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BREAKING: US Strikes Kharg Island As Gulf Oil Fields BURN
Breaking Points
Apr 7, 2026

Ryan and Saagar discuss the US striking Kharg island.

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BREAKING: Trump Says Iranian 'CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT'
Breaking Points
Apr 7, 2026

Ryan and Saagar discuss Trump's unhinged threat against Iran this morning.

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Russia & China Shocks the World, WARN U.S. LIVE At UN!
WLA
1 hour ago



Transcript

The position of our country regarding the present- day crisis in the Middle East is principled, consistent, and
objective in nature. We condemn the United States and Israel's aggression
against Iran. We respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries in the region, both the
Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries of the Persian Gulf. We reject strikes targeting their civilians and
their civilian infrastructure and view this as unacceptable. The Russian Federation undertake under undertook and continues to undertake efforts including
at the highest levels to end such actions. We are striving to achieve a prompt establishment of peace in the Persian Gulf and in the Middle East.
However, the Russian Federation was not able to support a text that would generate a dangerous precedent for international law, for international law
of the sea, for any international efforts at peace as well as for the authority of the security council of the United Nations.
Back when Security Council resolution was being negotiated, we called upon all council colleagues to adopt a balanced and an objective approach.
Similar equitable messages have already been repeatedly broadcasted by the Secretary General of the United Nations,
calling upon the United States and Israel to end the war and calling upon Iran to cease attacks on its neighbors.
Disregard for the root causes of the crisis in the Middle East, namely the illegal and reckless acts by the US and
Israel targeting Iran, is not possible and not acceptable.
Our and the secretary general uh calls fell on deaf ears then. Nevertheless, we understand the situation of the
countries of the GCC and Jordan and therefore we abstained uh during the vote on resolution
This was not an easy choice for us.
However, this time our partners from Bahrain and their like-minded partners went much further having tabled a
fundamentally erroneous and dangerous approach to the situation in the region.
Essentially nearly each paragraph of the draft they proposed abounded with unbalanced, inaccurate and
confrontational elements. And we will point to just the main points in this regard. In paragraph one of the preamble and paragraph six of the operative part,
Iran's actions were presented as the sole source for the so-called destabilizing activities and regional tensions.
When it comes to the real causes for the current crisis in the Middle East,
namely the US and Israel's illegal attacks targeting Iranian soil, this was something which was not mentioned at
all. And this despite the fact that in paragraph of the parameular part, the sponsors themselves highlighted that
threats to maritime navigation in the straight of Hormuz began to emerge precisely on th February This
incidentally flew in the face of their own statements that the current initiative was designed to become a
response to certain decades of threats to freedom of navigation by Iran. In paragraph six of the preamble,
attempts to interfere with the international navigation of the Gulf of Straight of Hormuz were categorically portrayed as threats to international
peace and security. uh the there was dis deliberate disregard for the fact that a significant part of the uh straight of
Hormuz uh is within Iran's territorial waters and this was deliberately overlooked. Turning to paragraph seven
of the preamble threats on merchant and commercial vessels and interference on freedom of navigation was identified as the sole reason for disruption to global
energy supplies. Once again without noting the root causes of the crisis which was frankly mentioned by the
president of the US himself publicly recognizing that an end to hostilities would result in the opening of the
straight of Hormuz. Turning to paragraph nine of the preamble as well paragraphs and four of the operative part. There were references to the UN convention on the law of the sea dating
This international legal instrument does not apply to circumstances of armed conflict which we stated on a number of
occasions during the negotiations process. Paragraph of the preamble noted that the threats that the source of threats to international peace and
security in the context of the current crisis allegedly is Iran.
Deletion from this paragraph of the reference to uh paragraph to chapter of the charter was not a panacea. Such
language essentially in any event can be interpreted by states acting in bad faith as legitimizing the use of force.
Paragraph two of the operative part does not call speaks for itself.
It proposes that the security council give a green light for the use of certain protective measures the scope
and breadth of which is unclear to us under the pretext of ensuring safety and security of navigation without any consideration for the sovereignty of
literal states. The qualification about the purely defensive nature of these efforts essentially does not change the
situation, especially given the fact that the sponsors themselves made clear that this was referring precisely to offensive measures, which was starkly
een in the language of paragraph of the operative part, which emphasizes that states acting in accordance with paragraph need to act in full
compliance with international humanitarian law. In paragraph seven of the operative part, it notes that the
security council would stand ready to consider further measures against those who undermine navigational rights and
freedoms. This is an obvious hint at attempts to leverage sanctions pressure irrespective of whether this is
explicitly stated here or not. Turning to paragraphs seven and Not only this
refer to the street of Hormuz but also Bob Elmand.
So the sponsors deliberately expanded the geographical scope of their draft thereby giving even greater grounds for
expansive interpretation thereof. Turn to paragraph nine of the operative part.
Despite the uh correct reference calls for diplomacy, this referred exclusively to deescalation of hostilities in the
Persian and Oman Gulf regions as well as the straight of Hormuz. When it comes to the need to cease the US-Israeli
aggression, this was swept under the rug. No mention was made. One thing is clear, Mr. President uh regardless of
attempts by the sponsors to make the text valuable in terms of the language the essence thereof remain unchanged and namely
granting cart launch for the continued aggressive acts and ongoing further escalation. What this would imply from
the legal standpoint as well as the implications for the situation on the ground is clear to us, especially at a
time when we hear statements from the US president about the readiness to destroy Iran if the straight of Hormuz is not
opened. Once again, it behooves us to remind the council members about the
distortion of uh the resolution adopted uh by the council in on
Libya and what the loose and expansive interpretation thereof caused. The limit of trust in states which advance
offensive measures under noble pretexts and streamlined language was exhausted.
Then we have already seen how the United States strived to justifi strove to
justify their strikes against Iran with the right to defense in accordance with article of the UN charter uh
generating a preventive interpretation thereof. We stand in solidarity with our Arab with Arab states who were
implicated by Washington who were victimized by the tragedy in the region.
And despite that solidarity, we cannot but note that attempts to impose the rules of the game in the street of
Hormuz plays into the hands of those who wish to further undermine security and stability in the Middle East and beyond.
The protective measures to protect vessels uh like any other property of member
states of the United Nations does not require security council resolutions.
It's it's sufficient to have references to article of the charter of the United Nations which grants the right to
self-defense virtually under any circumstances.
The uh spread of operations for security purposes in the street of Hormuz without
the consent of literal uh states is yet another reason for which we were unable
to accept and to adopt vote in favor of the draft from payable by Bahrain.
Colleagues, the adoption of this kind of a document which disregards the broad context of the situation would further
antagonize Iran which is already enduring the daily US-Israeli strikes
on the country's territory. Vast numbers of civilians are perishing. There are now nearly of such civilians who
have died, one quarter of whom are women and girls. The Supreme Leader has been killed and as has many as have many of the country's leadership. Civilian
infrastructure is being attacked including schools, hospitals,
universities, energy, nuclear facilities including the Busher power plant and
this is liable to morph into uh catastrophic humanitarian repercussions for Iran and for the entire region. We
wish to underscore that the security council did not agree to a single line with an assessment of these violations of international law.
Excuses you will hear from us today.
Ambass dwell in detail on the egregious double standards of this approach. However,
this was carried out in a completely illogical manner, even from the standpoint of simple pragmatism. The
adoption of such a one-sided resolution would undermine any prospect for the resumption of negotiations for the
purposes of resolving the crisis and would also obstruct important and useful peace initiatives which are currently
underway by a number of states including China, Pakistan, and Turkey.
If the security council were to adopt a position that was imposed upon it, then
there would be no incentive whatsoever for Tehran to engage in contact in any form with Washington. Washington which
twice already betrayed diplomacy. This was in June of and February of
and uh as the US began to conduct large-scale strikes against Iran at the height of the negotiations process. Mr.
President, from the very start of work on the document together with our Chinese colleagues, we conveyed to the Bahraini authors and other members of
the security council our very serious concerns in connection with this initiative. We did not see room for um
revision of the text which is why we urged our Arab friends to abstain from advancement thereof. However, our views
were not heated and the draft was put placed put to the vote in any event.
Under these circumstances, we had no choice other than to cast to vote against
it. Russia consistently supports comprehensive security for maritime navigation in all international waterways, the opening of corridors for
Venezuela and Cuba, an end to attacks targeting commercial vessels of any country. Similarly, we advocate
unhampered navigation in the straight of Hormuz. However, the only way to resolve
this uh situation is with the participation of all literal states bordering this important transport corridor. It is not possible to do this
without Iran. We call upon our Arab and Iranian friends to resolve the issue of navigation and the movement of vessels
directly. We stand ready to facilitate such contacts. Mr. President, we understand the concerns of our Arab
partners visa v the question of freedom of navigation.
And we together with China are proposing an alternative uh draft resolution
on the current situation in the Middle East including in terms of maritime safety and security. We are confident that providing for genuine freedom of
navigation in the strait which the strait which is of such critical importance for countries in the region entire world. The only way to achieve
this is through cessation of hostilities and through achievement of a negotiated solution. Our draft will be concise and
equitable and balanced in accordance with the principles of international law and the charter of the United Nations
specifically regarding peaceful dispute resolution. In this connection, we are putting this uh straight away to uh uh
in in blue and we will we will report on plans for voting shortly and we trust that the membership of the security council will provide their support.
Thank you.
I thank the representative of representative of the Russian Federation for the statement for the statement. I
give the floor to the representative of China of China. Thank you, President.
The month-long conflict in Iran and its spill over effect continues to heavy blow to regional and global peace and stability.
It is hitting the global economy causing increasingly widespread disruptions.
This is not in in common interest of regional countries and beyond.
The ins and outs of this conflict are crystal clear. The US and Israel without authorization from the security council
and while negotiations between Iran and the US were underway launched military strikes against Iran in clear violation
of the purposes and principles of the UN charter and the basic norms of international relations. At the same time, the sovereignty, security and
territorial integrity of Gulf states must be fully respected. Civilians and non-military targets must be given
necessary protection. The safety and security of shipping lanes and energy infrastructure must also be safeguarded.
China does not go along with Iran's attacks on Gulf States. Nor does China condone the blockade of the street of Humus.
Like all parties,
China hopes that peace and stability will be restored to the street as soon as possible and navigation will resume.
China attaches great importance to the draft resolution submitted by the representative Baharin on behalf of the Gulf States. We fully understand their
serious concerns and we are committed to solving the issue properly and we have participated constructively in the consultations.
Under the current circumstances, this draft resolution should clearly identify the root causes of this conflict, seek
appropriate solutions to address the root causes and ensure the safety and security of shipping lanes, and strive to promote dialogue and achieve peace.
It is regrettable though.
The draft resolution fails to capture the root causes and full picture of the conflict in a comprehensive balanced manner.
It contains one-sided condemnation and pressure characterizing the situation as a threat to international peace and security as well as the use of armed
escorts. Such language is highly susceptible to misinterpretation or even abuse.
At a time when the United States is openly threatening the very survival of a civilization, the current hostilities
imposed on Iran is very likely to further escalate. The draft resolution,
should it have been adopted, would send a wrong message and have serious, very serious consequences.
The security council has recent lessons to learn from issues such as Libya and the Red Sea. Such past mistakes must not be repeated.
The security council's actions should be aimed at deescalating the situation and cooling the temperature.
They must not provide a veneer legitimacy for unauthorized military operations. The council's action must not grant a license to use a force and
further exacerbate tensions and add fuel to the fire, thereby leading to an escalation of the conflict.
The Security Council should not rush to vote on the draft resolution where serious concerns among members have been raised. In light of the above, China had
no choice but to vote against the draft resolution. President,
this is a war that should never have happened. And as it continues, it will cause immeasur immeasurable harm. At present, the situation in the Middle
East continues to deteriorate and hostilities hostilities are escalating.
The fundamental solution to ensuring safe passage of ships through the straight is to achieve sessation of hostilities and of fighting as soon as
possible. The US and Israel are the instigators of this conflict. The fundamental reason for the disruption of
our navigation in the street of Homos is the illegal military actions taken by Israel by Israel and the United States
against Iran. China urges US and Israel strongly to immediately cease its
illegal military actions. Having heard what was said by our US colleague, we are much more convinced now that China's
position is objective and impartial reflecting the image of a responsible major power that upholds international
fairness and justice. Our vote will stand the test of history.
At the same time, China calls on Iran to stop attacking relevant facilities in the Gulf, address the legitimate
concerns of Gulf nations, focus on the common interest of the global south, and take corresponding positive measures to
restore normal navigation in the street of hormones as soon as possible. China applauds the active efforts made by
Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to promote dialogue and negotiations and restore regional peace. China commends
and supports the work by carried out by the United Nations in mediation and alleviating the humanitarian situation and looks forward
to these efforts yielding tangible results at an early date.
Recently, China has made tremendous efforts to install peace and stability in the Gulf and the Middle East. China
has engaged in intensive consultations and mediation with relevant parties.
China along with Pakistan have issued a five-point initiative on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the Middle
East calling for a cessation of hostilities, the prompt start of peace talks, the protection of non-military targets, the protection of maritime
shipping lanes and the primacy of UN charter. The China Pakistan -point initiative is an open initiative and
welcome countries and international organizations response and participation.
Taking into account the need of all parties to resolve the relevant issues,
Russia and China have jointly submitted a draft security council resolution. The text of that draft resolution is objective fair showing commitments to
easing tensions, calling for dialogue and negotiations and upholding the rights and freedom of navigation. and we hope it will receive the support of the
security council members. China is willing to work with all parties to make greater contribution to the early restoration of peace and stability in
that region. Thank you, President. the representative of China.

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Russia, China Block UN Resolution On Strait of Hormuz Hours Before Trump's Iran Deadline I Details
Times Of India
Apr 7, 2026 #russia #china #un

Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at securing commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, dealing a significant blow to US-led efforts to stabilise one of the world’s most critical energy routes. The proposed resolution sought enhanced international measures to safeguard navigation amid rising attacks on tankers and growing disruption to maritime traffic. However, Moscow and Beijing opposed the move, warning that it could escalate the conflict and potentially justify an expanded military presence in the region. The veto underscores deep divisions among major global powers over how to respond to the crisis.



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China and Russia have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at protecting commercial shipping
through the straight of Hormuz, dealing a setback to US-led efforts to secure one of the world's most critical energy
routes as tensions in the Gulf continue to rise. The draft resolution brought forward amid escalating attacks on
tankers and growing disruption to maritime traffic called for enhanced international measures to safeguard
navigation through the choke point which handles a significant share of global oil exports.
But both China and Russia opposed the move, arguing that the resolution risked escalating the conflict and could be
used to justify a broader military presence in the region under the banner of maritime security. Their veto at the
United Nations Security Council highlights deep divisions among major powers over how to respond to the crisis
and underscores the geopolitical fault lines shaping the conflict beyond the battlefield. Diplomats familiar with the
discussions said Moscow and Beijing pushed for a more balanced approach that emphasized deescalation and dialogue
rather than measures that could be interpreted as aligning with US strategic objectives in the Gulf. For
Washington, the resolution was part of a broader push to build international backing for securing shipping lanes,
particularly as disruptions in the straight of Hormuz have begun to impact global energy markets. But the failure
to pass the measure leaves that effort fractured.
No one should tolerate that they are holding the global economy at gunpoint.
But today, Russia and China did tolerate it. They sided with a regime that seeks to intimidate the Gulf into submission,
even as it brutalizes its own people during a national internet blackout for daring to imagine dignity or freedom.
Now it seeks to punish the world as cynical leverage in its death to
America approach to foreign policy. We have long known that these countries are capable of paralyzing the council
through obstruction and manufactured confusion. Today's veto marks a new low and it shows just how frightening a
safer, more secure, more united Middle East can be. I will note today's result does not restrict the United States to
continue to act in its own self-defense and in the collective defense of our allies and partners and President Trump will continue the actions necessary to defend our people and the free world.
The request from Bahrain and from the region was not unreasonable. We have put serious diplomatic proposals before
Iran. The US remains prepared for meaningful diplomacy. But diplomacy cannot succeed where defiance, delay,
and escalation remain Thrron's only response. We are grateful to our
mediating partners for their continued effort to secure a peaceful resolution,
but Iran has to choose one. Colleagues,
Iran is a direct threat to international peace and security.
It is responsible for its own thuggery and it alone is responsible for the ramifications.
The straight of Hormuz remains a vital artery for global oil and gas flows and any sustained disruption carries
immediate economic consequences worldwide. With tensions already high,
the absence of a unified international framework increases the likelihood that maritime security will be handled
through parallel and potentially competing coalitions. The veto also signals a wider strategic shift.
Iran's President Masoud Pzeskian has sent a defiant message to the United States
after Donald Trump set a Tuesday deadline asking Thran to open the straight of Hormuz or see its power plants and bridges wiped out.
In an ex post, Pezeshkian said, and I quote, "More than million proud Iranians have so far registered to
sacrifice their lives to defend Iran. I too have been, am, and will remain devoted to giving my life for Iran."
unquote. Pezeshkian's million figure is double other numbers mentioned by state media in the past about volunteers the
government had been soliciting by text messages and media as the war went on.
Iran is home to million people. Many remain angry at the government over its bloody crackdown on nationwide
demonstrations, and the million figure likely is aimed at trying to dissuade the promised American bombing
campaign. Israel carried out a new wave of attacks on Iran early Tuesday. While Iran responded with missile fire against Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors,
Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday,
killing more than people. One of the strikes hit an information and communication technology building at the Sharif University of Technology.
Overnight air strikes by the United States and Israel on the Iranian capital and other parts of the country have killed people. One of the targets
that were hit overnight is the Sharif University of Technology. And the building behind us is the one that was destroyed inside the compound. Iran
retaliated by firing missiles and rockets into Persian Gulf countries as well as Israel. The escalation comes as
an ultimatum set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the straight of Hermuz, the narrow passage on the tip of
the Persian Gulf is coming close. Trump said that if Iran does not open the straight of form, the United States will
destroy the country's power facilities as well as bridges and turn the country back into the stone age.
You are now dealing, you say, with a more reasonable um less uh extreme leadership in Iran. What does that mean
for the protesters, for the human rights movement in that country after this conflict?
Uh no, you have a much different group of people. Now, I'm not saying we are dealing with them. Uh, essentially, they
have till tomorrow night, Eastern time, but we are dealing with them. I think it's going well. Mr. Witkoff is here, and JD is involved in the dealing.
Mr. Whit is s sitting right here, and I think it's going fine, but we'll have to see. You have to understand, we've been dealing with these people for years.
I'm standing here with a much more powerful Iran as of a month ago. Not anymore. Right
now they are decapitated. But I'm standing here a month ago with a much more powerful Iran than it was at any
point during years. This should have been handled by seven presidents, a lot of presidents. And those presidents are
saying now, every one of them to their friends, we should have done this a long time ago. So, it's not something I like doing. It's very dangerous. And we're
getting them at the height of of their strength. No, not at all. No, no, I'm not. I hope I don't have to do it. But
again, I just said years they've been negotiating with these people. They're great negotiators.
Why would they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. And if somebody that takes my place someday is weak and ineffective,
which possibly that will happen because we had numerous presidents that were weak, ineffective, and afraid afraid of
Iran, we're never going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon. And if you think it's okay for people that are sick of mind,
that are tough, smart, and sick, really sick ide, uh, you know, from from a a
policy standpoint, from a stand, any which way you want to say, mentally,
these are disturbed people. If you think I'm going to allow them and powerful and rich to have a nuclear weapon, you can tell your friends at the New York Times,
not going to happen. Your messaging on the war has moved from the war is coming to an end to we're going to be bombing Iran to the stone ages and we've heard a range of those kind of messages.
So are you so which is it? Are you winding this down? Are you as I can't tell you? I don't know. I can't tell. Depends what they do. This
is a critical period. They have a period of well till tomorrow at o'clock. I gave them an extension. They asked for
an extension of seven days. Right. I said, "Steve, give them days."
days is up actually today. So, I gave them I guess, indirectly. I thought it was inappropriate the day after Easter. I want to be a nice person. Uh,
they have till tomorrow. Now, we'll see what happens. I can tell you they're negotiating, we think, in good faith.
We're going to find out. We're getting the help of some incredible countries that want this to be ended because it
affects them also. A lot of people are affected by this. But we're giving them uh we're giving them till tomorrow
Eastern time. And after that they're going to have no bridges. They're going to have no power plants.
Stone ages. Yeah. Stone.
Last week you suggested that Europe should take the lead on reopening the straight of Harm. uh has circumstances changed now that you're issuing a direct
hour I mean hour ultimatum and secondly would a new new ceasefire include Israel or would it just be between Iran
we can't talk about ceasefire but I can tell you that we have a active willing participant on the other side they would
like to be able to make a deal I can't say any more than in that particular

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Scott Ritter: War Goes Horribly Wrong - U.S. Could Use Nuclear Weapons
Glenn Diesen
Apr 7, 2026

Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, US Marine, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter discusses Trump's warning, "A whole civilization will die tonight".



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[Glenn Diesen] Welcome back. Today is the 7th of April, and we are joined by Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector, a US Marine Corps intelligence officer, and also an author. So, thank you very much for taking the time.

[Scott Ritter] Thanks for having me.

[Glenn Diesen] So it's a bit uncertain at this point after all these tweets coming from Trump arguing that the Iranian civilization will die tonight. Has he lost his mind, or do you think this is just a form of negotiation tactics? How do you make sense of the recent outburst on Truth Social?

When you have a president threatening the genocide of million people, that can't be construed as rational thought under any circumstance. This is a president who's clearly lost his mind, lost his ability for rational thought, lost his ability to govern. This is a man who's not qualified to hold the office of the president of the United States of America. And if the United States hopes to retain any semblance of legitimacy constitutionally and in terms of international law, this is a president whose reign of terror must come to an end. This is an illegal war of aggression that's being waged against Iran. Nobody can articulate in cogent fashion anything other than that.

You know, Justice Jackson warned us at Nuremburg, he was the prosecutor who put the Nazis on trial for their war of aggression, because it was the ultimate war crime. Because from a war of aggression, all other war crimes emanate. And now we have the president threatening genocide. This is collective punishment, which is literally a war crime. There's no justification for this whatsoever. And there's the use of terminology by him and his vice president who has said that there are tools in the toolbox that we have yet to use, tools that would be used to facilitate this civilization ending strike. The implication is clearly that we have nuclear weapons on the line that can be used. This is a president talking about using nuclear weapons preemptively against a non-uclear threat, against no threat whatsoever. Again, the mere thought of using nuclear weapons brings up war crimes. So military planners are required to distinguish between civilian and military targets. And we know that nuclear weapons do not distinguish.

Now you could make an argument that in the case of nuclear retaliation, it just doesn't matter. But here we're talking about preemptive use of nuclear weapons, so this distinction is out the window. It's a war crime. We're also talking about proportionality. What is Iran doing that could be considered proportional to a nuclear annihilation? And the answer is nothing. The president is upset about Iran's continued stranglehold over the strait of Hormuz. And he is threatening the entire Iranian nation with annihilation if the Iranian government doesn't relinquish control of the straits. This again is collective punishment. The president is threatening genocide. The man is insane. Literally insane. He's insane if this is part of a negotiating standard, because no rational person would negotiate using such language, such positions. And he's insane simply for threatening genocide.

And the American people are collectively insane if we allow this to happen. I mean, this is outrageous that people are just going back and forth to work, not doing anything, as if nothing's happening. Where is Congress? We have one member of Congress calling for implementation of the 14th Amendment. Where is the president's cabinet? Where is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff? I mean, at this point in time, it would be appropriate for somebody to say, "Mr. President, you must cease. You are the commander-in-chief, and your social media postings have the weight of policy behind them. And you're articulating genocide. And we, the uniformed members of the United States military, will never execute orders linked to genocide. So alter this, or we must inform you that we cannot continue to receive and obey and execute orders issued by you."

This is where we're at today. This is the scope and scale of the problem, and the significance of the threat.

[Glenn Diesen] Well, it appears that some of Trump's desperation at least intensified after this search and rescue mission went wrong, or at least what appears to be a search and rescue mission. I was wondering how do you make sense of this, because the US seems to have taken a lot of losses. Do you have any details of what happened during this search and rescue?

[Scott Ritter] I don't have any, so I can only go off of informed speculation based upon the limited data that's been made available. Let's just start by noting that the force structure, two __ MCs loaded with __ Littlebird assault helicopters is a standard combat search and rescue force structure trained for by the Air Force special operations community, together with Army Special Operations Forces. This is not classified. In May of __, the US Air Force conducted an operation, I think they called it Agile Chariot in Wyoming, where they used this exact force structure. They had a downed pilot injured as part of the scenario. Two MCs landed on an improvised runway, offloaded MH and AH helicopters which went out and carried out a combat search and rescue mission. They found the pilot, recovered the pilot, came back, and everybody flew off. So for the people out there saying there's no way two MCs could ever be involved in something like this, you're wrong. Simply wrong.

So that's half the problem is we have people talking about things they just don't know and understand. But here's the twist. The force configuration; who was on board? We had tier one special operations units. We had SEAL team 6. We had Delta Force. They don't do combat search and rescue. I mean they can do it; they're highly trained of course, and they could do it, but they don't do it. And the other thing is this package is not a air force special operations package, seesar package. This is a joint special operations task force and joint special operations task force formed to carry out specific mission assignments, given to them not by the regional commander, but by the national command authority. And combat search and rescue is not a mission sent down by the national command authority.

The other thing is when we look at the composition of it, and we look at what the president has talked about, it appears that there was a package on board that had nothing to do with combat search and rescue, but had everything to do with a special mission. And we have other hints about this, because ID cards are found on board belonging to people who have nuclear expertise.

And so what we can begin to speculate in an informed fashion, that when you have Navy Seals from Delta 6, from Seal Team 6, specially trained to do nuclear seizure missions, -- this is part of their mission profile, and Delta Force likewise has similar mission capabilities. Delta Force and the US Army also possess specialized explosive ordinance disposal capabilities that are related to breaching nuclear facilities in order to gain access to them. The president made reference to equipment used for scaling mountains. They had helicopters. They're not scaling mountains. The president though gave away a significant aspect. This was equipment that is used to lower yourself into a mountain.

I believe that this was a joint special operations task force that was given the mission of securing an airfield near Isfahan, to carry out a mission of unknown duration, that could last hours, could last days, against the southern tunnel complex of Isfahan where we had identified an air vent. And the job of the Seals and the EOD was to breach the air vent, to gain access to uranium hexafluoride cylinders, recover these cylinders, and bring them out. This was the mission. This is what they were configured to do.

Now the question is therefore, where does this pilot rescue come in? Was this a audible call by the president, who was concerned that they were going to lose this colonel to the enemy, and he went ahead and sacrificed the Isfahan mission, since the airplanes went in configured for Isfahan? They didn't go in configured for combat search and rescue. They were overloaded, grossly overloaded. And that's one of the reasons why they bogged down on the airfield, and were unable to go up.

The other thing is the second aircraft may have been damaged by Iranian anti-aircraft fire. There's physical evidence on the remains of the aircraft that suggest this was the case. So that plane may not have been able to take off regardless, because of the damage done to it.

Again, there's just so much that's unknown about this, but the bottom line is this was a failed mission. They can talk about rescuing a downed pilot, but this was a failed mission if it was linked to the Isfahan tunnel complex, and recovering the material inside the facility.

Again, the fact that this was being run out of the White House is problematic. It says that there was something else going on. This wasn't just combat search and rescue. This was something else. And maybe this entire pilot rescue thing was a cover for a a larger failed operation that had to be aborted once aircraft got bogged down, once air aircraft got damaged, they had to call it off. But we don't know. There's just so much about this that remains unknown.

What we do know is that this mission was doomed to fail to begin with. Ask yourself why the Iranians were prepared. The answer is quite obvious. Tulsi Gabbard declared this mission when she told the United States Congress in open session that the intelligence community has a good idea where the Iranian uranium is. Imagine being the Iranians, and hearing the director of national intelligence say we have a good idea where it is. Well, the Iranians know exactly where it is. So they're allowed to presume that if she's right, they need to safeguard it. They need to protect it.

Then the Wall Street Journal publishes an article on March __th that says that the United States is preparing a raid to do this, and the details of airfield seizure in a multiple day operation, again to go after the uranium that Tulsi Gabbard says we know where it is. And so now the Iranians are able to look outward and say, "Okay, here's an airfield they would have to land at. Here's what they do". And they start defending it. We compromised this mission from the very beginning. My god, if we were going to do this mission, the job of the director of national intelligence would be to go Congress and say, "We have no idea where the uranium is. We're still looking for it." Now you get the Iranians to drop their guard. You don't leak your plan to the Wall Street Journal. In fact, what you say is the exact opposite. "No, we're not prepared to do this, because we don't know where it is. We wouldn't even know where to begin looking for and conducting a raid." And then you deploy your forces in secret. Instead, when they surged this ___, you could literally define the composition of a joint special operations task force based upon where forces were gotten from: Pope Air Force Base, Hunter Airfield, Fort Bragg, various locations in Oceanea, where all these special operations capabilities reside are now suddenly surging forward at one time, and it's highly publicized. We gave away this operation.

So this operation was doomed from the very start. This is one of the most foolhardy things that's ever been attempted. It was never going to succeed, because the Iranians were always going to be ready for this. This is just mindboggling, the entire aspect of this.

Well, when you put it in that context, it does make not sense, but it sheds some light on the recent threats that is if this military operation failed, then the alternative would be just to bomb really heavy. I mean, either use nuclear weapons as he suggested, or use conventional weapons to go after nuclear power plants, or bridges, whatever it may be. But if you follow Israeli media, at least one of their channels have a countdown of when 12:00 PM on the 7th of April is reached, which is in a few hours, with a great excitement. How do you think the Israelis are planning this out? Are they pushing for this massive war, or it seems that they would have some reason to be cautious, because if it looks like Iran's going down, they're not going to restrain themselves. I think that's one of the hallmarks of the Iranian strategy, which is to follow this escalation ladder quite diligently, that is if the US and Israel takes a step up, they follow, but if one would try to inflict such severe damage on Iran, and we're talking about the death of a civilization, one can imagine the Iranians hitting back in a very heavy wa.

You're absolutely right the Iranians have maintained escalation control, meaning that there's no hesitation. In the past, the United States and Israel believed they could carry out an action, and the Iranians would be hesitant. Here, the Iranians respond decisively. We saw where the United States and Israel, primarily Israel, struck some chemical plants in Iran the other day. Iran immediately responded by taking out some of the most critical chemical plants in Saudi Arabia, the Seabek plant and others, destroying them, rendering them useless. And in doing so, inflicting huge harm on the global economy.

You know, a lot of the petroleum based resources that we rely on now are not going to be available, and there is no alternative. You know, SEIC is a unique manufacturing capability. We have a SEIC plant right here. I guess it's the biggest SEIC plant in the world today, because the one in Saudi Arabia has been taken out of service. But the danger now is that when we get into the erasure of a civilization, how does Iran respond? So far, Iran has not inflicted lethal damage on any nation state. Iran will be in a position to justify itself eliminating all desalinization plants in Israel, all desalinization plants in the Gulf Arab states. And Iran has the capacity to do this. And when that happens, these nation states no longer are able to function, no longer able to survive, because you need water, and there is no alternative water source for the millions of people. You will see depopulation.

You know, the Israelis have the ability to get on boats and airplanes, and leave their country. Many of them have passports. They could go live in other nations. But for the Gulf Arabs, where are they going to go? And for the expats that call these so-called bastions of civilization home, what happens when they just turned out to be nothing more than glorified desert outposts? You can't drink the oil. And that's all there's going to be left to drink if the desalinization plants are taken down.

So, there are going to be consequences for Donald Trump's actions, and it could be nation-killing consequences. I don't know what Iran's going to do. They've always had a very civilized approach to this. But when faced with existential survival, deterrence only works if people are convinced you're going to pull the trigger. And if the United States does this, then Iran needs to terminate a nation, literally. And I don't mean through nuclear weapons and such, but I mean make it impossible for that nation state to survive. Whether they pick Israel, whether they pick the United Arab Emirates, whether they pick Bahrain, Kuwait, it doesn't matter. But one nation needs to cease to exist so that all nations understand what their fate will be if they continue to be passive in the face of America declaring genocide as its official policy.

Yeah, I was initially optimistic about Trump. I thought that a lot of his ideas were organized around the idea of scaling back the empire to save the republic, but he seems to be destroying the republic, at least reputational damage to the United States. This is difficult to recover from, but the ramifications are quite global. I guess it's hard to measure both the military, economic, and also the political consequence of this, but if you're sitting in Beijing, Moscow, what kind of considerations do you think they're taking into play here, because Iran is quite an important strategic partner.

Yeah, I mean it's 90 million people. It's not an insignificant country. Um, tremendous economic potential. You know,
Russia and China have taken a um a very pragmatic stance when it comes to the United States and Donald Trump. Um but
the that that stance was always you know predicated on the notion that um working with the United States no matter how
difficult was always the best option as opposed to working against the United States. If Donald Trump follows through if he uses nuclear weapons all bets are
off. He needs to be treated as a pri and the United States needs to be treated as a pria. Um all nations need to cease and desist any relationship with the United
States. Americans must be told that they are persona nagrada anywhere in the world. American embassies must be shut down.
American businesses must be taken over.
Um and Russia and China need to put the United States on notice that uh you know it will treat any uh American aggression
as an existential threat and um you know confront the United States with the real possibility of thermonuclear war. Uh if the United States uses nuclear weapons
against Iran, it means there are no red lines for the United States. None whatsoever. Um, and you know, it becomes a rabid dog and a rabid dog must be put
down. Um, I hate to say it because this is my country. I live here, but this is the reality. We we the people of the
United States can't tolerate this government. We have to, you know, oppose this government with all the powers available to us. And I'm not talking about revolution and going in the
streets and that. I'm talking about the power of vote. We must terminate this presidency. Um, we must elect people who are willing to impeach this president
and convict this president and everybody who obeys his unlawful orders. We need to put the generals on notice that if you obey these orders, you will be
hunted down and held accountable at some point uh in the future. That um there will be no um refuge for anybody who
articulates support for genocidal policies for uh illegal wars of aggression. Um, if we don't do that,
then we've lost our status as a sovereign people and a sovereign state.
This is an existential moment for the United States of America. We elected a madman and the question now is what are we going to do about it?
Well, if the US doesn't go for this option though, that is either use nuclear weapons or just seek um to
destroy everything of uh yeah energy plants, all of this across Iran. uh what are the alternatives because at the
moment uh it doesn't uh it's unclear what the ground troops can achieve uh especially after this failed mission one
would assume that there will be you know more apprehension or caution uh in the Pentagon but uh is there any
possibilities now opening up the straight of her moose any real purpose of ground troops or I'm just wondering if Trump is sitting at his desk now with
the different OP options. Well, what you know, what is it that he could do?
Nothing. There's nothing he can do. Uh we don't have the force structure capable of doing anything meaningful on the ground.
You know, the Marines could take Car Island, but then they can't hold it. Uh because they'll be subjected to bombardment logistically sustainable. Uh it's it's not logistically sustainable,
and we'll be taking casualties just sitting there getting hit. So, that's meaningless. And plus taking Car Island
won't open up the straight. Um it'll have no impact on the street. I think you know what we need to do is um you
know Trump needs to take the Iranian proposal and maybe throw a twist. You know when the Iranians say that you know they will
operate under safeguards that but they have to be allowed to have uranium. What I would, if I were in the United States,
I would say you must give us the deal that you had on the table before we started bombing you. That's our
non-negotiable position. Um, in exchange for that, I would also, if I were United States, say that we will never pay you
reparations directly, but what we will allow is for you to set up a tolling station at the straight of Hormuz um,
and collect money that'll pay for your um, for your, you know, repairing um,
your country. um but operated like a New York State uh throughway post. You know,
you're you're supposed to collect the toll only only until you pay off the cost of building the highway and then the toll the toll both is supposed to disappear. Um and I would tell the
Iranians as part of this deal is that we won't pay you directly, but you can open up this toll booth and you can collect the money needed for reconstruction. Um
the United Nations will agree to an amount of money. Um and then you will submit a report annually and when you've
received the monies to pay for the reparation then the uh straight moves will revert from you know your control to international control something of
that nature. Um and uh and and then you know we have to lift sanctions we have to uh allow Iran to sell its oil
unfettered fashion and uh and and all that. I think this would be a victory for Iran and it would provide a um you know an
offramp that could be politically acceptable for Trump. He could say I have accomplished what nobody has accomplished. I have brought an end to Iran's nuclear weapons potential. Um
whether the American people will believe this sufficiently to reward him in November is yet to be seen. But um you know there is a there is a diplomatic
offramp. The United States just has to have the courage to uh to take it. The courage and the wisdom.
Yeah, that's uh yeah, the courage and the wisdom though, but it does it's not going to come from Trump, I'm feeling.
Uh do you see anything though within the US? I saw, you know, Taylor Marjgery Green making the point that uh uh yeah,
Trump should essentially seize power now. Uh but is is there any significant political forces that are actually
pushing back against this? because I'm I mean I'm I'm seeing across Europe that I that none of America's allies appear to
be raising its voices. But uh of course there's concerns in Europe, East Asia,
even you know the Middle East uh from allies about how reliable or any security guarantees will be or the the
possible threats of making oneself too dependent. But is there any push back coming uh or if not from allies, from adversaries? Uh what do you think?
There's no push back right now except from Iran. Um there's no internal push back of any significance. Yes, there's some outliers. Marie Taylor Green, Roana
um are calling for, you know, invocation of the th amendment to remove this man from office. Um but there's no serious
uh political movement to follow through on that. Um, Europe just doesn't matter anymore.
Literally doesn't matter. Uh, no one cares what Europe says. The hypocrisy of Europe to, uh, call Donald Trump out for
his, you know, criminal statements while they condone the attack against Russian energy infrastructure, um, is, you know,
just mind-boggling. Um, but again,
Europe's just made itself totally irrelevant. Europe has nothing they can bring to the table. Um, nothing they can offer. um their economy is about to be hit by a tidal wave of energy shortages.
Um and the only solution is the solution that um you know they won't they won't accept which is you know returning to Russian energy and at this juncture
Russia may not. Russia's right now you know I don't know if they have the capacity to support Europe or Russia is busy signing contracts of everybody else
in the world um meeting their energy needs now that % of the world's energy supplies have been taken off the market.
So um Europe is irrelevant. You know Asia, the United States is committing you know irreparable harm here. Um you
know South Korea, Japan are talking about fuel rationing. Um you know they are totally dependent upon uh the Middle
East for their you know for the bulk of their energy supplies. Um and there's going to be resentment about the United States which
has not only you know failed to protect them but is responsible for the harm that is you know that is that is striking them at this juncture. Um you
know this is this is a disaster for the United States. An absolute disaster. Um maybe it's a blessing for the world.
Maybe this is what had to happen to uh to allow the world to gather around and ring the bells and sing ding-dong the
witch is dead. um the wicked witch, you know, because we are the wicked witch.
We are the bad people of the world. I mean, it's something we can laugh at as the at the analogy, but the fact is my president has articulated a policy that
would make us the greatest genocide nation in the history of the world. Um,
no, if we successfully implement this policy, we'll have done worse harm than Nazi Germany, worse harm than Imperial
Japan. Um, and as an American, that's just intolerable. intolerable.
If this is uh you know part of a very immoral and uh dangerous negotiation tactic, um
what do you think can be actually achieved at this point? Because the Iranians, last I heard was uh ceased the
negotiations given the aggressive rhetoric coming out of Washington. But uh but on the other hand, you know, it
appears that Witco Kushner has been taken off and JD Vance, which um apparently never wanted this war, uh
will do some of the negotiations. Do you think there's any pathway at all or are the two sides just simply too far away?
This is where I get in trouble with uh my Iranian friends because they point to the people in the streets of Iran who are telling the government, "Stay the
course, finish this thing. Do not give in. No ceasefires, no nothing." Um and that that's the passion of a people that
uh is very empowering um in terms of you know their expression of support. But we're dealing with a government that has
been trying for decades now to get sanctions lifted um and to bring, you
know, um you know, a better life to the people of Iran. Um,
this struggle has created the potential for sanctions to be lifted, for Iran to be allowed to
rejoin the u the family of nations um in a full membership capacity um for the
Iranian government to deliver to the Iranian people all that has been promised over the course of the past several decades. Um,
o how do you get there from where they're at? Um, it's going to require some leadership on the part of Iran. um
you know and they they need to understand that if they uh seek to demand too much no
matter how justified it is. I'm not sitting here saying that the the Iranians are not justified to pursue
victory um that benefits them the best given all that they've sacrificed and that they're on the right side of history. But sometimes you can um get a
pirick victory. You know, you the price you pay for your victory is is too high.
um at some point in time if Iran doesn't find a um a formula that will be acceptable to the United States, the
United States will um move on making Iran disappear. Um that's just that we're never going to surrender to Iran. Um,
and this is where the Iranian government has to come in and be smart. Um, you know, to to find a solution that brings
an end to this conflict uh that allows sanctions to be lifted, allows Iran's economy to be
fully engaged um but also gives America dignified exit um you know this is about
politics right now. Um and and so there will have to be some compromise on the part of Iranians if they want to um turn
this victory into something that's meaningful. I mean they can fight to the end and uh and claim victory, but if the price of victory is the absolute
devastation and destruction of your nation, um that's literally the definition of what a piric victory is. I don't think Iran is looking for a pirick
victory. I think they're looking for um a termination of the situation that has existed for the past, you know, five
decades where the United States is um you know, seeking hegemonic domination um over a region that includes Iran.
Yeah. No, no, I tend to agree with that sentiment. I think if their victory would be too great, uh either the United
States as suggested now by Trump or Israel uh could reach for a nuclear weapon or just yeah would do whatever it
takes to destroy Iran. Uh but that's why this is a critical point it seems because up until now they there would be
a possibility I think to get some kind of a deal but if Trump moves forward with this uh it seems to be all over
though, isn't it? I mean, if they really if it it's not a nuclear weapon this time, if they I will say just go after
its nuclear power plants, destroy this with the nuclear fallout, the bridges,
all of this. I mean, if this is the only thing they're going after, it's it's going to be very hard for Iran when all of this has been destroyed to actually turn around and agree to anything.
I mean, yes, of course. Um, but people need to understand that infrastructure can be rebuilt. Um the Chinese are very
good at it and I do believe that if uh this conflict ends uh that China will play a very important role in the
reconstruction of of Iran. Russia will play a role too. Um the the the the concern is energy
infrastructure. Uh how much damage is done there? because even if you lift sanctions and allow Iran to plug back in, if they're not able to produce the energy,
um they're going to have, you know,
they're going to be challenged. Uh and the longer Iran waits to get plugged back in, the more the market is going to be um you know, taken up by others, um
you know, Russia, um to name one. um you know and Russia is a good a good friend and a
good ally but I don't think Russia you know is the kind of friend that uh you know gives away half their paycheck. Um
you know so you know Iran needs to be realistic here about uh you know about what they can achieve. I know that
they're very angry. I know that they have you know righteousness on their side but they also need to be realistic about what can be achieved. Um the
strategic defeat of the United States is an impossibility because we are a nuclear armed nation. Um and we will use nuclear weapons before we allow
ourselves to collapse. Uh so if Iran's seeking to collapse America, no, you know,
we already have seen that Iran has made it impossible for American forces to remain in Qatar. Uh they've said that they're shutting down the Aludade air
base and America's presence there. Um you know what other nations will follow suit? um you know, can the United States
afford to come back and reconstitute its footprint in the Middle East? And what policies will a heavy military footprint
favor? Um you know, so you there's there's a lot of unknowns out there that need to be better defined, but um you
know, bringing an end to this conflict um while Iran can still function as a member of the international community should be the goal and objective of every Iranian politician.
Well, One uh goal which you mentioned earlier would be perhaps seizing Car Island. I heard uh um uh oh was his
name? General uh oh god my mind sent now. Uh General
Keith Kellogg, sorry. He he was um yeah he was making the point that at a minimum the US should seize Car Island
and either you know his idea of holding Car Island with the energy facilities or just destroying everything which is
there. Uh do you think either of those two could be one of the main options?
Because if this is shut down uh that's a huge chunk of Iran's economy.
Well, the Iranians have said they'll they'll simply, you know,
it's a it's it's a place that's used right now to, you know, transfer oil onto tankers uh and such,
but Iran can easily build, you know, again with Chinese assistance, the they can they can, you know, make Bonder Abas that port,
Chabahar, they can build a new port totally dedicated. uh losing Car Island doesn't end everything. It's a it's a
matter of convenience. Uh but um you know, but again, that just shows how the United States becomes singularly focused
on uh on on issues that haven't been well thought out. Um the physical occupation of Kar of course can be
accomplished. Um that's what the Marine Corps does. Um we have two battalion landing teams. Um there's no doubt in my mind that these
battalion landing teams would be able to uh secure a foothold ashore, fight their way through and occupy the island.
Then what? First of all, it could be a great cost. The Iranians are underground in tunnels. Uh it could be a nightmare to dig them out. But we'll dig them out
because we're Marines. Um but now we have to hold an island and the Iranian mainland is just right there. They have missiles and drones. They'll just come
keep coming in, keep coming in, keep coming in, keep coming in. at some point in time we'll have to leave Kar Island. Um and what will he have achieved?
Nothing. Um so I I I'm hoping that the president is now going to be informed by
his uh cabinet and such that they they can't support this this this kind of operation that there's no military reason for this operation.
Just my last question though is on Israel because they seem to have been a key driving force um uh well
incentivizing Trump to go forth with this. Do do you think they might play a larger role if the US would now go for
this you know complete destruction of uh Iran?
If we take this route we're take we're doing the Israeli plan. This is what the Israelis want. this is what they've wanted all along. And so Israel will um you know be cheering on the sidelines,
but the Israelis aren't you know confronting the reality that it's over for Israel. Um,
you know, back in September of uh, Benjamin Netanyahu upon hearing, um,
Joe Biden announcement at in New Delhi during the Gmeeting about the, uh,
intend to create the India Middle East European Economic Corridor. And Netany came out and said this is the most important day in modern Israeli history.
People have forgotten about this. The most important day in modern Israeli history. Why? because the fact is Israel is a dysfunctional state until it can
become an economic superpower in the region. Um and this corridor was going to position Israel to be just that. Um
you know this corridor was seen as an extension of the policies of the Abrams Accord. Um and again the idea is for the Arab nations to recognize Israel, do
business with Israel and establish business partnerships where Israel would have a lead role. um this would have made Israel legitimate in the eyes of
the the regional countries and therefore a player in the in in the overall you know global climate of humanity. Um
that's done. There will be no Indian Middle East economic corridor. Um you know Israel is being destroyed as we
speak. Who's going to pay for Israeli reconstruction? And if they take it to the next level, um you know, we're going to see a population suddenly drop by
three, four million as people flee because there's no water to sustain life. Um you know, Israel still has political clout
here at home. But the fact is you know Israel has suffered such damage because of this conflict. The conflict that they started the conflict that they have uh
you know defined the um the scope and scale of um you know you know Israel has suffered huge damage that is recover.
Who's going to pay for their reconstruction? Not the United States.
Um and and how are they going to survive? Their economy is already in tatters. Uh you know no one's going to
do business with them. Um, I I think this is the end of Israel as we uh as as a modern um Jewish homeland. I don't
think it that is a sustainable model anymore. And this will be one of the great victories of all times, but it will be a victory of Iran over um Israel.
Yeah, it's always dangerous when countries uh well will face this kind of existential threats. But uh just sorry,
one last question. Uh final last question. Uh what do we know so far though about the damages that have
inflicted upon Israel because we don't get a lot of information out of Israel?
Again, we don't know um a lot. Um we we do know that uh photographs keep being
taken of missiles hitting targets even after the Israelis say the missiles were intercepted. Um you know, but the uh the
you know, the the proof will be in the in the pudding. um you know what is Israel's economic performance right now?
What contracts are they engaged in? Um where are they earning money? And the answer is they're not uh Israel isn't open for business right now. Their the
businesses don't function normally. They can't function normally uh being under continuous bombardment from uh from from
the the West. You know, Israel is literally, you know, they invented, you know, short-term pain for long-term gain. That seems to be the Israeli
approach right now. But um the pain that they're suffering was something the Israelis always worried about. They uh in June they said we have to stop
because we're taking too much pain and we don't have a an identifiable offramp because the United States did not join in. Now they have the United
States in. This is a this is actually a political victory for Benjamin Netanyahu to get President Trump to do what no other president was willing to do and
that is to join in a concerted military-driven uh plan to eliminate the theocracy. Um you know so the Israelis
have what they wanted but it's not going the way they wanted. The United States is incapable of sealing the deal on victory and Israel lacks the capacity to
achieve victory unilaterally. Um, and now we have a situation where the United States is looking for an off-ramp. What happens if the United States accepts an
off-ramp, but says we can't control Israel. That's between Iran and Israel.
And um and now Israel is on its own with the Iranians continuing to pound um you know them on a on a daily basis. How
long can Israel survive? What will Israel look like um you know this time next year? Will it be the same
grotesqually enlarged uh you know parasite that it is or will uh you know will the Israelis have reverted back to
their you know you know borders or um you know and and uh and learn to live in peace
with the with their Palestinian neighbors. Um, you know, the bottom line is Israel is the fundamental problem and
unless the solution to this conflict includes a viable solution to limit Israel's ability to project power aggressively against their neighbors,
um, it's hard to talk about um, peace terms that would be acceptable to to Iran.
Okay. Well, thank you for taking the time and I guess in a few hours we'll find out what uh to make of uh Trump's u
yeah quite vulgar and aggressive uh claims. So, thanks again. Thank you very much.

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Shock and Defiance — Iranians Respond to Trump's Annihilation Rhetoric
Drop Site News
Apr 7, 2026

APRIL 7, 2026 | Drop Site's Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Murtaza Hussain speak with Sina Azodi, Assistant Professor of Middle East Politics and Program Director for the M.A. in Middle East Studies at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. They discussed Trump's Truth Social post this morning which threatened to "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran does not meet his deadline of 8pm ET this evening to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump said:

"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"

"A lot of people are seriously afraid," Azodi said. "I know someone personally who had contacted their loved ones and said goodbyes in case something happens to them...It's a terrifying situation to be in."

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BREAKING: Two Week Ceasefire w/Iran Lt Col Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis / Deep Dive
Streamed live 37 minutes ago

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https://x.com/araghchi/status/2041655156215799821

Seyed Abbas Araghchi
@araghchi

Statement on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran:

TEHRAN-7 APRIL 2026

On behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I express gratitude and appreciation for my dear brothers The Prime Minister of Pakistan Sharif and The Field Marshal Munir for their tireless efforts to end the war in the region.

In response to the brotherly request of PM Sharif in his tweet, and considering the request by the U.S. for negotiations based on its 15-point proposal as well as announcement by POTUS about acceptance of the general framework of Iran's 10-point proposal as a basis for negotiations, I hereby declcare on behalf of Iran's Supreme National Security Council:

If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.

For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Islamic Republic of Iran

5:11 PM · Apr 7, 2026

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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate. Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated. On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP


Apr 07, 2026, 4:32 PM