Transcript [00:00] Hey everyone, it's Thursday, January [00:01] 29th, 2026, and I'm doing a a second [00:05] Iran update today. The previous video [00:08] that I did focused on what's going on [00:10] internally, and we talked about the the [00:14] brazeness and the willingness to push [00:16] back by the people of Iran that we saw [00:18] in that uh you know, in that press [00:20] conference with that Iranian journalist. [00:22] If you haven't seen that, go back and [00:24] watch that. We also talked about how the [00:26] underlying economic drivers behind all [00:28] of the protests uh have not gone away. [00:31] They've only gotten worse. And [00:32] therefore, what looks like a quieting [00:34] down and a stabilizing is not really is [00:37] anything but. And in this video, I want [00:40] to focus more on the military side of [00:41] things. I mentioned at the end of that [00:43] video and Secretary of State Rubio [00:45] mentioned in that video that the the [00:48] Iranian regime, part of the reason that [00:51] the people are bankrupt and have no [00:53] water and no money and and and and no [00:55] energy is that they spend all of their [00:57] resources on on the military and on [01:01] terrorism and on ballistic missiles and [01:03] on the nuclear program. Well, here I [01:04] want to take a look at how the regime is [01:08] responding to the US military buildup [01:11] that we've been talking about that [01:12] everyone's been talking about for the [01:13] last few days. So, have a look at this. [01:15] So, here we have a a story. This is in [01:17] the Jerusalem Post that it says here [01:20] that another US destroyer enters the [01:22] Middle East waters as Iran receives a [01:24] thousand new drones. Iran ordered a [01:27] thousand new new drones. The IRGC [01:30] received a batch of a thousand new [01:32] drones while Iran prepares for a [01:34] military confrontation. And this is [01:36] while the USS Delbert Black, which is a [01:39] destroyer, has also entered the region. [01:42] And then further down here, it says that [01:45] it it quotes a source in Iran's foreign [01:48] ministry that was speaking to the Arab [01:50] media outlet Al Akbar and said the [01:53] following. He said the American claims [01:56] regarding Iran's request to negotiate [01:58] and reach an agreement are baseless. [01:59] He's saying that the Iranians actually [02:01] don't want to negotiate and are aimed at [02:03] waging psychological warfare and [02:05] exerting pressure on Thran coinciding [02:07] with the strengthening of the American [02:09] military presence. The source went on to [02:11] say that the United States was not [02:13] seeking genuine negotiations with might [02:15] which might be true because as I talked [02:17] about in that previous video, the United [02:19] States is making uh demands in the [02:22] negotiations that the regime cannot [02:24] agree to without ceasing to be the [02:26] regime. The foreign ministry official [02:28] added that the US wants Iran to [02:31] dismantle its nuclear program. It does [02:33] limit its defense capabilities and it [02:35] does and recognize Israel. What a I [02:39] mean, what a joke that is. Could you [02:40] imagine the Iranian regime recognizing [02:42] Israel? This has nothing to do with a [02:44] balanced agreement. It would mean Iran's [02:47] surrender. Yes, indeed it would. It [02:49] would mean Iran's surrender. And then [02:51] the source went on to say, "If forced to [02:54] choose between the agreement proposed by [02:56] Trump and war, Iran will choose the [02:59] latter." Look at this. Considering it [03:02] less costly because it will not [03:04] surrender itself in advance. Now, why [03:06] would it consider war less costly? You [03:09] know why? Because the war, this whole [03:13] standoff is existential. As I said in [03:15] that last video, you might say to [03:16] yourself, just stop. Stop with all of [03:19] the terrorism. [03:21] Start spending the money you make from [03:23] selling oil to the to the Russians and [03:26] the Chinese. Spend that money on on the [03:30] economy and everything will be fine. the [03:32] people and it wouldn't be everything [03:34] will be fine but the truth is the [03:35] chances of protests would actually go [03:37] down because the main driver of the [03:38] protests was economic. So why do they [03:41] consider war less costly because giving [03:45] into the demands of the Americans not [03:47] having a ballistic missile program not [03:49] having a nuclear program means the end [03:51] of the regime. But let's go further. [03:53] This is an unbelievable uh piece of [03:55] footage that I just saw. So the Middle [03:57] East Media Research Institute uh [04:00] memory.org or they're an amazing [04:01] organization that monitors Arab media, [04:04] uh, Middle Eastern media. They put up [04:08] this video that this was aired on [04:10] channel 3 of Iranian TV. This is Iranian [04:13] state TV, and it was a presentation [04:16] showing off these high-end drones. So, [04:20] could you imagine this? Just a few days [04:22] ago, this is January 23rd. from last [04:24] week, from six days ago on Iranian TV. [04:27] They had a whole showcase of drones of [04:31] military drones showing how powerful [04:33] they are. This is, think about, this is [04:35] last week as there's tens of thousands [04:37] of people being murdered in the streets [04:39] and the regime is teetering and they're [04:41] having this big celebration of their [04:42] mighty drone technology. And I just [04:44] wanted to uh and and their and their [04:46] drones. I just want to show you the end [04:48] of this clip where at the end of the [04:52] presentation, look at what the guy [04:53] making the presentation says. This is [04:55] mind-blowing. Check this out. [05:04] This is them celebrating the drones. And [05:06] here's the guy who designed the drones. [05:08] And he's they're treating him like a big [05:09] hero. And they're having like this big [05:12] celebration. The crowd is cheering. Of [05:14] course, these are all people who are, [05:15] you know, part of the regime, loyal to [05:18] the regime. Look at this. [05:25] Shalom. [05:31] >> Look at that. He ends his remark, he he [05:33] wants to close his remarks with a threat [05:35] to the Israelis. He ends his remarks by [05:37] saying, "Shalom in Hebrew. We are very [05:41] close to you." Now, it's not only the um [05:44] the the U the you know the Lincoln [05:46] aircraft carrier that everyone's been [05:48] talking about, which is the biggest [05:50] aircraft carrier in the world that has [05:52] been bringing these F-35s and all these [05:54] American assets. There's 5,000 men on [05:57] the on the Abraham Lincoln that's moved [05:59] into the region. You've heard about [06:00] that. But it goes further. This was [06:03] reported today. The third a third US [06:06] aircraft carrier, the George HW Bush has [06:09] now joined the military operation [06:11] against the regime in Iran. Another [06:12] aircraft carrier and the USS Delbert [06:15] Black. The Delbert Black is a destroyer. [06:18] It has also moved. It just entered the [06:20] Middle East. This was also reported [06:22] today. And four KC 46A Pegasus tankers [06:27] just left the US and are flying across [06:29] the Atlantic Ocean. They're flying [06:31] together with six EA18G Growler [06:33] electronic warfare aircraft which took [06:35] off from Virginia. This is this is from [06:39] today. Today, folks, today these these [06:43] tankers now these tankers are refueling [06:45] planes. They allow for a lot of air [06:48] activity without needing to land. And [06:50] that has to do with the fact that the [06:52] Saudis and the Qataris aren't allowing [06:54] the US to use their bases there. So, the [06:56] United States is bringing over tankers [06:58] and aircraft and destroyers and uh and [07:02] more and more aircraft carriers and the [07:06] and what's more, this is really breaking [07:08] news from earlier today. Breaking the [07:12] USS Abraham Lincoln has reportedly gone [07:15] dark. its transponder switched off, [07:17] which means it can't be detected anymore [07:19] with no inbound or outbound [07:20] communications suggesting preparations [07:23] of war amid escalating tensions with [07:27] Iran. And of course, as we said, Iran, [07:30] when faced with the option of backing [07:32] down and staying alive and feeding its [07:35] people or going to war, the Iranian [07:38] regime has chosen war. Folks, things are [07:42] escalating and they're escalating fast. [07:44] Don't let all the calm and quiet let you [07:47] think that uh you know that the process [07:49] have gone away and everything's just [07:51] fine. The regime is collapsing [07:52] internally and they're digging in. They [07:55] are not willing to negotiate. They are [07:58] rearming themselves. They just got a new [08:00] shipment of a 100 drones. They're [08:02] threatening Israel and the US military [08:05] assets are only building and building [08:07] and building. Folks, this is coming to a [08:09] head and it's coming to a head fast. If [08:12] you're uh if you're finding these videos [08:14] helpful, please make sure to like, [08:15] subscribe, share, all that. 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