Trump Panics as Iran Responds to Blockade!!!

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2:21Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is panicking as Iran is publicly mocking him for saying he's putting on a blockade over the entire Persian Gulf. If Iran says, look, we want to reach a resolution so long as you negotiate within the 10 point framework that you previously agreed to. But now that you're just escalating and talking about imposing a blockade, it's the reason why you can't do a deal with Donald Trump and his regime. It's the reason why negotiations failed in Islamabad. And now you're saying you're going to impose a blockade. You do realize that by doing that, you would only be further closing the Strait of Hormuz.

3:07Ben Meiselas:So your plan to open the Strait of Hormuz is now to put a blockade on everyone internationally from doing any business basically in the Strait of Hormuz. I know the CENTCOM statement said, well, the blockade only applies to ships going into an Iranian port. Well, it's much more murky than that if you actually understand the flow of oil, because when you look at the Persian Gulf, oftentimes Iranian oil moves to other areas and areas that are considered to depart from Iranian ports end up stopping by in nearby countries so that it doesn't just stop in an Iranian port. But okay, Trump regime and CENTCOM, you're doing a blockade at 10 a.m.

3:52Ben Meiselas:today. That's what you're saying. We'll see how long that actually lasts because with everything, you've tended to back down right away. I mean, the Iranian social media accounts are posting things like this in response to US CENTCOM's threats about imposing a blockade today. They write, You know you can't execute a blockade by posting on X, right? Like you have to actually bring your ships closer. That's what the United States has become right now. And it's so hard to kind of wrap our heads around how utterly weak. I know Trump's weak and pathetic, but you've got Iran mocking CENTCOM. Iran is mocking CENTCOM and saying, you know, if you want to do a blockade, CENTCOM, you got to move your ships closer.

4:39Ben Meiselas:I mean, you remember two days ago during those failed negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, where CENTCOM posted that two Navy destroyers went through the Strait of Hormuz and engaged in a successful mine-sweeping operation. And then it turned out it was utterly false. And yesterday video emerged of Iranian naval vessels approaching the U.S. naval destroyers saying, turn around or we will destroy you. And the U.S. naval destroyers complied and turned around and then CENTCOM lied and claimed it was a successful mission. That is how weak and pathetic Donald Trump is, that that is what he's turned our proud and strong Navy into.

5:24Ben Meiselas:In the hands of a weak and pathetic human being like Donald Trump, even the strongest Navy, the strongest army, the strongest military is reduced to becoming a Trumpian bankrupted casino and is a sad sight to see. Iran right now is saying, okay, though, you do that blockade, you know what we do next? We will shut down the Bab al-Mandeep Strait in the Red Sea. Not only can we control the Strait of Hormuz, but our proxies, the Houthis in Yemen, they're right there by the Red Sea and we will shut down the other strait and all oil flows will be completely shut down. So have fun with your$200 per barrel of oil there, Donald Trump.

6:11Ben Meiselas:Ali Akbar Valiati, a former Iranian foreign minister and veteran diplomat known for his influence within the establishment, warned on Sunday that unified command of the resistance front views the Bab al-Mandeep straight as it does Hormuz. By the way, the resistant front, that means the Houthis over there. Quote, if the White House dares to repeat its foolish mistakes, it will soon realize that the flow of global energy and trade can be disrupted with a single move, Valiati wrote, and it was reported by Iranian state-owned press. Then you had Motion Razi, a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard commander and senior Iranian official, posted the following.

7:01Ben Meiselas:America, just as it suffered a historic defeat against Iran and failing to open the Strait of Hormuz, is also doomed to failure in its maritime blockade. Iran's armed forces will not grant America such permission and possesses major untapped levers for countering it. Iran is not a place to be blockaded with tweets and fanciful schemes. Again, mocking the Trump regime as being a paper tiger social media account as opposed to a viable international power. Again, humiliating for the United States that that's what we've been reduced to. Even the New York Post is reporting. I mean, that's a Murdoch paper.

7:49Ben Meiselas:majority of our of iran's fast attack ships remain patrolling the strait of hermuz and are still intact yes a majority of iran's naval fast ships patrolling the strait of hermuz are intact and as patricia marins writes and she's been very good on these issues she writes repeating what i said a few days ago iran still has at least 30 patrol ships equipped with missiles and torpedoes plus hundreds of other fast boats also equipped with missiles and some classes with torpedoes. Hundreds more boats have rocket launchers, many of which have already received guidance kits. It is said that Iran can operate up to 4 ,000 fast boats.

8:30Ben Meiselas:I estimate at least 1 ,500 of which 300 to 350 are armed with missiles. Recapping, the already devastated Iranian Navy still operates It's around 30 patrol ships, 300 to 350 missile boats, and about 18 to 22 submariners and many submariners. And that doesn't even factor in the unmanned vessels, those underwater drones that have been used before by the Iranians. And we saw in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, these unmanned vessels have been used a lot as well. By the way, that doesn't even include what we're talking about, the ballistic missiles and the missile launchers. and the FPV drones and the Shahi drones, which Iran has thousands, if not tens of thousands, and less than half of that inventory has been destroyed.

9:19Ben Meiselas:Iran's president, Pazeshkian, posted the following message. If the American government abandon its totalitarianism and respects the right of the Iranian nation, ways to reach an agreement will certainly be found. I commend the members of the negotiating team, especially my dear brother, Mr. Dr. Galabaf, and say, God gives you strength. That's Galibov, the parliament leader. Iran's other social media accounts are posting things like this. Naval blockade of Iran, Bab al-Mandab coming soon. Again, referring to shutting down the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, the way they now control the Strait of Hormuz, but using the Houthis, who they consider part of their resistance front, to do that.

10:04Ben Meiselas:Foreign minister of Iran, Aragchi, posted the following message. In intensive talks at the highest level in 47 years, Iran engaged with the U.S. in good faith to end war. But when just inches away from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade. Zero lessons earned or zero lessons learned. Goodwill begets goodwill. Enmity begets enmity. And also NPR is reporting that cracks are forming inside the United States military driven by low morale, ethical unease and a growing number of service members choosing to retire early, declining to reenlist or walking away from their contracts, regardless of the consequences.

10:56Ben Meiselas:The GI rights hotline has seen call volume more than double since the Iran war began. The majority of callers are asking about conscientious objecting. I mean, just look at what some of the United States planes look like. Take a look right here at one of those big strato tankers and those big airplanes of the US Air Force right there. You got the strato tankers, the C-130s. They all have these bullet holes in them right now. The KC-135s, after recent losses and damages to its aerial refueling fleet during operations linked to the Iran conflict, the U.S. Air Force has reactivated a retired KC-135 tanker aircraft, which includes a 68-year-old strato tanker built in 1958, now undergoing maintenance for possible return to service.

11:52Ben Meiselas:We did see a lot of U.S. Air Force transport activity heading to the Middle East last night. I think that's worth noting as well. And MB Galaba, Iran's parliament leader, posted the following message. Enjoy the current pump figures with the so-called blockade. Soon you'll be nostalgic for$4 to$5 gas. And he posts a formula which talks about the compounding increase in oil prices with the Strait of Hormuz under their control and a Trump regime blockade. A few other things I want to point out as well. Iranian member of parliament who attended the Islamabad talks in Pakistan said America was not even really seeking an agreement.

12:41Ben Meiselas:agreement. Mohammed Nabavian, deputy chairman of Iran's parliamentary security commission and a member of the Iranian delegation in Islamabad said the U.S. entered the talks without genuine intent to reach a deal. In a now deleted post on X, he said that Washington made three demands that Iran rejected. A shared stake, the joint venture Donald Trump wants to control the Strait of Hormuz, the removal of enriched uranium from Iran and the suspension of Iran's right to enrich uranium for 20 years. So what's going on now? Well, Donald Trump says that he's considering his next steps against Iran in addition to the blockade.

13:21Ben Meiselas:Wall Street Journal reports that the options include limited military strikes. A full-scale bombing campaign is on the table, but unlikely since it It could destabilize the region and lead to a prolonged conflict again. The U.S. may also try this temporary blockade scheme and see if that works. Meanwhile, Israel is waiting for the command, and they said that they're ready to attack Iran on a given notice from Donald Trump. A former foreign minister of Iran is also saying Javid Zarif says that Trump is clutching at straws. The worst gamblers don't know when to leave a losing table. This was a former foreign minister of Iran.

14:05Ben Meiselas:Javad Zarif says, clutching at straws, blockading Hormuz, which is not blocked to help global economy. Another art of the deal, masterstroke. The worst gamblers don't know when to leave the table. That leads me to last night, Donald Trump ranting and raving like a lunatic at Joint Base Andrews after coming back from Florida, where he was golfing on the taxpayer dime. A reporter asked Donald Trump, are there other countries who are willing to help with this blockade? The answer is no. But Donald Trump says, yes, they're all coming up. They're all coming to me. We're doing this routine again. Play this clip.

14:48They lied.

14:52Yeah. They're coming up and they're helping. Yeah. We have many other countries.

14:58Ben Meiselas:A reporter then says, how long are we waiting for Iran to come back to the negotiating table? Because you said they're going to come back and Trump's like, I don't care if they come back. Play this clip. The other night, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. How long were you waiting for them to come back to the New York State? Oh, I don't know. I don't care if they come back or not. If they don't come back, I'm fine. Their military is gone. Their missiles are largely depleted. The manufacturing capability for missiles and drones is largely defeated. We've been very nice. We haven't ripped down too many bridges.

15:34We did one only because they broke their word. They broke their promise. And remember, their promise was that they were going to open the Hormuz Strait. They didn't do it. They lied.

15:48Ben Meiselas:Then Donald Trump says, but I can tell you, they're very desperate. Play this clip.

15:59I think Iran is in very bad shape. I think they're very desperate. We had a meeting that lasted 21 hours. We understand the situation better than anybody. And Iran's in very bad shape. And just so you understand, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. We'll not have. There is no way that they're going to get it. They still want it. And they made that clear the other night. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.

16:29Ben Meiselas:And here's what he says about the blockade. Let's play it. Droppers are gone. We have a lot of people, as you know, at 10 o 'clock tomorrow, We have a blockade going into effect. That'll be 10 o 'clock tomorrow. Other nations are working so that Iran will not be able to sell oil. And that will be very effective. But what we want to do is we want to — and again, we don't need it. What we notice and what we see and what I think is maybe my idea, maybe not. I don't know. But there are many boats heading toward our country to fill up with oil and then go and take it. So they're not going to go through the Hormone Strait.

17:09And ultimately, that'll be corrected. But in the meantime, they're using us. We have more oil because of Drill Baby Drill. We have more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia put together. So if you look at Russia and Saudi Arabia, two big ones, we have much more oil than they have put together. And what's happening is boats are coming over here, filling up. We don't have to go through the Hormone Strait.

17:35Ben Meiselas:Certainly, Donald Trump did not want to take any questions about Viktor Orban, Donald Trump and Putin's puppet in Hungary, losing the election big to Peter Magyar, the opposition leader, destroyed Viktor Orban in the election. and the opposition party, the pro-democracy, pro-European party went on to win. Great victory there for the new prime minister. And here's what Donald Trump says as he went away. Play this clip. Very serious examination. Thank you very much.

18:19Ben Meiselas:And then last night, I'll do a whole other video on this, but Donald Trump kept on attacking the Pope and saying that the Pope is bad on crime and that the Pope is bad. Yeah. The Pope is bad on crime and bad on foreign policy. He ranted and raved and said, you know, the Pope likes crime. And Donald Trump was asked, well, why, why are you attacking the Pope? Why are you attacking Pope Leo the 14th? Here's what Donald Trump said. Let's play it. And they're going to go back, filled up with oil. Why did you attack Pope Leo on Truth Social? I don't think he's doing a very good job. He likes crime, I guess.

19:01He hit us. Think of it. He's worried about fear. What about the fear when the ministers and the priests and all of those great people that were arrested during COVID, and in many cases they're outside 10 feet apart, and they were arrested. So we don't like it. We don't like a pope that's going to say that it's okay to have a nuclear weapon. We don't want a pope that says crime is okay in our cities. I don't like it. I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo. He's a very liberal person, and he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime. He's a man that doesn't think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world.

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