Trump Panics and Kicks Out Press as Iran Retaliates
4/18/202618 mincomplete
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2:30Donald Trump just kicked out the press from the Oval Office during a bizarre press
2:35conference he held on Saturday with Joe Rogan in the Oval Office.
2:41And this came at the same time that the press was asking him questions about
2:46Iran. You see, earlier on Saturday morning, Iran announced that it was once again fully
2:51closing the Strait of Hormuz.
2:54Iran said that the Trump regime's bad faith negotiation tactics, the continued misrepresentations by Donald
3:02Trump of Iran's negotiation positions, the continued blockade over the Persian Gulf, and the continued
3:09escalation and threats by Donald Trump made negotiations untenable.
3:15And Iran said while it was previously permitting some ships to cross through the Strait
3:20of Hormuz, provided it was coordinated with Iran, they are shutting that down.
3:25And so some of the ships that we saw leaving the Strait of Hormuz using
3:29the ship tracker satellite, they suddenly turned back.
3:34And we also learned that Iran was actually shooting at some of those ships that
3:38at first were refusing to listen to Iran's orders to head back.
3:44Iran ultimately got all of the ships that were leaving to go back to where
3:49they started. And the Strait of Hormuz is once again fully closed.
3:53Also, Iran's leadership is saying it has no current intentions to meet up with the
3:59United States before the ceasefire deadline expires on Wednesday.
4:04And Iran says it is fully prepared to go back to war with the United
4:08States if that's what Donald Trump wants to do by not agreeing to negotiate within
4:13Iran's 10 -point negotiation. framework that Donald Trump previously agreed to.
4:19I want to share with you the moment first where Donald Trump kicked out members
4:23of the press from the Oval Office as they were asking him questions about Iran.
4:28They were asking him questions about his claim that Iran was agreeing to all of
4:34these things and that the American military was going to join forces with the Iranian
4:38military to go and get the nuclear material and bring it back to the United
4:43States and that Iran was no longer going to fund proxy groups like Hezbollah and
4:47the Houthis and the Shiite militias in Iraq, which Iran said 100 % false or
4:52Donald Trump's representations that the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open without the control
4:58of Iran, which Iran denied.
4:59So the press wanted to ask him those types of questions, right, after they regurgitated
5:04and spewed like stenographers what he was feeding to them on Friday.
5:09And then Donald Trump just said, out, get out.
5:12Let me show you the moment that went down.
5:14Let's play it. And just so you can see what this bizarre press conference was
5:35all about on Saturday, you had Joe Rogan in the Oval Office.
5:39And I think this entire move by having Joe Rogan there on Saturday, he was
5:44saying he was signing some executive order inspired by Joe Rogan.
5:48I think it was all part of a broader distraction plan from what's happening in
5:53Iran and the escalation that is taking place.
5:56But here's what he said about Rogan.
5:58So you can see for yourself how bizarre this is.
6:00He talks about going on Rogan's podcast and Kamala Harris didn't go on Rogan's podcast.
6:06Watch this clip right here.
6:08Let's play it. I want to tell everybody how this happened.
6:11I sent President Trump some information.
6:14We have a gigantic opiate problem in this country, obviously.
6:17In 2024, more than 80 ,000 people died of overdoses.
6:22It's a horrible number. And there's more than 5 million people.
6:26that are addicted to opiates right now in this country with one dose of ibogaine
6:31more than 80 percent of people are free of that addiction with two doses it's
6:35more than 90 percent i sent him that information the text message but came back
6:41sounds great do you want fda approval let's do it literally that quick these drugs
6:49are illegal not because they're harmful they're illegal because of the 1970 controlled substances act
6:56that was passed by the richard nixon administration they did it to target the civil
7:00rights movement and the anti -war movement it's not because these drugs harm people and
7:05for 56 years we've lived under those terrible conditions we're free of that now we're
7:13free of that now thanks to all these people that we see next to me
7:18and thanks to president trump let's talk about what was going down this morning what
7:29donald trump wants to distract us from which we will not be distracted from so
7:33commercial vessels began reporting multiple attacks in the strait of her moves earlier this morning
7:40as iran attempted to close the strait once again at least one ship we believe
7:45that was an indian flagship was hit by potentially unknown projectiles uh when iran was
7:52shooting at it when it refused to turn around at first and we were able
7:56to hear the radio traffic they were saying safe by navy safe by navy you
8:00gave us permission and iran said no turn back right now we are shutting this
8:05down right now and then all of the ships returned iran confirmed that the strait
8:10of her moves was fully closed the main spokesperson for the iranian revolutionary guard announced
8:17transit through the strait reverted to its previous state of strict military control citing repeated
8:24u .s violations and piracy under the guise of a blockade um goes on to
8:32uh say one of the the top iranian uh leader says uh we warned you
8:37donald We warned you, United States, but you ignored it.
8:40Now enjoy the Strait of Hormuz returning to its status quo.
8:45Then Iran put out on its FARS news agency the following message.
8:50A spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guard says the Islamic Republic of Iran, following previous agreements,
8:57has consented with good intentions in the negotiations conducted to allow a limited number of
9:03oil tankers and commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in a managed
9:07manner. But unfortunately, the Americans, with their repeated breaches of trust that are part of
9:12their track record, continue to engage in piracy and maritime theft under the so -called
9:18title of blockade. For this reason, control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to
9:22its previous state, and this strategic strait is under the strict management and control of
9:28the armed forces. It announces that until the United States puts an end to the
9:32complete freedom of movement for vessels from Iranian origin to destinations and from destinations to
9:39Iranian origin, the status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain under strict control and
9:45in its previous state right there.
9:47As our editor -in -chief, Ron Filipkowski, writes, You always have to pay attention to
9:53what is actually happening, not what Donald Trump says is happening, because Trump lies about
9:59everything. Too often, the media serves as Trump's daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.
10:08Phil Stewart over at Reuters writes, Reuters is reporting that Iran is broadcasting this VHF
10:14message. Attention all ships, attention all ships.
10:17Regarding the failure of the U .S.
10:19government to fulfill its commitments in the negotiation, Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz completely
10:24closed again. No vessel of any type or nationality is allowed to pass through the
10:29Strait of Hormuz. Then Iranian social media accounts posted this.
10:33Dear world, the Strait of Hormuz is under new management.
10:36Passage. Fees apply. Security and environmental upkeep.
10:40Blockade. Cease fire. Broken. Hostility.
10:43No passage. Not even a sliver.
10:45Thank you for your understanding.
10:47Iran's supreme national. Security Council.
10:50Then the Trump White House posted a photo this morning of Donald Trump saying, let
10:55him cook is what the White House posted, to which the Iranian social media account
11:01said the most cooked president ever.
11:04The Iranian social media accounts also posted.
11:06So there are reports of some people making $760 million by betting on falling oil
11:13prices just minutes before recent announcements regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
11:18Sound familiar? Laugh face emoji.
11:21Other than his consistent pattern of losing political gambles, the only other reliable constant about
11:27Trump is his corruptness. That's what's coming out of Iran's social media.
11:33Iran is also saying we have not agreed to any other round of talks with
11:37the United States, citing the U .S.
11:40pressure tactics, which include Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and what it calls
11:45unreasonable demands. We're also hearing right now from one of Iran's top leaders.
11:52Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Katsabeda says Donald Trump talks too much.
11:59He needs to think before he speaks.
12:01He says all of these contradictory things.
12:03But if Donald Trump really means that he wants to go back to war with
12:07us, that he's not going to pursue a ceasefire in good faith, that he's not
12:12going to negotiate within the 10 point framework, then we are prepared to defend Iran.
12:17Here is what Iran's foreign minister, Deputy Foreign Minister has to say.
12:22Let's play this clip. Trying to sabotage the path of the diplomatic efforts through this
12:31diplomatic circus that they are adopting.
12:35They thought that the force and the pressure and the escalation is part of the
12:42solution. No, these cannot be for the benefit of anyone.
12:47Diplomacy must prevail. One by one, please.
12:52One by one. President Trump said that if there is no agreement on Wednesday, There
13:00will be a return to the military action.
13:05Then let's President Trump talk.
13:08He talks too much. He said contradictory things within the same statement.
13:14This cannot be prevailed. I don't know what exactly he meant.
13:19The American people must decide about him if his statements are right and if they
13:28are going with the international law, then we will continue our defense with all heroism,
13:36with all nationalism and patriotism.
13:38We will defend Iran, the oldest civilization on the planet.
13:43We will fight till the last Iranian soldier.
13:48War cannot lead to any positive solution.
13:53The Americans must understand and must learn the lesson.
13:59The era of colonialism must come to an end.
14:02They cannot dictate the orders on the other nations.
14:08As we explained on the Midas Dutch Network, Iran has not agreed to a next
14:12round of talks with the U .S., citing these pressure tactics.
14:16Tehran says negotiations will only continue if these demands, the unreasonable maximalist demands by the
14:23Trump regime stop, adding that it has sent the same message through its Pakistani intermediary,
14:29that's the feared marshal Asim Munir.
14:32Reminder, Trump said yesterday he expected a deal within a day or two.
14:38As our editor -in -chief, Ron Filipkowski, also explains, the worst possible tactic you can
14:43use when negotiating a deal with a regime like Iran is to dunk on them
14:48in public during negotiations. Any knowledgeable seasoned diplomat knows this, but we have Mr.
14:55Art of the Deal who needs to feed his cult and the markets a steady
14:58diet of BS. We also are learning that Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, says the
15:05country's navy is ready to inflict new bitter defeats on its enemy.
15:09So, folks, things are... escalating right now.
15:12Also, you have Iran releasing this new Lego video.
15:17I'll just show you a short clip of it, mocking Donald Trump, having fake negotiations
15:21with Iran. And I mean, just humiliating the United States here, play this clip.
15:27I'm going to talk to the Ayatollah now to resolve the Strait of Hormuz issue.
15:32What's the price of oil?
15:34Dad, please be patient a little longer.
15:49Can you open the Strait of Hormuz?
15:52Who are you even? I have the biggest military on earth.
15:55Whatever you say, Mr. Trump, the Strait is all yours.
16:00Beat it, because I've already talked to Iran, and the Strait will be open shortly.
16:08Thanks, everyone. We are the best.
16:11Everybody knows this. Ayatollah, you are fired.
16:16You are familiar with this sentence.
16:18Thank you for your attention to this matter.
16:20The Central Headquarters of Tamil Nadu.
16:27But, you know, when you have propaganda media out there like the New York Post
16:31and state regime media like Fox, this is what the front page of the New
16:35York Post is today. Setting them straight.
16:38Iran surrenders Hormuz, and Trump says peace deal close.
16:42The height of propaganda right there.
16:45It's ridiculous. We'll keep you posted every step of the way.
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