they're not even good liars. They're like pathetic liars. Here, play this clip. What it is that we've done here, we've destroyed their nuclear program. We've destroyed their conventional military.

8:40We've radically reduced their, what you might call their asymmetric military abilities. And right now we're trying to see if they're willing to make the kind of long-term changes that would be necessary to have a better relationship with the United States. And if not, that's fine too. We're just going to keep on applying the pressure that we can apply. More from J.D. Vance right here. He goes, okay, you may also be wondering, why is this deal taking so much time? And he said, well, because the Iranians, they laid out such a large number of mines. We're working with the Iranians right now to try to figure out how to remove all of these mines from the Strait of Homes.

9:15And that's taken some time. Here play this clip. Countries, particularly Oman, have been talking about how to ensure the safe flow of traffic. The one problem, of course, is the Iranians laid a large number of mines at the beginning of the war. And so what we're really working through now is how you can actually set up a traffic scheme so that the ships that pass can pass through safely. That includes, of course, mining. That also includes a commitment from the Iranians that they're not going to fire at commercial vessels. And then J.D. Vance says, look, you may hear Iranians talk about tolling and that they want to charge tolls for ships that go through the Strait of Hormuz.

9:54And Vance is like, look, there are some hardliners in Iran that are pushing that. But the people we're talking to really say that that's not going to happen. Really? Because I just showed you what their foreign minister is who's been very consistent, relentlessly consistent since March, saying this over and over again. I've showed you at the Ayatollah level. I've showed you at the IRGC level. I've showed you every aspect of the Iranian leadership level, civilian, military, spiritual, and kind of supreme level leadership. They're all saying the same thing. It's just, these are bad lies. This propaganda also shows you're weak because Iran watches this, JD.

10:33And they're like, how pathetic is the United, they look at us like we're pathetic. This audience of trying to manipulate the market short term in the United States and propagandize your Fox News audience base, it's ridiculous and it's not helpful. It's not how adult leaders should behave, regardless of political party. Here play this clip. You see some people within the Iranian system, of course, talk about tolling. The Iranians have told us they have no plans to toll the Strait of Hormuz. But again, we're going to see what actions actually happen, what's been going on for the past week or so.

11:08And then J.D. Vance says, but don't worry. Our expectation is you're going to see the same amount of oil and gas come out of the Gulf that you saw before the conflict started. Here, play this clip. Neil, what would an acceptable status quo be for the Strait? Well, our expectation is you're going to see the same amount of oil and gas come out of the Gulf that you saw before the conflict started. That is what the Iranians have told us that they are going to do. That's what the entire Gulf coalition wants to do as well. But we don't trust, we verify. We actually look not at people's words, but at people's deeds.

11:43I want to contrast that, though, with what Treasury Secretary Besson said yesterday, because Besson said, the Strait of Hormuz is just a body of water and we don't need it. we're going to build all of these pipelines. So we're not even going to need the Strait of Hormuz anymore. Just think about that's the position of the treasury secretary that we don't even need the Strait. I mean, that's again, part of this whole Ponzi scheme. And then this idea that you are going to build these oil pipelines and that Iran's not going to be able to easily destroy the oil pipelines. You know, you again are operating from a position of ignorance.

12:20It'll be easy to destroy the pipelines and it costs billions of dollars to construct. And also there's more than just oil. There's more than just crude that comes out through the Strait of Hormuz. I mean, there's a lot of products and produce and food and agricultural by-product. All this stuff comes a helium. There's so many different things that come out of the Strait of Hormuz other than crude. And so it's still going to be very necessary. And this is what your position is here. Play this clip. Well, our expectation is you're going to see the same amount of oil and gas come out of the Gulf that you saw before the conflict started.

12:56That is what the Iranians have told us that they are going to do. That's what the entire Gulf coalition wants to do as well. But, you know, we don't trust, we verify. We actually look not at people's words, but at people's deeds. You see some people within the Iranian system, of course, talk about tolling. The Iranians have told us they have no plans to toll the Strait of Hormuz. But again, we're going to see what actions actually happen. So then J.D. Vance, who's a very odd guy. I mean, can you think of someone who's stranger than J.D. Vance? That's not even his real name. He's had three personalities, three like actual, like he's been, he's like a chameleon.

13:33He's been three different persons. Like in high school, he was gay and he was, you know, not named J.D. Vance. Then he became anti-gay. Then he became, like I'm for Appalachia, you know, and I'm anti-Trump. Then he became like pro-Trump, anti-LGBTQ. Like he's a chameleon. He's like, he just says, you know, whatever. Who is this guy? But anyway, here he is attacking Abdul El-Sayed. And that's what he said. He said he thought he was gay in high school. Here, play this clip. Of course, he's going to make personal insults. He's also gone after my kids. He's just kind of an odd guy. But I think that it's telling that instead of talking about what he wants to do to make the lives of Michiganders better, he takes personal insults at me.

14:20I'm the vice president. It comes with the territory. I think the guy is crazy and would be a terrible senator for the people of Michigan. We're going to make that case. And obviously, the people in Michigan are going to make their vote. OK, so that's what he said. Now, what's Abdul El-Sayed saying in response? Abdul El-Sayed said the following. Let's just play this clip. Abdul, Donald Trump seems to think you're a gift to the Republican Party. What do you say to that? I'm a gift to the state of Michigan, God willing, and hope to win this election. And he says, if you pardon the language, you're full of s**t.

14:50What do you say to that? At least I don't let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office. And you saw that rally we covered on the Midas Touch Network, the Abdul El-Sayed rally in Michigan with Pete Buttigieg. Man, it was inspiring. Here's what he said at that rally. Let's play it. Now, Mike, I'm just going to remind you, if you don't know how to say the name, keep the name out your damn mouth.

15:15Or just call me Abdul. But I got some opinions about his name. See, it's very fitting for him. Rogers. Because that's his answer every time a corporation or Donald Trump tells him to do something. Mike, we need you to put a data center in the backyard. Roger. Mike, we need you to hike their prescription drug prices. Roger. Mike. We need you to rubber stamp this war we shouldn't be fighting. Roger. Mike. This one's Donald Trump. I need you to lick these boots. Roger.

16:14And I think I think I speak for all of us here in Michigan when I say that we are done with Rogers. Go back to Florida where you belong.

16:29I may do a longer video on Hillary Clinton's interview on the Pivot podcast, but here's what she said this morning. But it's just another example of the absurd world in which we are living that you've got the president of the United States obsessing over a failed pool job, a construction job gone wrong that he oversaw. Just like what he's doing now in the South Lawn, tearing it up to the helicopter landing zone. Right. I mean, honestly, the guy is so out of it right now, unhinged, obsessed and focused on all the wrong things. You know, maybe we should be happy. He's messing around with the reflecting pool and, you know, nothing, not starting another war somewhere else.

17:17More from Hillary Clinton here. I thought this was really on point. Let's play it. You know, when I was in Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein, I had meetings. I was then a senator, I had meetings in some of his palaces, and they were quite reminiscent of what we are seeing in our own White House. It's just insane. Is that hard for you to watch? It's sad. You know what? It's sad to me. It's sad that it's so tacky-ed up, and it's a reflection of, you know, his narcissistic personality and his need to feel important, including sticking gold embellishments all over the walls of the Oval Office.

18:04I mean, I was in the Oval Office, you know, under, gosh, I think Carter, you know, Bill, obviously. You know that house. Obama, Biden, et cetera. And I'm looking at what he's doing to it, and this is a man who can't concentrate. This is a man whose mind apparently goes to, where can I add more gold instead of, how do I get out of Iran without looking like the loser that I am? We'll get to that. How do I begin to deal with AI, which is a serious threat to our security, our labor force, and so much else? His mind is about, what are these things that reflect my need to appear important? And so that's what he spends his time on.

18:52You should be the secretary of taking down the gold. Wouldn't that be a good idea? Yeah. Secretary of cleaning it up. And I want to highlight what Zoran Mamdani said this morning, because there's so much of this discourse out there that's trying to divide us and classify people. Oh, you're this, you're that, you're the other. Listen to what Mamdani says. Play this clip. If you think about this year called 2028, that's resonating with you as, oh, they could be a pretty good contender for the Democratic nomination for president. Is there anybody out there that's just, as you and your wife are sitting back talking about life and politics, anybody out there that says, oh...

19:28You're just sitting on the edge of Roosevelt Island right now. You just cast out. You're right. You're like, let me just fish. Because it can't be you. So like, is there anybody that you're like... First of all, not me. Of course not. Yeah. I think we have a number of choices. I know that people are making their own choices of whether or not they want to run. what I'm hopeful of is we're seeing a lot of examples of what it can look like to have that focus on the working person. People who understand that affordability isn't just something you say, it's something you have to deliver. And that in doing this, we're not running away from the Democratic Party.

20:05We're going back to what the party used to be. You think about FDR and LaGuardia, You think about the New Deal. That's what the Democratic Party once was. That's what it could be again. And if we want to win, I think that's what we have to become. You know, and just fascinating because, you know, these maggots are like, this is radical. You know, I'll tell you what's radical. What's radical is you ripped away people's health care, Donald Trump and MAGA. You've made it impossible to afford homes. You've gotten involved in never ending wars. You've ripped down the White House. you are allowing Trump to do about 21 ,000 stock trades and make billions of dollars you've sold out the United States to foreign interests private equity is running rough shot over homes and sports and everything imaginable making people's lives you're putting data centers in everyone's backyard that's radical and you're using Pokemon memes to try and all and you're stealing music did you see They stole Taylor Swift's music on their TikTok videos and she had to do a copyright claim.

21:12And then Trump was like, she's not going to like this. Why are you stealing people's music and copyrighted stuff? It's ridiculous. And so like Nintendo is demanding that US officials stop using Pokemon and Nintendo in their memes, especially their war memes involving war crimes. That's radical. That's crazy. That's crazy behavior by this regime that is a radical extremist regime.

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