July 15, 2026 • 29 mins
1. Ukraine's Drone Campaign Against Russia
- Russian oil refineries
- Fuel depots
- Transportation and logistics infrastructure
- Energy facilities supporting the Russian war effort
These attacks are causing:
- Fuel shortages inside Russia
- Long lines at gas stations
- Economic pressure on the Kremlin
- Growing dissatisfaction among Russian citizens and oligarchs
Ukraine is attempting to weaken Russia economically and politically rather than solely through battlefield victories.
2. Pressure on Vladimir Putin and Russian Oligarchs
- Putin's image of stability is being threatened.
- Economic disruptions may reduce support among Russian elites and oligarchs.
- Internal dissatisfaction could eventually force Putin toward negotiations.
3. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the Democratic Party
- Marxist and communist ideologies have become influential within DSA leadership.
- DSA is increasingly shaping Democratic Party candidates and policy.
- The Democratic Party has failed to resist these ideological influences.
The DSA Party portrays:
- Socialism
- Marxism
- Communism
as threats to American democracy and economic freedom.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's crazy to think it's now been more than four
years since the war in Ukraine started. Vladimir Putin has
not gotten what he thought was going to happen out
of that war. He certainly has not taken over all
of Ukraine, and Ukraine has largely been defined by the
battles on Ukrainian soil. But something has changed over the
(00:22):
past several months. Increasingly Ukraine has been taking the fight
deep inside of Russia. Now not with massive ground invasions
with troops or machinery. Instead, they've been doing it with
long range drones flying very low and targeting the actual
infrastructure that keeps the Russian economy and military running. Now,
(00:46):
to be clear, that's actually one thing, well two, if
you really want to get down to it, oil and gas.
And now there are new reports coming out saying that
Ukraine's new battle plan is working incredibly well. The coverage
now being highlighted in a lot of Europe. Ukrainian strikes
have not only hit oil refineries, but also fuel depots
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as well as ports and logistics hubs across Russia. That
has resulted in massive now fuel shortages that has turned
into long lines at gas stations in Russia and now
official rationing in some regions. Now there's growing pressure on
Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin in general. Reuters and now
(01:30):
the Associated Press are also reporting quote significant disruptions to
Russia's fuel production and distribution following the latest wave of
attacks on their energy infrastructure. Now this matters because wars
aren't fought on the battlefield alone. They're literally fought with
logistics and manufacturing and transportation and then public morale as
(01:54):
well as money and cash that Russia desperately needs, and
it comes from oil and gas. Now, Russia remains one
of the world's largest oil producers. That is how Vladimir
Putin keeps his power. But now it's dealing with these shortages,
and they're dealing with them. Not to sell abroad, they're
dealing with them at home because of the repeated strikes
(02:17):
on the refinery capabilities. Reuters reported that gasoline production had
fallen quote well below seasonal demand after several major refineries
were damaged and forced offline altogether. Now, if you imagine
what that means, one of the world's largest superpowers is
struggling to keep enough gasoline flowing to meet their domestic demand.
(02:41):
That is a remarkable development, especially because it's happening at
the hands of Ukraine.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Now. Across parts of Russia.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
There's also reports that are describing motorists waiting in extremely
long lines for fuel, and then there's export restrictions that
have been put out. There's also emergency imports and regional
efforts to manage the shortages. The Associated Press is now
describing the situation as quote unprecedented for modern Russia. And
(03:09):
for Vladimir Putin, the challenge isn't simply the military issue.
It's now become a political one for him. Throughout his
years in power, Putin has cultivated an image of stability.
Russians could tolerate sanctions, they could tolerate inflation, many even
tolerated the prolonged.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Four year war.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
But the shortages change everything. And that's exactly why Ukraine
is doing what they're doing now, because now you have
ordinary citizens that literally can't fuel their cars. Their businesses
are struggling to operate, deliveries are slowing down. Agriculture has
become much more difficult, and that is where the frustrations
become publicly visible. Ukraine, by the way, they clearly seem
(03:54):
to understand this so rather than focusing only on the
front lines, Kiev is increasingly target to what military analysts
call Russia's war sustaining infrastructure, oil refineries and storage facilities,
then the logistics networks, and then the transportation links. And
the objective is actually incredibly simple. It's not only to
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reduce Russia's military capability, but also to increase the economic
cost of continuing the war with Ukraine. Now that doesn't
mean Russia's on the verge of collapse. In fact, I
think it's fair to say it's far from it. But
what Russia still understands is that when people on the
ground get angry, things can change quickly, and it can
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also change the way the oligarchs act towards Vladimir Putin. Now,
Russia still possesses enormous military resources, they have significant industrial capabilities,
and they have substantial financial reserves. But these strikes are
demonstrating that the war is affecting ordinary Russians more directly
than before, which can change the tide certainly for Vladimir Putin,
(05:00):
not in a good way. But Russia has another pr
problem problem, and it relates to Lindsey Graham, and I
want to play that for you in a moment. But
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All right, I want to play for you a very
interesting question that was asked to President Donald Trump, and
it was one asked on Newsmax. Greg Kelly asked President
Trump whether he thinks Russia might have been involved played
a role in the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. And
I want you to listen to what the President had
to say.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
We've heard a lot of your comments. He lost a
big friend.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
I saw him in Ukraine on his way back, and
we all saw the video. He didn't look so hot,
I'm told by those who know him. Maybe he looked
a little off. He was tired. Look, the Russians have
they have a habit of poisoning people they don't like,
and Lindsey Graham once called for Putin to be taken out.
You have any suspicions or worries. Do you think we
(07:43):
know the whole story about his death?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Well, I think we do. We've had great doctors and
they talked about, you know, in a certain part of
his body literally blew up, and that's a condition I
believe his father had. Also, his father died very very
young from heart complications, and that's what Lindsay had. And
it's something that's number one. It's very tough to see,
and even if you see it, it's hard to fix,
(08:06):
very hard to fix. And you know, he had the
problem with arteries, and I thought he was like a
seventy percent blockage. I said, Lindsay, you're gonna have to
go and take care of that.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
But this was not that problem.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
This was a different problem that wasn't really related. So
he called me and I said, how you know he
just got back from Ukraine. He's he was a worker.
He was always someplace and he loved it though, he
really loved it.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
He was good.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
He was a good he was really a great politician actually,
but he just got back and I said, how you
doing and he said, well, I'm doing good, but I'm tired.
And within you know, a short period of time after
that call, uh, he was gone. Amazing actually, but he was.
I don't think, you know, just to answer the conspiracy there,
I don't know. I'd love to say yes, but I
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think he had some problems and very very difficult and
his father died just about at the same age. You know,
I'm a believer in the racesource theory. You know, if
you have problems, you have problems, and he had some
problems that were a little bit deep seated and not
easy to find.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
The president there answering that question about could Russia be involved? Now,
I bring that up because obviously this is playing into
a lot of the issues that Vladimir Putin is having
right now in Ukraine. It's also interesting to see there
was an article written in the Daily Mail and this
is what it said, Putin.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
And his family might jump out a window.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Russian leaders undergrowing pressure from the oligarchs as Ukraine strikes
spark more petrol shortages and chaos. It goes on to
say Putin and his family might be murdered as the
Krimin dictator rapidly loses support across Russia. A senior Estonian
minister has said. Foreign minister made the comments in an
(09:53):
interview with a Dutch newspaper on the topic of Russia's
faltering performance in the war with Ukraine. This, even among
the oligarchs, more and more doubting Putin's war. Many who
spoke of victory a year ago no longer believe it now.
It comes to Ukraine is striking Russian energy infrastructure at
an unprecedented rate. Zelenski's intense drone campaign is now triggering
(10:16):
Moscow's worst fuel crisis in decade.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
The Daily Mail continues.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
More than half of Russia's regions have now been forced
to impose strict limits on fuel cells, with disgruntled residents well,
they're sitting for hours and getting in even to dramatic
brawls at petrol stations. Putin could change his goals at
enter into serious negotiations if he acts rationally. The leader
(10:42):
from Essonia said in the interview he also wanted to
say it's just as possible that one day he'll jump
out a window with his family. After all, things like
that happened quote unquote in Russia. Now, since the beginning
of twenty twenty six, Russia's refineries have been hit at
least one hundred and ninety four times. That is an
elevenfold increase from the same period the previous year. That
(11:05):
according to data from a Polish analytical group monitoring the war.
And in June Keef at Moscow so oil refinery several
times that sparked huge blazes and sent clouds of smoke
billowing over the capitol and Russia. And so clearly the
Ukrainian leadership have said, we've got an idea here. We're
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gonna have a forty day influence operation. We're going to
use our long wearing strike units, and we're going to
try to force Putin to the negotiating table. And by
now they say every Russian fills. This war isn't happening
somewhere far away, but now it's reaching them directly. So
here we are Vladimir Putin having a day where he's
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going to have to decide does he keep going forward
and then risk getting in serious trouble with the Russian
people and even the oligarchs, or does this change is
calculus and act. We talk about a cease fire. We'll
keep covering it in the days ahead of us. All right,
there's a new warning and a new article from the
Free Press that is reigniting the long running debate about
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the direction of the Democratic Party and specifically now the
massive influence and the massive number of candidates that the
Democratic Socialists of America known as DSA are actually having
and when it comes to influence in its leadership on
American politics. Now, this article now has come out saying
(12:33):
that quote, the majority of the National Political Committee for
the Democratic Socialists of America, that is, the organization's elected
governing body, all right, publicly identifies with or belongs to
quote caucuses that embrace Communists, Marxists, or Marxist Leninist traditions. Now,
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the article argues this represents a significant ideological shift than
the organization's leadership compared with previous years. Now, for decades,
many Americans assume that the term Democratic Socialists was like
a fringe idea, that it was like a very small
number of people in the Democratic Party, nothing to really
(13:16):
worry about. Well, that assumption is now wrong, because Democratic
Socialists now refers primarily to what it is, a European
style welfare state.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
All right.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
It expanded government programs massively. That's why Democrats like it.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
Now.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
The Free Press is now saying that within the DSA itself,
the organized communist factions have gained increasing influence over the
entire Democratic Party and also over the internal elections and
policy directions of the Democratic Party.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
Now.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
The article also notes that several caucuses represented in the
leadership now openly describe themselves as not just like communists. Okay,
straight up, Marxists, are Marxist Leninists. Others are reporting that
this is a growing role of these factions within the
entire Democratic leadership in general. That's now why you're seeing
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so many extremist candidates that are actually running and winning. Now,
this also raises another important question. If the leadership in
this organization has become this powerful, what does that mean
for the Democratic Party in general? Well, it means that
there is chaos within the Democratic Party. They don't know
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how to stop the Marxist Leninists from taking over and
that is what they're doing. Okay, you can identify as
a Democrat, as a as a Marxist. They don't have
a problem with you as a socialist, and I have
a problem with you. If you're a communist, they don't
have a problem with you. But that is the problem,
the fact that the Democrats did not fight this within
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their own family, and now it is festered into a
massive cancer. They don't know how to stop it because
now these crazies are actually in charge and they're picking
the candidates that are running.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Now.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Marxism has developed, by the way, by Karl Marx called
for quote, replacing capitalism with collective ownership of the means
of production. They also envisioned what they described as a
classless society.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Everyone's the same.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
So governments would then say, all right, we're going to
have policies that say everyone must be equal. Think about
how that changes America. You look at the Soviet Union
under Lenin and Stalin, all right. You look at Malan China,
You look at Cuba under Castro, you look at Cambodia
all right under Rogue. They all became authoritarian states, right,
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and they committed widespread human rights abuses to gain the
power that now the Communists in America are begging for. Historians,
by the way, also say this, find us a country
that has actually flourished under communism, socialism or Marxism.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
It doesn't exist. Now. You look at Russia for example.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Right now you have political repression, you've got restrictions on
civil liberties, and you even have mass deaths of their
own people. You can apply that to any other country,
by the way, that socialist communists are Marxists. So why
is the Democratic Socialist Party of America having the success
right now? Because they were not policed or stopped by
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the Democratic Party. And that is the heart of why
this matters today. Now, the Free Press also argue this
isn't simply a matter of labels. It contends that communist
align causes now run or play a significant role in
shaping the leadership and the agenda of the left. That
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is a threat to American democracy, American freedom, our constitution.
And because several, by the way, elected officials around the
country have now been affiliated and endorsed by the Democratic
Socialists of America, you have to look at them and say,
hold on, how did the Democratic PARTI as a whole
not get a hold of this. How do they not
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stop it? Maybe they didn't want to. By the way,
if you think about the most democratic elected officials right
now in this country, the newest ones, they are radical
socialists and Marxists, the Democratic Party has not figured out
a way to stop them from growing, including the leadership
like Chuck Schumer. You have the rise of AOC and
Mandannie and others like that. And so even some former
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DSA members have expressed concerns about the organization's trajectory.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
Let me give you an example.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
There was a recent opinion piece by the former DSA
member Jake Autman, and he argued that the organization has
shifted from a broader democratic socialist coalition towards one increasingly
influenced by more ideologically rigid Marxists and Linen tendencies. If
they're warning you, and I'm talking about four or or
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members of the board about how radical they become, you
know we've got a real problem now for voters. The
larger question and the lesson may be this, you need
to look at your candidates, right, because this is much
bigger of a problem than basic campaign slogans or even
party labels. All Right, you look at the organizations that
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candidates belong to. That tells you who they really are.
You need to look at the platforms that they support.
By the way, if you want to see how radical
the Democratic Socialism americaard go to their website, read what
they believe in. And you're going to say, oh, my gosh, Ben,
this isn't real. And I'm going to say I wish
it wasn't, but guess what it actually is. You can
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see who they endorse, and then you know who is
a threat to our freedoms in this country. And these
people they're shaping not only the candidates we get, but
they're also now reshaping the Democratic Party as a whole.
Let me just explain to you how radical I'm saying
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they become. You know, AOC the darling of the left,
she's a radical. Well, the Democratic Socialists of America have
now officially pulled their support for AOC, not because she's
too radical, but because they say she's actually too moderate.
The loss of a socialist endorsement by AOC, like that's
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the point where you're like, all right, did hell freeze over?
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Let me read their own statement.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
The national leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America have
pulled their endorsement of AOC. They cite her pragmatic approach
to party unity, her fundraising for establishment Democrats, and her
careful positioning regarding the war in Gaza as proof that
she had quote moderated, therefore losing their support. Now this
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is who is running the Democratic Party right now. These
are the people that are picking the candidates. And I
tell you this because because you need to understand. This
is now where the Democratic Party is. They are radical,
they are extreme, and the majority of them in the
Democratic leadership say they're either a socialist, a Marxist, a Stalinist.
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In their approach, all of those things equal one main theme.
They want to destroy America from within. They believe America
is evil. They believe America is a threat to their
belief system, and they want to destroy this country and
rebuild it where they have all the power. And every
one of us is poor and incompetent, and our children
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have bad educations and none of us have any money
to stand up to them.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
That is their plan.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
When they tell you it's their plan, and they put
it on their website, I will say it again. Believe them.
The strain of worm moves remains one of the most
strategically important waterways on Earth. That's why we're talking about
it so much. As I've said before, about one fifth
of the world's oil supply normally passes through the shipping
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lane each and every day. President Donald Trump has continued
now to escalate pressure on Iran while also adjusting parts
of his strategy, and today Trump said no country should
be charging ships a fee to pass through the strain
of WORMUS, backing away from that earlier proposal for a
(21:27):
US imposed transit fee.
Speaker 5 (21:29):
Now.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
I'm going to have more on that in a moment.
But the military situation remains extremely tense. The United States
has continued intense strikes against the Iranian military targets after
accusing Tehran of violating previous understandings and threatening shipping throughout
the Persian Gulf. Iranian forces have also responded with missile
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and drone attacks targeting Gulf region facilities and maritime traffic,
keeping the entire region well on edge. Now. One of
the biggest concerns right now is still very much commercial shipping.
Major shipping companies are continuing to monitor the situation carefully,
and vessel traffic through the strait has slowed significantly. Why,
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Because the insurers and the cargo companies and the tanker
operators are now weighing the real growing risk from Iran.
Every reduction in shipping raises concerns about higher energy prices
and potential supply disruptions if the conflict worsens. Meanwhile, Iran's
political leadership is also signaling that it intends to maintain
(22:37):
quote unquote their pressure. According to new reports, lawmakers in
Tehran are advancing legislation really to Iranian's control over the
Strait of Hormuz. That is a move that analysts believe
is intended to both strengthen Iran's negotiating position and also
demonstrate resolve domestically and send a clear message of the
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US and the Middle East that they're not done fighting now.
From Washington, the Trump administration is continuing to argue that
freedom of navigation must be protected and that Iran cannot
be allowed to threaten one of the world's most important
maritime choke points.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
Now.
Speaker 1 (23:14):
Military analysts also say the United States now faces two
well simultaneous objectives. Number one, protect international shipping, and then
number two, to prevent the conflict from expanding into a
broader regional war involving additional countries that Iran would love
to bring into the mix. Now these goals are becoming
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increasingly difficult. Why because Iran continues to act more and
more erratic each and every day. Now, the financial markets
are also watching every development closely, and this does have
an impact on you and your family's budget. Oil prices
have climbed sharply amid the renewed fears of supply disruptions,
and investors are trying to determine whether this becomes a
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prolonged confrontation or weather. Diplomacy can eventually reduce tensions. Even
rumors surrounding the Strait of Hormus can move global markets
instantly because of its enormous importance to international energy.
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Now.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
President Trump has also made it clear that he believes
America's role in protecting international shipping has come at significant
costs to the United States of America, and that's why
he talked about having a proposed transit fee. Well, let's
talk about what has happened with that in the last
twenty four hours now. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday
(24:34):
afternoon that he has now decided to replace his proposed
twenty percent reimbursement fee on cargo ships transiting the Strait
of Hormuz with trade and investment deals involving Gulf states,
while maintaining a blockade on ships traveling to or from
Iranian ports or carrying Iranian cargo.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
That would include their oil.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Quote oil has flown like never before thanks to the
awesome power of the United States military, t Trump said
on True Social He credited the Secretary of War Pete Headseth,
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the US Central Command,
and American service members for the victory.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
Trump said the sort.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Of ramus is open to all ships traffic except for Iran,
blaming Tehran saying they're lying, violent and malicious leadership for
placing the country and a path towards quote total destruction.
The President saying, we will therefore have a full blockade,
but only on ships coming to and from Iranian ports
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or carrying anything that has to do with Iranian cargo.
And the President announced then that he would replace that
twenty percent fee that he proposed Monday to reimburse the
United States for protecting international shipping through the waterway with
something different, saying, quote, based on highly productive conversations with
Middle East leadership. I've decided to replace the twenty percent
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United States reimbursement fee with trade and investment deals that
the various Golf States will be making into the United
States of America. The President also described the planned investment
as massive and said they would also be extraordinarily good
for the Gulf States and their futures as well. As
everyone is aware, we have the largest dollar investment into
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the United States of any country in history, but these
new investments will make the number even larger, and we
will see factories, plants, and equipment pour into the United
States at historic levels, which will then create additional millions
of high paying American jobs. The president said, America's winning again,
winning like never before. The days of Iran killing hundreds
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of thousands of people, including fifty two thousand protesters, are over,
and most importantly, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon now.
Trump's announcement also came after US forces carried out a
five hour mission targeting Iranian code defend systems, missile and
drone sites, and maritime capabilities to further degrade Iran's ability
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to attack commercial shipping. US Central Command said the strikes
hit military targets across Iran, including many areas that were
very close to where the shipping channel is. Now, Trump
had declared the ceasefire over and said the United States
would take over the Strait of horm Moves and become
its guardian.
Speaker 3 (27:25):
Now.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Trump first announced that twenty percent reimbursement on Monday, declaring
that the United States and the Straight of hor Moves
would be open and it will remain open with or
without Iran. And that is when he said the United
States was reinstating that Iranian blockade, which would only stop
Iran ships or customers from entering or leaving, while all
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other countries would have fair and open use of the strait.
Trump said the United States would expect to be reimbursed
for protecting international shipping at that rate of twenty percent
on all cargo ships. Now, the President has clearly changed that.
Now here's what's happened. When it comes to the price
that pump oil prices have risen four percent in early
trading on Monday going into Tuesday. Goldman Sachs came out
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and warned that the renewed escalation would increase short term
risk of higher prices by further disrupting golf exports and
That is exactly why the presidents made it clear that
in America we have to continue to drill, baby drill.
One thing is for sure, the President is being very
proactive right now making sure that Iran doesn't hold the
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world hostage. And also the President says the US will
knock out Iran's power plants and bridges next week unless
the regime makes a deal. Take a listen to what
the President had to say in his own words.
Speaker 5 (28:46):
Strikes were seen this week against Iran will expand are
you considering hitting energy targets or other locations inside land?
Speaker 6 (28:55):
I'll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we'll
hit energy tuggets. Yeah, but we're going to hit him
very hard tonight. We're going to hit him very hard.
Tomorrow night, We're going to hit him very hard the
night after. And then next week it gets really bad
for them because next week comes the power plants, next
(29:15):
week comes the bridges. We're going to knock out all
the power plants. We're going to knock out all that
bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.
Speaker 5 (29:23):
Do you believe the Iranians are serious about making a deal.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
I think they have no choice.
Speaker 5 (29:28):
Why haven't they yet.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
I think if I.
Speaker 6 (29:30):
Didn't do the way I'm doing, they would never make
a deal.
Speaker 1 (29:34):
So there's the President in his own word, saying that
next week the US will knock out o RAN's power
plans and bridges unless the regime makes a deal.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
We will obviously keep you updated on all of this.
Speaker 1 (29:47):
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It's crazy to think it's now been more than four
years since the war in Ukraine started. Vladimir Putin has
not gotten what he thought was going to happen out
of that war. He certainly has not taken over all
of Ukraine, and Ukraine has largely been defined by the
battles on Ukrainian soil. But something has changed over the
(00:22):
past several months. Increasingly Ukraine has been taking the fight
deep inside of Russia. Now not with massive ground invasions
with troops or machinery. Instead, they've been doing it with
long range drones flying very low and targeting the actual
infrastructure that keeps the Russian economy and military running. Now,
(00:46):
to be clear, that's actually one thing, well two, if
you really want to get down to it, oil and gas.
And now there are new reports coming out saying that
Ukraine's new battle plan is working incredibly well. The coverage
now being highlighted in a lot of Europe. Ukrainian strikes
have not only hit oil refineries, but also fuel depots
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as well as ports and logistics hubs across Russia. That
has resulted in massive now fuel shortages that has turned
into long lines at gas stations in Russia and now
official rationing in some regions. Now there's growing pressure on
Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin in general. Reuters and now
(01:30):
the Associated Press are also reporting quote significant disruptions to
Russia's fuel production and distribution following the latest wave of
attacks on their energy infrastructure. Now this matters because wars
aren't fought on the battlefield alone. They're literally fought with
logistics and manufacturing and transportation and then public morale as
(01:54):
well as money and cash that Russia desperately needs, and
it comes from oil and gas. Now, Russia remains one
of the world's largest oil producers. That is how Vladimir
Putin keeps his power. But now it's dealing with these shortages,
and they're dealing with them. Not to sell abroad, they're
dealing with them at home because of the repeated strikes
(02:17):
on the refinery capabilities. Reuters reported that gasoline production had
fallen quote well below seasonal demand after several major refineries
were damaged and forced offline altogether. Now, if you imagine
what that means, one of the world's largest superpowers is
struggling to keep enough gasoline flowing to meet their domestic demand.
(02:41):
That is a remarkable development, especially because it's happening at
the hands of Ukraine.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Now. Across parts of Russia.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
There's also reports that are describing motorists waiting in extremely
long lines for fuel, and then there's export restrictions that
have been put out. There's also emergency imports and regional
efforts to manage the shortages. The Associated Press is now
describing the situation as quote unprecedented for modern Russia. And
(03:09):
for Vladimir Putin, the challenge isn't simply the military issue.
It's now become a political one for him. Throughout his
years in power, Putin has cultivated an image of stability.
Russians could tolerate sanctions, they could tolerate inflation, many even
tolerated the prolonged.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Four year war.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
But the shortages change everything. And that's exactly why Ukraine
is doing what they're doing now, because now you have
ordinary citizens that literally can't fuel their cars. Their businesses
are struggling to operate, deliveries are slowing down. Agriculture has
become much more difficult, and that is where the frustrations
become publicly visible. Ukraine, by the way, they clearly seem
(03:54):
to understand this so rather than focusing only on the
front lines, Kiev is increasingly target to what military analysts
call Russia's war sustaining infrastructure, oil refineries and storage facilities,
then the logistics networks, and then the transportation links. And
the objective is actually incredibly simple. It's not only to
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reduce Russia's military capability, but also to increase the economic
cost of continuing the war with Ukraine. Now that doesn't
mean Russia's on the verge of collapse. In fact, I
think it's fair to say it's far from it. But
what Russia still understands is that when people on the
ground get angry, things can change quickly, and it can
(04:36):
also change the way the oligarchs act towards Vladimir Putin. Now,
Russia still possesses enormous military resources, they have significant industrial capabilities,
and they have substantial financial reserves. But these strikes are
demonstrating that the war is affecting ordinary Russians more directly
than before, which can change the tide certainly for Vladimir Putin,
(05:00):
not in a good way. But Russia has another pr
problem problem, and it relates to Lindsey Graham, and I
want to play that for you in a moment. But
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All right, I want to play for you a very
interesting question that was asked to President Donald Trump, and
it was one asked on Newsmax. Greg Kelly asked President
Trump whether he thinks Russia might have been involved played
a role in the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. And
I want you to listen to what the President had
to say.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
We've heard a lot of your comments. He lost a
big friend.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
I saw him in Ukraine on his way back, and
we all saw the video. He didn't look so hot,
I'm told by those who know him. Maybe he looked
a little off. He was tired. Look, the Russians have
they have a habit of poisoning people they don't like,
and Lindsey Graham once called for Putin to be taken out.
You have any suspicions or worries. Do you think we
(07:43):
know the whole story about his death?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Well, I think we do. We've had great doctors and
they talked about, you know, in a certain part of
his body literally blew up, and that's a condition I
believe his father had. Also, his father died very very
young from heart complications, and that's what Lindsay had. And
it's something that's number one. It's very tough to see,
and even if you see it, it's hard to fix,
(08:06):
very hard to fix. And you know, he had the
problem with arteries, and I thought he was like a
seventy percent blockage. I said, Lindsay, you're gonna have to
go and take care of that.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
But this was not that problem.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
This was a different problem that wasn't really related. So
he called me and I said, how you know he
just got back from Ukraine. He's he was a worker.
He was always someplace and he loved it though, he
really loved it.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
He was good.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
He was a good he was really a great politician actually,
but he just got back and I said, how you
doing and he said, well, I'm doing good, but I'm tired.
And within you know, a short period of time after
that call, uh, he was gone. Amazing actually, but he was.
I don't think, you know, just to answer the conspiracy there,
I don't know. I'd love to say yes, but I
(08:53):
think he had some problems and very very difficult and
his father died just about at the same age. You know,
I'm a believer in the racesource theory. You know, if
you have problems, you have problems, and he had some
problems that were a little bit deep seated and not
easy to find.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
The president there answering that question about could Russia be involved? Now,
I bring that up because obviously this is playing into
a lot of the issues that Vladimir Putin is having
right now in Ukraine. It's also interesting to see there
was an article written in the Daily Mail and this
is what it said, Putin.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
And his family might jump out a window.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Russian leaders undergrowing pressure from the oligarchs as Ukraine strikes
spark more petrol shortages and chaos. It goes on to
say Putin and his family might be murdered as the
Krimin dictator rapidly loses support across Russia. A senior Estonian
minister has said. Foreign minister made the comments in an
(09:53):
interview with a Dutch newspaper on the topic of Russia's
faltering performance in the war with Ukraine. This, even among
the oligarchs, more and more doubting Putin's war. Many who
spoke of victory a year ago no longer believe it now.
It comes to Ukraine is striking Russian energy infrastructure at
an unprecedented rate. Zelenski's intense drone campaign is now triggering
(10:16):
Moscow's worst fuel crisis in decade.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
The Daily Mail continues.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
More than half of Russia's regions have now been forced
to impose strict limits on fuel cells, with disgruntled residents well,
they're sitting for hours and getting in even to dramatic
brawls at petrol stations. Putin could change his goals at
enter into serious negotiations if he acts rationally. The leader
(10:42):
from Essonia said in the interview he also wanted to
say it's just as possible that one day he'll jump
out a window with his family. After all, things like
that happened quote unquote in Russia. Now, since the beginning
of twenty twenty six, Russia's refineries have been hit at
least one hundred and ninety four times. That is an
elevenfold increase from the same period the previous year. That
(11:05):
according to data from a Polish analytical group monitoring the war.
And in June Keef at Moscow so oil refinery several
times that sparked huge blazes and sent clouds of smoke
billowing over the capitol and Russia. And so clearly the
Ukrainian leadership have said, we've got an idea here. We're
(11:27):
gonna have a forty day influence operation. We're going to
use our long wearing strike units, and we're going to
try to force Putin to the negotiating table. And by
now they say every Russian fills. This war isn't happening
somewhere far away, but now it's reaching them directly. So
here we are Vladimir Putin having a day where he's
(11:48):
going to have to decide does he keep going forward
and then risk getting in serious trouble with the Russian
people and even the oligarchs, or does this change is
calculus and act. We talk about a cease fire. We'll
keep covering it in the days ahead of us. All right,
there's a new warning and a new article from the
Free Press that is reigniting the long running debate about
(12:11):
the direction of the Democratic Party and specifically now the
massive influence and the massive number of candidates that the
Democratic Socialists of America known as DSA are actually having
and when it comes to influence in its leadership on
American politics. Now, this article now has come out saying
(12:33):
that quote, the majority of the National Political Committee for
the Democratic Socialists of America, that is, the organization's elected
governing body, all right, publicly identifies with or belongs to
quote caucuses that embrace Communists, Marxists, or Marxist Leninist traditions. Now,
(12:55):
the article argues this represents a significant ideological shift than
the organization's leadership compared with previous years. Now, for decades,
many Americans assume that the term Democratic Socialists was like
a fringe idea, that it was like a very small
number of people in the Democratic Party, nothing to really
(13:16):
worry about. Well, that assumption is now wrong, because Democratic
Socialists now refers primarily to what it is, a European
style welfare state.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
All right.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
It expanded government programs massively. That's why Democrats like it.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
Now.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
The Free Press is now saying that within the DSA itself,
the organized communist factions have gained increasing influence over the
entire Democratic Party and also over the internal elections and
policy directions of the Democratic Party.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
Now.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
The article also notes that several caucuses represented in the
leadership now openly describe themselves as not just like communists. Okay,
straight up, Marxists, are Marxist Leninists. Others are reporting that
this is a growing role of these factions within the
entire Democratic leadership in general. That's now why you're seeing
(14:12):
so many extremist candidates that are actually running and winning. Now,
this also raises another important question. If the leadership in
this organization has become this powerful, what does that mean
for the Democratic Party in general? Well, it means that
there is chaos within the Democratic Party. They don't know
(14:34):
how to stop the Marxist Leninists from taking over and
that is what they're doing. Okay, you can identify as
a Democrat, as a as a Marxist. They don't have
a problem with you as a socialist, and I have
a problem with you. If you're a communist, they don't
have a problem with you. But that is the problem,
the fact that the Democrats did not fight this within
(14:56):
their own family, and now it is festered into a
massive cancer. They don't know how to stop it because
now these crazies are actually in charge and they're picking
the candidates that are running.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
Now.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Marxism has developed, by the way, by Karl Marx called
for quote, replacing capitalism with collective ownership of the means
of production. They also envisioned what they described as a
classless society.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Everyone's the same.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
So governments would then say, all right, we're going to
have policies that say everyone must be equal. Think about
how that changes America. You look at the Soviet Union
under Lenin and Stalin, all right. You look at Malan China,
You look at Cuba under Castro, you look at Cambodia
all right under Rogue. They all became authoritarian states, right,
(15:48):
and they committed widespread human rights abuses to gain the
power that now the Communists in America are begging for. Historians,
by the way, also say this, find us a country
that has actually flourished under communism, socialism or Marxism.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
It doesn't exist. Now. You look at Russia for example.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Right now you have political repression, you've got restrictions on
civil liberties, and you even have mass deaths of their
own people. You can apply that to any other country,
by the way, that socialist communists are Marxists. So why
is the Democratic Socialist Party of America having the success
right now? Because they were not policed or stopped by
(16:31):
the Democratic Party. And that is the heart of why
this matters today. Now, the Free Press also argue this
isn't simply a matter of labels. It contends that communist
align causes now run or play a significant role in
shaping the leadership and the agenda of the left. That
(16:51):
is a threat to American democracy, American freedom, our constitution.
And because several, by the way, elected officials around the
country have now been affiliated and endorsed by the Democratic
Socialists of America, you have to look at them and say,
hold on, how did the Democratic PARTI as a whole
not get a hold of this. How do they not
(17:11):
stop it? Maybe they didn't want to. By the way,
if you think about the most democratic elected officials right
now in this country, the newest ones, they are radical
socialists and Marxists, the Democratic Party has not figured out
a way to stop them from growing, including the leadership
like Chuck Schumer. You have the rise of AOC and
Mandannie and others like that. And so even some former
(17:33):
DSA members have expressed concerns about the organization's trajectory.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
Let me give you an example.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
There was a recent opinion piece by the former DSA
member Jake Autman, and he argued that the organization has
shifted from a broader democratic socialist coalition towards one increasingly
influenced by more ideologically rigid Marxists and Linen tendencies. If
they're warning you, and I'm talking about four or or
(18:00):
members of the board about how radical they become, you
know we've got a real problem now for voters. The
larger question and the lesson may be this, you need
to look at your candidates, right, because this is much
bigger of a problem than basic campaign slogans or even
party labels. All Right, you look at the organizations that
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candidates belong to. That tells you who they really are.
You need to look at the platforms that they support.
By the way, if you want to see how radical
the Democratic Socialism americaard go to their website, read what
they believe in. And you're going to say, oh, my gosh, Ben,
this isn't real. And I'm going to say I wish
it wasn't, but guess what it actually is. You can
(18:42):
see who they endorse, and then you know who is
a threat to our freedoms in this country. And these
people they're shaping not only the candidates we get, but
they're also now reshaping the Democratic Party as a whole.
Let me just explain to you how radical I'm saying
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they become. You know, AOC the darling of the left,
she's a radical. Well, the Democratic Socialists of America have
now officially pulled their support for AOC, not because she's
too radical, but because they say she's actually too moderate.
The loss of a socialist endorsement by AOC, like that's
(19:25):
the point where you're like, all right, did hell freeze over?
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Let me read their own statement.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
The national leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America have
pulled their endorsement of AOC. They cite her pragmatic approach
to party unity, her fundraising for establishment Democrats, and her
careful positioning regarding the war in Gaza as proof that
she had quote moderated, therefore losing their support. Now this
(19:51):
is who is running the Democratic Party right now. These
are the people that are picking the candidates. And I
tell you this because because you need to understand. This
is now where the Democratic Party is. They are radical,
they are extreme, and the majority of them in the
Democratic leadership say they're either a socialist, a Marxist, a Stalinist.
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In their approach, all of those things equal one main theme.
They want to destroy America from within. They believe America
is evil. They believe America is a threat to their
belief system, and they want to destroy this country and
rebuild it where they have all the power. And every
one of us is poor and incompetent, and our children
(20:40):
have bad educations and none of us have any money
to stand up to them.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
That is their plan.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
When they tell you it's their plan, and they put
it on their website, I will say it again. Believe them.
The strain of worm moves remains one of the most
strategically important waterways on Earth. That's why we're talking about
it so much. As I've said before, about one fifth
of the world's oil supply normally passes through the shipping
(21:07):
lane each and every day. President Donald Trump has continued
now to escalate pressure on Iran while also adjusting parts
of his strategy, and today Trump said no country should
be charging ships a fee to pass through the strain
of WORMUS, backing away from that earlier proposal for a
(21:27):
US imposed transit fee.
Speaker 5 (21:29):
Now.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
I'm going to have more on that in a moment.
But the military situation remains extremely tense. The United States
has continued intense strikes against the Iranian military targets after
accusing Tehran of violating previous understandings and threatening shipping throughout
the Persian Gulf. Iranian forces have also responded with missile
(21:52):
and drone attacks targeting Gulf region facilities and maritime traffic,
keeping the entire region well on edge. Now. One of
the biggest concerns right now is still very much commercial shipping.
Major shipping companies are continuing to monitor the situation carefully,
and vessel traffic through the strait has slowed significantly. Why,
(22:15):
Because the insurers and the cargo companies and the tanker
operators are now weighing the real growing risk from Iran.
Every reduction in shipping raises concerns about higher energy prices
and potential supply disruptions if the conflict worsens. Meanwhile, Iran's
political leadership is also signaling that it intends to maintain
(22:37):
quote unquote their pressure. According to new reports, lawmakers in
Tehran are advancing legislation really to Iranian's control over the
Strait of Hormuz. That is a move that analysts believe
is intended to both strengthen Iran's negotiating position and also
demonstrate resolve domestically and send a clear message of the
(22:58):
US and the Middle East that they're not done fighting now.
From Washington, the Trump administration is continuing to argue that
freedom of navigation must be protected and that Iran cannot
be allowed to threaten one of the world's most important
maritime choke points.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
Now.
Speaker 1 (23:14):
Military analysts also say the United States now faces two
well simultaneous objectives. Number one, protect international shipping, and then
number two, to prevent the conflict from expanding into a
broader regional war involving additional countries that Iran would love
to bring into the mix. Now these goals are becoming
(23:35):
increasingly difficult. Why because Iran continues to act more and
more erratic each and every day. Now, the financial markets
are also watching every development closely, and this does have
an impact on you and your family's budget. Oil prices
have climbed sharply amid the renewed fears of supply disruptions,
and investors are trying to determine whether this becomes a
(23:58):
prolonged confrontation or weather. Diplomacy can eventually reduce tensions. Even
rumors surrounding the Strait of Hormus can move global markets
instantly because of its enormous importance to international energy.
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Now.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
President Trump has also made it clear that he believes
America's role in protecting international shipping has come at significant
costs to the United States of America, and that's why
he talked about having a proposed transit fee. Well, let's
talk about what has happened with that in the last
twenty four hours now. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday
(24:34):
afternoon that he has now decided to replace his proposed
twenty percent reimbursement fee on cargo ships transiting the Strait
of Hormuz with trade and investment deals involving Gulf states,
while maintaining a blockade on ships traveling to or from
Iranian ports or carrying Iranian cargo.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
That would include their oil.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Quote oil has flown like never before thanks to the
awesome power of the United States military, t Trump said
on True Social He credited the Secretary of War Pete Headseth,
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the US Central Command,
and American service members for the victory.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
Trump said the sort.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Of ramus is open to all ships traffic except for Iran,
blaming Tehran saying they're lying, violent and malicious leadership for
placing the country and a path towards quote total destruction.
The President saying, we will therefore have a full blockade,
but only on ships coming to and from Iranian ports
(25:33):
or carrying anything that has to do with Iranian cargo.
And the President announced then that he would replace that
twenty percent fee that he proposed Monday to reimburse the
United States for protecting international shipping through the waterway with
something different, saying, quote, based on highly productive conversations with
Middle East leadership. I've decided to replace the twenty percent
(25:57):
United States reimbursement fee with trade and investment deals that
the various Golf States will be making into the United
States of America. The President also described the planned investment
as massive and said they would also be extraordinarily good
for the Gulf States and their futures as well. As
everyone is aware, we have the largest dollar investment into
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the United States of any country in history, but these
new investments will make the number even larger, and we
will see factories, plants, and equipment pour into the United
States at historic levels, which will then create additional millions
of high paying American jobs. The president said, America's winning again,
winning like never before. The days of Iran killing hundreds
(26:43):
of thousands of people, including fifty two thousand protesters, are over,
and most importantly, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon now.
Trump's announcement also came after US forces carried out a
five hour mission targeting Iranian code defend systems, missile and
drone sites, and maritime capabilities to further degrade Iran's ability
(27:06):
to attack commercial shipping. US Central Command said the strikes
hit military targets across Iran, including many areas that were
very close to where the shipping channel is. Now, Trump
had declared the ceasefire over and said the United States
would take over the Strait of horm Moves and become
its guardian.
Speaker 3 (27:25):
Now.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Trump first announced that twenty percent reimbursement on Monday, declaring
that the United States and the Straight of hor Moves
would be open and it will remain open with or
without Iran. And that is when he said the United
States was reinstating that Iranian blockade, which would only stop
Iran ships or customers from entering or leaving, while all
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other countries would have fair and open use of the strait.
Trump said the United States would expect to be reimbursed
for protecting international shipping at that rate of twenty percent
on all cargo ships. Now, the President has clearly changed that.
Now here's what's happened. When it comes to the price
that pump oil prices have risen four percent in early
trading on Monday going into Tuesday. Goldman Sachs came out
(28:11):
and warned that the renewed escalation would increase short term
risk of higher prices by further disrupting golf exports and
That is exactly why the presidents made it clear that
in America we have to continue to drill, baby drill.
One thing is for sure, the President is being very
proactive right now making sure that Iran doesn't hold the
(28:32):
world hostage. And also the President says the US will
knock out Iran's power plants and bridges next week unless
the regime makes a deal. Take a listen to what
the President had to say in his own words.
Speaker 5 (28:46):
Strikes were seen this week against Iran will expand are
you considering hitting energy targets or other locations inside land?
Speaker 6 (28:55):
I'll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we'll
hit energy tuggets. Yeah, but we're going to hit him
very hard tonight. We're going to hit him very hard.
Tomorrow night, We're going to hit him very hard the
night after. And then next week it gets really bad
for them because next week comes the power plants, next
(29:15):
week comes the bridges. We're going to knock out all
the power plants. We're going to knock out all that
bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.
Speaker 5 (29:23):
Do you believe the Iranians are serious about making a deal.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
I think they have no choice.
Speaker 5 (29:28):
Why haven't they yet.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
I think if I.
Speaker 6 (29:30):
Didn't do the way I'm doing, they would never make
a deal.
Speaker 1 (29:34):
So there's the President in his own word, saying that
next week the US will knock out o RAN's power
plans and bridges unless the regime makes a deal.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
We will obviously keep you updated on all of this.
Speaker 1 (29:47):
Make sure you share this podcast please wherever you can
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