Transcript [00:00] We are living in historic times and [00:02] history is made in key moments where key [00:05] difficult decisions are made and we are [00:08] facing one of those key historic [00:10] moments. Books will be written about [00:12] this. We will look back on this as one [00:14] of the major turning points in our lives [00:16] and we don't know which way it's going [00:17] to go. And what I'm talking about here [00:19] is the question of whether or not the [00:22] United States is going to take action [00:24] against the regime, a military action, [00:27] fulfilling President Trump's threats, [00:29] because things are getting very, very [00:31] tight over there. There's a lot of [00:33] pressure on President Trump from both [00:35] sides. Let's run down what has happened [00:37] in the last day. So yesterday, President [00:40] Trump was on the road and he spoke to [00:43] reporters both on the tarmac near Air [00:46] Force One and also in Detroit where he [00:48] was visiting some factories. So let's [00:50] take a look at a couple of those uh of [00:53] those clips right now and then we'll [00:54] talk about what it looks like President [00:57] Trump will or will not do. So here's the [00:59] first clip here. This is President Trump [01:02] uh talking to a reporter on the tarmac [01:04] at Andrews Air Force Base on his way to [01:07] Detroit. assets in the Middle East. What [01:10] do you say to US service members about [01:12] why it is worth the risk to intervene in [01:14] Iran? [01:15] >> Yeah, Iran said that the last time I [01:17] blew him up with the nuclear capability [01:20] that which they don't have any longer. [01:21] So Iran said that the last time they [01:24] better behave. [01:24] >> So Iran said that the last time, meaning [01:27] Iran said that they would retaliate. So [01:29] he's dismissing the idea of u of Iran [01:32] retaliating if America strikes. So that [01:36] still seems to indicate, you know, it [01:37] sounds the resolve in his voice sounds [01:39] like he's still willing to carry out the [01:41] air strikes. And then he was talking to [01:43] CBS News when he was visiting a factory [01:46] in Detroit and he was asked about what [01:49] he meant when he would take strong. [01:51] >> Woke up this morning and they saw that [01:53] you said help is on the way. [01:54] >> Yeah. [01:55] >> What do you mean by that? Well, there's [01:56] a lot of help on the way and in [01:58] different forms, including economic help [02:00] from our standpoint, and not going to [02:03] help Iran very much. And you know, we [02:06] put Iran out of business with their [02:07] nuclear capacity. And now, depending on [02:10] what's actually happening, nobody's been [02:12] able to give us accurate numbers about [02:14] how many people they've killed. [02:16] >> Looks like it could be a pretty [02:17] substantial number. And that's going to [02:19] be a lot of problems for them. [02:21] >> A lot of problems. On that point, you [02:23] did say the US would get involved if [02:25] Iran started killing protesters. They [02:27] have by the many thousands according to [02:30] reports. [02:30] >> We'll see what that is. I've heard two [02:31] numbers, but we'll see what that is. [02:33] >> Well, now we're hearing that they're [02:34] going to start hanging protesters [02:35] tomorrow. So, it comes back to the [02:37] question, have they crossed your red [02:39] line or has the line moved? [02:40] >> I haven't heard about the hanging. If [02:42] they hang them, you're going to see some [02:43] things that uh I don't know what your uh [02:46] where you come from and what your [02:48] thought process is, but you'll perhaps [02:51] be very happy. [02:53] >> What do you mean by that? [02:54] >> We will take very strong action. If they [02:57] do such a thing, we will take very [02:58] strong action. [02:59] >> And this strong action you're talking [03:00] about, what's the endgame? [03:02] >> The endgame is to win. I like winning. [03:05] >> How do you define that in Iran? [03:06] >> Well, uh let's define it in Venezuela. [03:09] Let's define it with Al Baghdaddy. he [03:11] was wiped out. Let's define it with [03:13] Solomoni and let's define it in Iran [03:15] where he wiped out their Iran nuclear [03:17] threat in a period of about 15 minutes [03:21] once the B2s got there and that was a [03:24] complete obliteration as it turns out [03:26] which is what I said initially then some [03:28] questioned it and they said you know [03:30] Trump was right so we've been right [03:31] about everything we don't want to see [03:34] what's happening in Iran happen and you [03:36] know if they want to have protests [03:38] that's one thing when they start killing [03:40] thousands of people and now you're [03:41] telling me about hanging. We'll see how [03:44] that works out. [03:45] >> Okay. There's a lot to discuss when it [03:47] comes to this particular clip. So, [03:49] before we move on to other, you know, to [03:51] other clips and other sources, other [03:53] updates, let's talk about what President [03:55] Trump just said here because I think [03:56] it's huge. And kudos to the interviewer [03:59] for asking him what he means by uh, you [04:02] know, by success. What is the endgame of [04:05] an attack in Iran? And President Trump [04:07] said, "Of course, I like winning." He [04:08] says, "What do you mean by winning? what [04:09] his winning look like? And then [04:12] President Trump dropped what I believe [04:14] is a huge signal about where he's going [04:17] with this. He mentioned Venezuela first [04:20] and that of course is referring to the [04:22] kidnapping and rem basically the [04:24] decapitation of the regime, the the [04:26] removal of the top figure in the regime, [04:29] Nicholas Maduro and his wife. He [04:31] referred to the the assassination of [04:34] Kasamsulammani, the head of the uh [04:37] Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. That [04:39] was during Trump's first term. And of [04:41] course, the removal of Alba Baghdadi, [04:43] the head of ISIS. So here he gives three [04:46] examples of actual decapitation of top [04:50] leadership as his definition of victory. [04:54] And then he also added in the strikes [04:56] against the Iranian nuclear facilities. [04:58] So that so that is his that seems to be [05:01] what's on his mind as examples of what [05:03] might be done. Notice he did not mention [05:04] at any point a desire or willingness to [05:08] negotiate and this is very significant [05:11] because of the push back that is [05:14] happening right now within the Trump [05:16] administration. Now I mentioned in the [05:18] update from yesterday [05:21] that there that there was some push back [05:23] coming from Senator Ran Paul but we also [05:26] see push back coming from some very [05:28] close friends of the Trump [05:29] administration breaking Qatar refuses [05:32] the US to strike Iran from its soil and [05:36] the US military base from it. Qatar is [05:39] essentially vetoing or trying to veto [05:42] American operation against Iran. There's [05:44] also a lot of um of indications that [05:47] Saudi Arabia there's there's been word [05:49] that Saudi Arabia is opposed to the US [05:53] attacking and has signaled to the US [05:56] that it will be catastrophic if the US [05:58] attacks the Iranian regime. What does [06:00] that mean? That it'll be catastrophic. [06:02] And of course there's JD Vance. So, Wall [06:05] Street Journal reported a couple days [06:06] ago, aids led by US Vice President JD [06:09] Vance are advocating for diplomacy with [06:12] the Islamic regime as a first step with [06:14] Vance publicly suggesting that a real [06:16] negotiation on Iran's nuclear program [06:19] could be the smartest path forward. So, [06:21] you have these forces that are aligned. [06:23] Now, JD Vance is closely aligned with [06:27] that circle around President Trump. He's [06:29] part of that group around President [06:30] Trump that is closely aligned with Qatar [06:34] and uh you know there's uh and you know [06:37] he's very close with Tucker Carlson. [06:38] He's very close with with Trump's [06:41] children with Donald Trump Jr. in [06:43] particular who are much closer to that [06:45] political uh side of the aisle within [06:48] the Trump administration that is more [06:50] amendable to be to this friendship and [06:53] cooperation with the Qataris. Uh Steve [06:56] Witkoff of course is is part of that you [06:59] know Trump's envoy to the Middle East. [07:01] So there's a whole cadre of people [07:02] around Trump who are kind of pushing for [07:05] rapant of some sort and and certainly [07:08] opposed to the United States taking any [07:11] action against uh against Iran taking [07:14] any military action. So there's a lot of [07:15] pressure. It's coming again from the [07:16] Qataris from the Saudis. And here uh and [07:19] here we have the Turks. Turkey warning [07:21] the US and Israel to stay out of Iran [07:24] and calls out Israel for fueling pro [07:27] protesters. You know, and this raises a [07:30] very important question of why? Because [07:33] we've known for many years that the [07:34] Qataris and the Saudis hate the [07:36] Iranians. So why are they now trying to [07:38] protect the regime? And look, bottom [07:41] line is this. They hate the Iranians, [07:43] but the last thing they want is a [07:46] democratic [07:47] free society, a free pro-Western [07:51] non-Islamic society in this massive [07:55] powerful country in the Middle East. [07:57] They don't want that. They don't want [07:59] democracy coming to their part of the [08:01] world in a meaningful way because that [08:03] could lead to movements for democracy in [08:07] their own countries. So even though they [08:09] can't stand the mullas in Thran and they [08:12] view them as a problem, the last thing [08:14] they need is some kind of new type of [08:17] Arab Spring or new type of, you know, [08:20] Middle Eastern revolutionary winds [08:22] blowing where people are trying to [08:23] overthrow these Islamic [08:27] dictatorships that aren't really [08:28] democracies. So they're actually [08:30] terrified of the Islamic regime falling. [08:34] And certainly Turkeykey's opposed to [08:35] this. They're trying to spread radical [08:37] Islam across the Middle East. They [08:39] certainly don't want the regime to fall. [08:41] Now, at the same time, uh, Reza Palavi, [08:44] we've been talking about him a lot [08:45] lately, the the crown prince, has [08:48] continued to put out messages of [08:51] encouragement to the Iranian people. And [08:54] here's one that he put out uh just [08:56] yesterday. Let's take a look at this. [09:11] Foreign [09:15] speech. Foreign speech. Foreign speech. [09:26] foreignch. [09:58] So there he of course started out by [10:01] mentioning President Trump by actually [10:02] quoting him help is on the way and uh [10:05] and and indicating that President Trump [10:07] is with them and that the West has heard [10:09] their calls. So he's tethering himself [10:11] very closely to the statements that [10:13] President Trump made earlier yesterday [10:16] about how uh how the Americans will take [10:18] action on behalf of the Iranian people. [10:22] Then he pivoted towards a direct call to [10:25] members of the military to switch sides, [10:28] a direct call to them to break ranks [10:30] with the Islamic Republic and instead [10:34] switch sides to protect the people. And [10:37] we're seeing more and more of this. [10:38] Here's a little video that that came out [10:40] the other day. This is an Iranian [10:42] military s this is an Iranian soldier [10:45] who is switching sides, but he's, you [10:47] know, got to be careful, so he covers [10:49] his face. Uh, but take a look at this [10:51] message. holding up a picture of [10:52] President Trump. [11:14] to make great again. [11:22] >> Nice touch there, kissing the the [11:24] picture of President Trump at the end of [11:26] it. Look, bottom line is the protests [11:28] continue. Protesters continue to be [11:31] killed. President Trump was hedging on [11:33] the on what what numbers to believe and [11:35] I understand why he has to do that. [11:37] Anything that he admits to knowing or [11:39] admits to uh you know to you know to [11:41] accepting as fact he needs to act on. So [11:44] he has to be very careful about what he [11:45] says that he knows and what he says that [11:47] he's heard. But everything's coming to a [11:50] head and I think that this is as I said [11:52] at the very beginning of this video this [11:53] is a historical moment of truth. [11:56] President Trump is being strongly [11:57] pressured by I wouldn't call them [11:59] isolationists because that's not [12:01] entirely where this is coming from. [12:02] They're also pro- Arab, pro-Islam. There [12:06] are there are forces within the Trump [12:08] administration who are very cozy. [12:10] They're in business with the Qataris. [12:12] You notice that the Trump administration [12:14] has been developing these and and [12:15] working with these close working [12:17] relationships with Qatar and Turkey. [12:19] I've written about this. I've made [12:20] videos about this. I think it is the [12:22] greatest blind spot that this [12:23] administration has that it behaves as [12:26] though Qatar and Turkey specifically, [12:29] but Saudi Arabia, you know, kind, you [12:31] know, tends to waffle, but that Qatar [12:33] and Turkey specifically are moderate [12:35] forces and and uh moderate states who [12:39] are actually the key to stability, which [12:42] is in fact just the opposite. Qatar and [12:44] Turkey are the backbone both financially [12:46] and in terms of muscle and power uh and [12:49] numbers. They're the backbone of the [12:51] Muslim Brotherhood and the spread of [12:53] Islamism across the Middle East. That's [12:54] really what Qatar and Turkey are. And [12:56] the fact that the Trump administration [12:57] sees them as credible partners. Some of [13:00] this is also tactical. They don't want [13:01] them to fall further into the hands of [13:03] the Russians or the Chinese Communist [13:04] Party. Turkeykey's a NATO ally. There's [13:06] a lot of calculations there. But that [13:09] said, uh, both in Syria where the Trump [13:13] administration is backing the [13:15] Turkishbacked Al Gulani Sunni jihadist [13:18] who's taken over and that's pitted the [13:21] Americans against the minorities like [13:23] the Christians and the Jews and the [13:25] Kurds and that's created a bit of a [13:26] tension there. The same tension is [13:29] playing out now with Iran where the [13:31] where Trump has committed to do the [13:33] right thing to protect the protester to [13:35] support freedom to bring down [13:37] essentially to to combat this evil [13:40] regime. And here's the k here's Qatar [13:43] and the Turks and the Saudis joining in [13:45] with them who are trying to scuttle that [13:47] action and protect the Iranian regime. [13:50] And there are people in the White House, [13:51] people around President Trump, people [13:53] close to President Trump who are [13:54] pressuring him not to take action. [13:57] Meanwhile, at the same time, he made [13:59] these these ultimatums. He hasn't [14:01] verbally backed down from them yet. And [14:03] you have the crown prince echoing them [14:05] and people in Iran hearing them and [14:06] being inspired by them. So, this is [14:09] like, you know, watching a a car [14:11] accident in slow motion. Things are [14:13] coming to a head and we are going to [14:15] have some sort of confrontation where [14:17] all eyes again are on President Trump. [14:19] There is a historic decision. When I say [14:21] historic, we are now talking about a [14:23] decision that maybe once in a century or [14:26] once in a half century are there [14:28] decisions this big in history that are [14:30] coming. And one of them is coming right [14:32] now. And the entire world is waiting to [14:34] see what President Trump will
