Trump Panics as Iran Prepares 1 Million Soldiers

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2:19Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is panicking as Iran says it is preparing one million troops if the United States invades the Karg Islands or anywhere else in Iran. Now, Donald Trump has immediately responded by claiming he is entering into further fake negotiations with Iran, which Iran has immediately denied. But Donald Trump made this statement as the markets here in the United States are crashing. And so again, Donald Trump has tried to manipulate the market, but it seems the market is getting numb to all of his lies where he'll make up something. Then Iran, whether it's to the Wall Street Journal or through an intermediary or through Dropside or through another, the Financial Times, we'll just say absolutely everything that Donald Trump is saying is not true.

3:10Ben Meiselas:Let's just go through the events here. So Iran says, if you invade, we have more than one million fighters who are preparing for a ground battle. And Iran put that out through Tasman News Agency, citing their own Iranian military sources. Then Donald Trump posts, as per Iranian government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of energy plant destruction. By the way, that's a war crime by 10 days to Monday, April 6, 2026 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Talks are ongoing. And despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the fake news media and others, they are going very well.

3:47Ben Meiselas:Thank you for your attention to this matter, Donald J. Trump. So instinctively, we knew that Donald Trump was lying because everything that spews out of his mouth and vomits out of his face is an absolute lie. And then shortly thereafter, we heard from Iranian officials who said the following. Senior Iranian officials told DropSite News that U.S. President Donald Trump was not being truthful in his post earlier on Truth Social, announcing an additional five-day pause on his threat to bomb Iranian energy infrastructure at the request of Iran, with the officials stating, Trump is not being truthful.

4:20Ben Meiselas:We have not submitted any request regarding potential U.S. attacks. Now, you might be saying, well, that's a senior Iranian official and they're saying that to drop site. Maybe that's a lie. Maybe they're not telling the truth. Well, then one of the individuals trying to be a mediator, I think probably from Pakistan that the U.S. is trying to use to engage with Iran, then went to the Wall Street Journal and made it very clear Iran hasn't requested a pause on energy site strikes, the mediator says. So the same way that the former mediator, the foreign minister of Oman basically said that the United States and Israel acted in a way that was inconsistent with the negotiations, where there was a deal that was reached in late February, and that there were just technical details that needed to follow.

5:08Ben Meiselas:But then the US and Israel invaded Iran when there was a deal to be had. You're having the new mediator, likely from Pakistan, but it's unclear from where, telling the Wall Street Journal and others that what Donald Trump is saying is an absolute lie. Iran has not requested a 10-day pause on strikes on its energy plans and is yet to deliver a final response to the U.S. 15-point plan to end the war, according to, quote, peace talk mediators. This was reported by Wall Street Journal. But what we do know from this article is that Iran has ruled out discussing its missiles program as a starting point to talks and doesn't want to commit to ending enrichment of uranium forever, the mediators say.

5:50Ben Meiselas:So don't even talk to us about dismantling our Shahids, our ballistic missiles of any range, intermediate or otherwise. We're not even going to have that conversation with you. And we want to enrich uranium. We saw what you did when you invaded us the last time. So we don't trust you. That's what Iran is saying. So Iran has already rejected the 15-point plan through the mediator. And then before that, you had senior Iranian officials basically saying no plan for talks appears to be realistic at this stage. So Iran says no plan for talks because there's no realistic view by the United States. Donald Trump sees the markets crashing yet again.

6:30Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump lies and then says we've agreed to a five-day period where we won't be doing war crimes by bombing the energy infrastructure. Iran responds, we're not asking for this. You're just making up again, fake negotiations layered on fake negotiations. Now, Israel's Channel 14 reports that Iranian officials have always believed that ongoing negotiations now are a American intelligence op aimed at gathering precise information about leadership locations and decision-making centers. The report adds that this concern has led Tehran to avoid electronic communications and instead to rely on field intermediaries to manage sensitive contacts.

7:14Ben Meiselas:Now, it should also be noted that Iran's military is releasing a video showing a message being placed on a missile ahead of launch, the latest in a series of such clips. These photos either reference Jeffrey Epstein or Trump being part of the Epstein class, or have photos of American soldiers coming home in American flag-draped caskets. Analysts say this tactic, you see it right here, play the B-roll, everybody, say the tactic reflects a broader effort to shape the narrative during the conflict. And what Iran is saying, however, first and foremost, we're not doing a deal. If you want to talk to us, don't even mention ballistic missiles or that we can never enrich uranium.

7:57Ben Meiselas:Those aren't starting points. We've seen you in the United States, your military evacuating and abandoning the 13 military bases in the Middle East because of our Shahid and FPV drone swarms. We're being assisted by Russia while you lift sanctions against us in Russia. Iran is feeling emboldened right now, if anything. And so what Iran is signaling, though, is that they've got a, quote, special and unprecedented plan for the UAE and Bahrain. Iran's IRGC-linked FARS new agency, IRGC is the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. This is their state regime. Farr's new agency cites an informed military source reports that Tehran has prepared special and unprecedented measures against the UAE and Bahrain in the event of any ground attack on Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

8:48Ben Meiselas:The warning follows U.S. threats of a ground operation and alleged support from these Gulf states, including hosting bases and providing infrastructure and advanced technologies. Tehran said any response would be very damaging and instructive. And specifically, this infographic being circulated by Iranian media outlines key energy infrastructure across the UAE. Drop site reports including power stations, nuclear facilities, and solar hubs as potential targets in the event of escalation. Key sites being identified are desalination complex in Dubai, nuclear power plants and power stations in Abu Dhabi, other power plants in Dubai, and solar parks in Dubai and similar facilities in Bahrain.

9:32Ben Meiselas:The report claims that strikes on these sites could trigger widespread blackouts and disrupt desalination industry and data centers with cascading effects on UAE's economy and regional trade. Experts cited in the report say the country's heavy reliance on centralized power infrastructure make these sites strategically critical. Also, Iran is now officially designating the Four Seasons and Sheraton hotels, as well as the presidential palace in Syria's capital, Damascus, as military targets, claiming the presence of American, Israeli, and British experts inside these locations make them fair targets to strike.

10:12Ben Meiselas:Meanwhile, you have Foreign Minister of Iran, Aragchi, posting the following, the wise stances of the great religious authorities, the government and the Iraqi people must be commended in condemning the aggression of America and the Zionist entities in standing alongside Iran, its government and people in confronting this aggression. Your offering of condolences for the martyrdom of the leader of the revolution reflects the depth of the strong ties between the two peoples. For in times of hardship, true brothers are known. So the Iraqi government has now authorized its Shiite militias to attack American military bases in surrounding Arab nations, as well as in Iraq.

10:52Ben Meiselas:So in essence, Iraq has now joined the war, which they have for some time though, shoulder to shoulder with Iran, Iraq and Iran together targeting American bases. And we've seen these FPV first person viewing drones by these Shiite militias who get a lot of resources from Iran, who in turn gets a lot of resources from Russia, using it to strike Black Blackhawks and radars and others in American military bases with relative impunity. And we see those drone swarms moving around with those cameras that we have. All right. You hear that? That's the sound of me opening an Olipop. And I've got to say, this has completely replaced traditional soda for me.

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12:51Ben Meiselas:Also, Iranians President Masoud Pazeshkian also sent a big thank you to Russia and Russia's people and to Putin. He writes, President Putin, message and the support of the Russian people inspire us in this war. The resistance and the courage of the Iranian people promise new bonds that will ensure the security of East Asia by the countries of the region. On behalf of the people of Iran, I thank the government and people of Russia. We know that Russia is providing Iran with substantial military support, with more drones, with component parts, with active military intelligence, while Donald Trump continues to attack Ukraine and suck up to Putin, removing sanctions against Russian oil, removing sanctions against Iranian oil, removing sanctions against Belarus, helping Russia make the money to make the military weapons to attack Ukraine and to hand to Iran to attack American soldiers.

13:44Ben Meiselas:You also have M.B. Galaboff, the head of Iran's parliament, mocking Pete Hegsitt's comment where Hegsitt said during that deranged cabinet meeting earlier today. For years, Iran told the world their missiles could only range two kilometers. Surprise. Yet again, Iran lied. Galabaugh posts this meme of a little child looking at Pete Hegseth like he's crazy. Iran continues to mock Donald Trump, his regime, and the United States. Never before has the United States been weaker. Also, Iran is tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz, forcing ships to share detailed data, reroute into the waters, and sometimes pay for passage, creating what analysts call a toll booth system, the AP is reporting.

14:27Ben Meiselas:And Scott McFarlane, who has recently joined the Midas Touch Network as our chief Washington DC correspondent, he also runs at Scott McFarlane News. He has his own YouTube site. Go check it out. Search at Scott McFarland News. Let's help him get 250 ,000 subscribers soon. He's interviewed numerous people on the Hill who say it's a bad effing idea, a terrible effing idea. Congress is losing its patience with the briefings. It's getting about Iran. All of this is a bad idea by Donald Trump. And other sources say that Donald Trump appears to be leaning towards ordering this major ground operation against Iran as he continues to say that he's negotiating five-day ceasefire deals or whatever he's saying regarding their energy infrastructure, which he's not doing.

15:13Ben Meiselas:And lots of people see the buildup with the Marine Expeditionary Units, the 82nd Airborne Division, the Special Operations Unit, Navy Special Operations Unit. By the way, Trump and Hanks have fired the Navy Special Ops former commander, which is significant because now they're without one of their top people. But with all of the assets, people believe that this invasion of Iran and Qard could be imminent, in which case we expect to see all hell breaking loose and all out war in the Middle East. Still, Donald Trump gets his briefings via two-minute clips that are being curated to him by officials that show the U.S.

15:48Ben Meiselas:and Israel blowing up things in Iran. And that's how Donald Trump is getting it through these hype videos, which again is deeply concerning that that's how Donald Trump is getting his news. With all of this going on, Donald Trump, as I mentioned, has lifted sanctions against Belarus as well, a Russian proxy. Donald Trump is sending J.D. Vance to try to lift up Viktor Orban in the next week, right before the big elections are set to take place in Hungary, where the pro-democracy party is expected to beat Orban, but Trump and Putin doing everything they can to prop up Hungary right now. Aragchi also just posted, from the outset of this war, U.S.

16:27Ben Meiselas:soldiers fled military bases in Gulf countries to hide in hotels and offices. They use Gulf country citizens as human shields. Hotels in U.S. deny bookings to officers who may endanger customers. GCC, Gulf country hotels, should do the same as well. Also, these hardliners in Iran right now are saying, we need nuclear weapons in Iran. Never negotiate with America again. We want our nuclear weapons right now. And this, as we're learning more and more how the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps faction within Iran, the military is asserting a lot more power right now in this war, whereas maybe more of the power was in the Ayatollah before, but they had this mosaic, decentralized style of leadership.

17:13Ben Meiselas:But we're seeing even a more assertive than before IRGC as Iran, as I noted before designating Four Seasons Sheraton Hotels in the palace in Syria and capital Damascus as valid military targets. I did the cabinet meeting that Donald Trump was held. It was that deranged cabinet. You watched the whole thing where I show what happened in his cabinet meeting. But with everything that I'm telling you, Donald Trump was saying like, oh, people are saying this is a disaster. I think things are going great. Here play this clip. The Iranian regime is now admitting to itself that they have been decisively defeated.

17:50They're saying to people, this is a disaster. They know it. That's why they're talking to us. They wouldn't talk otherwise. But they're talking to us because they've got a disaster on their hands. They're defeated. They can't make a comeback. We're free to roam over there.

18:09Ben Meiselas:And then Donald Trump starts saying, like, we're beating the shit out of Iran. We're beating the shit out of them. Here, play this clip. The reason they want to make a deal is they have been just beat to shit. Are you thinking of taking control of Iran's oil? It's an option. I mean, I wouldn't talk about it, but it's an option. Is that something you thought about? Well, in Venezuela, we've done very well working with Venezuela, certainly. We've taken in billions and billions of dollars. And by the way, Venezuela is doing better right now than they've ever done in the history of their country. We're not.

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