Transcript [00:00] You can only really have victory in a [00:02] war over a uh over a a genocidal [00:07] uh regime, over a regime that is [00:10] indoctrinated by some by some [00:13] apocalyptic ideology [00:16] is to bring them to their knees to [00:17] actually defeat them. And defeat means [00:21] that they know that they lost. See, one [00:23] of the problems that we have in the west [00:25] is that victories uh in warfare, we [00:28] often define them by our own definition [00:30] of what looks like victory. So Trump [00:32] looks at what's happening in Iran and [00:33] says, "Look, their navy's destroyed, [00:34] their air force is destroyed, their [00:35] army's destroyed, they've lost, we've [00:37] won." Only problem is that the the [00:40] Iranian regime hasn't gotten the [00:41] message. And I've been saying since [00:43] before the war even started, if you've [00:45] been watching this channel, you've heard [00:46] me say it over and over again that they [00:48] don't care in the end of the day. I [00:50] mean, they care, but in the end of the [00:51] day, they don't care how much damage is [00:53] done. They don't care how much their [00:55] people starve and how how much their [00:57] currency collapses and everything else. [00:59] All that they care about is surviving. [01:02] That they want to remain in power in [01:04] some way in some way, shape, or form [01:06] when the dust settles and when the [01:08] Americans lose their nerve. And from a [01:10] negotiating perspective, [01:12] they their negotiating tactic forever. [01:16] The Iranian regime's negotiating tactic [01:18] is always to hold the line, not give [01:22] into anything and wait and wait and wait [01:26] and not give into anything because they [01:28] know that eventually Westerners will [01:30] always soften their demands, will always [01:32] give in in the effort to make a deal [01:34] when they see Trump wanting to make a [01:36] deal. [01:38] So with what's happened over the last [01:40] week in the in uh the situation in the [01:43] Straits of Hormuz with Trump announcing [01:46] Project Freedom, this plan to open up [01:49] the Straits, which then got paused [01:51] because of pressure from the Saudis and [01:53] other Gulf states. I made a video about [01:55] that. You got to watch that to [01:57] understand the dynamics of why that [01:58] happened. [02:00] All of this has emboldened the Iranian [02:02] regime. Now, does that mean that they [02:05] won't collapse? That they're winning? [02:06] No. No, I'm not saying that at all. I [02:08] mean, they're they're still strangled by [02:11] this blockade, [02:13] but this has not been progress for the [02:16] American effort to bring down the [02:18] Iranian regime, if that's what they're [02:20] trying to do, or to bring them to the [02:21] table to make some kind of deal, which [02:22] is really a waste of time. [02:25] But what we're going to do in this video [02:27] is we're going to take a look at how the [02:28] Iranians are interpreting everything [02:30] that's happened over the last couple of [02:33] days with this Project Freedom thing, [02:36] why they're attacking the United Arab [02:37] Emirates in their own words. We'll try [02:39] to read between the lines of Iranian [02:41] state media. So, if you've been with [02:42] this channel, you know that we do this [02:45] uh every now and then. We take a look at [02:47] what Iranian regime media is saying [02:49] about a situation and we use it as a [02:51] window in to understanding what they're [02:54] signaling, what they want, uh, and, uh, [02:57] and we learn a lot from that. So, let's [02:59] get right to it. Let's, uh, let's take a [03:01] look at how the Iranians are viewing the [03:04] events of the last few days. [03:08] Okay. So, let's start with this headline [03:12] from a couple days ago in Wana Wana [03:15] Iranian state media. And again, if [03:17] you've been with this channel, you know, [03:19] you know Wana well. This is from May [03:21] 5th, a few days ago. What's behind the [03:23] attack on the UAE? Right? Everyone was [03:25] wondering why is Iran in response to [03:28] Project Freedom being launched, why did [03:29] they attack the UAE? Just about 20 days [03:32] after an undeclared ceasefire took hold, [03:34] explosions have once again echoed across [03:36] the Persian Gulf. This time the United [03:38] Arab Emirates has been targeted. Attacks [03:40] that many interpret as a direct message [03:43] from Iran in the midst of a lowintensity [03:46] semicovert conflict. Now the many [03:49] interpret is very common in Iranian [03:51] regime media. We've seen it a lot and [03:53] you'll see it throughout these articles [03:54] we're going to look at. Well, they say [03:57] people interpret many interpret. And [03:59] it's just their way of saying this is [04:00] what it means. But they want to make it [04:02] sound like a news item that they're [04:04] reporting. Reports from the UAE indicate [04:06] a series of coordinated incidents across [04:08] the country from a missile strike [04:10] targeting Dubai's port to a fire in [04:12] Fujira and disruptions to to flight [04:15] operations. Fujyra is the eastern port [04:18] on the outside uh on the outside of the [04:21] straight of Hormuz coast of the UAE that [04:25] and that's where uh that's where the oil [04:27] pipeline that the UAE has to bypass the [04:31] straits of Hormuz u that's where it [04:34] comes out. So they were they were [04:36] targeting Fuja the Iranians were [04:38] targeting Fujyra to prevent the UAE from [04:40] being able to bypass the blockade of the [04:42] Straits of Hormuz. At the same time, [04:45] there are reports of maritime incidents [04:47] and fires aboard several vessels near [04:49] the Emirati coast. Authorities have [04:51] confirmed the activation of air defense [04:52] systems and a state of heightened alert. [04:54] In the regional media space, these [04:56] attacks have been widely attributed to [04:58] Iran, although no clear or official [05:01] confirmation has yet been released. [05:02] We'll see that that changed in the days [05:04] that followed. These developments come [05:06] against the backdrop of a broader [05:08] confrontation. And then it talks about [05:10] how, you know, the original war and how [05:11] it lasted 40 days, which is which they [05:13] always mention. They always mention it [05:15] lasted 40 days. It's very significant in [05:17] Shiite Muslim uh uh culture, history, uh [05:23] theology. It has great resonance. The 40 [05:25] days. [05:27] Let's take a look here. Here's what it [05:29] says. [05:31] However, [05:33] no official end to the war has been [05:34] announced. the situation remains in a [05:37] neither war nor peace state and at any [05:40] moment a return to open conflict remains [05:42] a poss remains possible. Okay, in other [05:44] words, we're in this holding pattern and [05:46] that's all accurate, but look at this in [05:49] red. This is a this is this I've never [05:50] seen before, a line in red, but what [05:53] message do the recent attacks on the UE [05:55] carry? So here they're basically telling [05:57] us these are the messages of the UA of [06:00] the attacks on the UEE and they give [06:01] four messages of the attacks on the UAE. [06:04] Number one, a shift towards preemptive [06:06] action by Iran. Some analysts believe [06:09] Iran may have altered its approach, [06:11] launching a preemptive strike, something [06:13] it had not done previously. In this [06:16] view, the attacks represent limited [06:17] targeted actions rather than the and [06:19] then there's a Persian word here which [06:21] means beginning. I don't know. I guess [06:23] in the translator that they ran this [06:25] article through, it didn't translate one [06:27] of the words. So in this view the [06:30] attacks represent limited targeted [06:31] actions rather than the beginning of a [06:33] full-scale war. Still there is no [06:35] definitive information and the exact [06:37] scenario remains unclear for now. Okay. [06:39] So that's so number one meaning behind [06:41] it the attacks on the UAE which were at [06:44] this point not confirmed coming from [06:45] Iran is preemptive action by Iran that [06:48] they've moved to a new preemptive strike [06:51] mentality. Number two, drawing a red [06:54] line over disputed islands. One key [06:56] interpretation centers on Iran's islands [06:58] in the Persian Gulf. There are [07:00] suggestions that threats or even plans [07:02] regarding these islands may have [07:03] emerged. The attacks in this context [07:06] serve as a warning to the UAE as a [07:08] potential backer of such a scenario. [07:11] This would explain why the nature of the [07:13] strikes appears more like signaling than [07:16] escalation, aimed at sending a message, [07:19] not triggering an allout war. Let me [07:22] explain what this is about. [07:25] So in the this is the straight of [07:27] Hormuz. Here is the UAE. This is the UAE [07:30] right here. Here's Dubai and Abu Dhabi. [07:32] These this is the UAE. And in of course [07:35] on the other side of the of the uh of [07:38] the strait is Iran. Now there are all [07:41] these little islands in here and I want [07:42] to show you a few of them. Okay? There [07:44] are three particular islands that are in [07:48] dispute. Okay? And they are Abu Musa [07:50] right here. Abu Musa and then Greater [07:54] Tun [07:56] right here. Greater Tun this one and [07:59] then this little guy which is called [08:01] Lesser Tumb. So Greater and Lesser Tun [08:04] and Abu Musa these three islands. Now [08:06] what's significant about these three [08:08] islands? First of all, you can tell that [08:10] these islands are very are in very [08:12] strategic locations. Okay, one, two, [08:16] three right here. These three islands [08:19] were seized by Iran in 1971 [08:24] when the British left the area and the [08:28] UAE [08:30] uh and Bahrain also uh received their [08:33] independence. Okay. But when they [08:34] received their independence, shortly [08:36] before that, right around the time that [08:38] the British were leaving, the Iranian [08:40] military, and this was before the [08:41] Iranian Islamic Revolution, this is [08:44] under the sha, they went in, they seized [08:46] these islands, and the western powers, [08:47] the United States and and and Britain [08:49] kind of winked and and and allowed it to [08:52] happen and saw it as a positive actually [08:54] and didn't do anything about it. The [08:55] bottom line is this. These three little [08:57] islands, Abu Musa, Greater Tumba, and [09:00] Lesser Tumba, are claimed by the UAE as [09:03] UAE territory that was unlawfully taken [09:07] by Iran. The Iranians claim it as [09:09] Iranian territory. So, what this is [09:12] saying, this is a very interesting [09:13] passage in this article because you [09:14] haven't heard anything about this in the [09:16] media, but what the what this passage in [09:20] this in this article, and remember, [09:22] let's remember, we are reading Iranian [09:24] state media. These are not news items. [09:26] This is the Iranian regime putting out [09:29] messaging, [09:31] okay? And here what they're saying is [09:33] this is a warning to the UAE. It's kind [09:36] of like saying, "Hey, we see what you're [09:37] doing here." And what they're worried [09:38] about is in this whole process of the [09:42] United States taking control of the [09:43] straight of Hormuz and and and pushing [09:46] back the Iranian control of the straight [09:48] of Hormuz. [09:49] They're worried that the UAE that has [09:52] always claimed that these islands are [09:53] illegally occupied by Iran and belong to [09:56] them. They're worried that the UAE is [09:58] going to try to make a move to seize [10:01] these islands. Okay, that's what this is [10:04] about. That's what this passage is [10:06] about. Very interesting. Number three, [10:09] tied to the US plan in the straight of [10:11] Hormuz. Another significant angle [10:12] relates to the new US initiative which [10:14] Donald Trump has referred to as the [10:15] freedom project. Okay, or project [10:17] freedom. According to his statements, [10:19] the US intends to carry out an operation [10:21] to ensure safe passage for a large [10:23] number of ships that have been stranded [10:24] in the Gulf for weeks over 60 days due [10:28] to rising tensions. [10:30] Um, okay. So, and that if the UAE has [10:34] played a role in supporting or [10:36] facilitating this plan, it may explain [10:38] why it has become a target. It may [10:40] explain why. Some analysts therefore see [10:42] the attacks as an attempt to influence [10:44] or disrupt the straight of Hormuz [10:45] initiative. Okay. Okay, so so far we [10:47] have three reasons. Let's just recap [10:48] where we are. A shift towards preemptive [10:50] action, [10:53] drawing a red line over disputed islands [10:56] tied to the project trying to scuttle [10:59] project freedom [11:01] and a response to economic pressure. [11:03] There's also economic dimension pressure [11:06] on the UAE could be a response to its [11:07] role in restricting Iranian assets. [11:10] According to this view, the UAE has [11:12] cooperated financially with the United [11:14] States in ways that have impacted Iran's [11:16] currency market. The current [11:18] developments may single that Iran is [11:20] shifting from economic response to field [11:22] level or kinetic action. Okay. The [11:25] attacks on the UAE must be viewed within [11:27] a broader picture of a war that hasn't [11:29] really ended, a fragile ceasefire, and [11:32] actors simultaneously sending signals [11:34] while avoiding direct confrontation. [11:37] Okay, let me sum up this piece. what [11:40] they're signaling here, these aren't, [11:41] you know, this some analysts think, [11:43] okay, this is the regime saying that we [11:45] are targeting the UAE because a [11:49] this could be preemptive. [11:52] They see the UAE making, you know, [11:54] making moves, aligning more with Israel [11:58] and a preemptive strike on America [12:00] basically is basically the way they're [12:03] doing it is a preemptive strike. They're [12:04] attacking the UAE. So, it's a preemptive [12:06] strike because one of the things Trump [12:08] has been saying this whole time is, you [12:09] know, if they don't make a deal, we're [12:10] going to start dropping bombs. So, [12:12] they're saying, "Okay, we're making a [12:13] preemptive strike." Second thing is to [12:15] protect these islands, [12:18] signaling to the UAE, don't touch them. [12:20] Third thing, to disrupt Project Freedom, [12:23] third reason. And fourth reason is a [12:26] response to the UAE, retaliating against [12:29] the UAE for its economic warfare against [12:32] the regime. Okay. And then we have this [12:35] piece from yesterday, Trump's back down [12:38] from the Freedom Project in the face of [12:40] Iran's new power equation. And this is a [12:42] longer analytical piece, analytical [12:43] piece, whatever. It's a longer piece [12:46] talking about how how uh how Trump [12:49] backed down, right? Because uh again, [12:52] watch my other video on the pressure [12:54] from the Saudis and the other Gulf [12:56] states uh to for the United States to [12:59] not do a Project Freedom. The UAE was [13:01] not reportedly part of that pressure, [13:03] but the other Gulf states work. Kuwait [13:05] and Saudi Arabia principally and [13:06] Pakistan also. [13:08] And it says here in an unexpected turn, [13:10] Donald Trump announced early Wednesday [13:11] that the escort operation in the street [13:13] of Hormuz dubbed Project Freedom would [13:15] be temporarily suspended. And then [13:17] Abbasarqi, the foreign minister, he uh [13:22] he he responded on on on social media [13:25] and he said, "All talks are making [13:27] progress with Pakistan's gracious [13:28] effort. The US should be wary of being [13:30] dragged back into a quagmire by [13:32] ill-wishers. So should the UAE. See, [13:34] they shaking a finger at the UAE. [13:36] They're calling out the UAE more. The [13:38] White House had previously emphasized [13:39] that the Freedom Project was separate [13:41] from other US military measures. [13:42] However, its rapid suspension just hours [13:45] after the launch has been widely [13:46] interpreted as a sign of either a lack [13:49] of consensus or operational [13:50] impracticality. [13:52] At the international level, the [13:54] initiative also faced limited support. [13:56] talks about some of the allies of the [13:58] United States who are opposed to it. It [14:00] ridicules Trump for declaring victory [14:03] and saying that there's a great a great [14:05] success. [14:06] While Washington has attempted to frame [14:08] the decision as part of diplomatic [14:10] progress, developments on the ground [14:12] suggest a different narrative. In the [14:14] days leading up to the suspension, Iran [14:16] issued explicit warnings that any [14:18] attempt to alter navigation rules in the [14:20] street of Hormuz or introduce foreign [14:22] military presence would be met with a [14:23] direct response. This stance effectively [14:26] sent a clear deterrent signal. [14:30] Muhammad Galibbah, speaker of Iran's [14:32] parliament, wrote on X, "A new equation [14:34] in the state of Hormuz is taking shape. [14:37] The continuation of the current [14:38] situation is unbearable for the United [14:40] States. We have not even begun yet." [14:42] Meanwhile, a brief but striking remark [14:44] by a spokesperson for Iran's foreign [14:46] ministry drew particular attention. [14:48] Responding to a question about why Iran [14:50] does not back down in the face of a [14:52] global superpower like the United [14:54] States, the spokesperson simply stated, [14:56] "We are a superpower, too." [15:00] It is evident that Iran's diplomatic [15:02] tone has shifted significantly after the [15:05] war. Part of this change was visible in [15:08] recent remarks by senior officials as [15:10] well as in the evolving rhetoric of the [15:12] foreign ministry. The shift reflects a [15:14] transition from defensive diplomacy to [15:17] language rooted in the projection of [15:19] hard power. [15:24] Okay, look at that. What played a [15:27] decisive role in halting the freedom [15:28] project was not diplomacy alone, but a [15:31] combination of field pressure and Iran's [15:33] refusal to yield. Now, look at this next [15:37] sentence. So revealing. When one side [15:40] demonstrates a willingness to bear the [15:43] cost of confrontation, [15:45] the other is forced to recalculate [15:49] a pattern that had already emerged at [15:51] the end of the twoe ceasefire period [15:54] between Iran and the United States. That [15:55] is such a revealing sentence. They're [15:57] here. They're saying what their strategy [16:00] is. [16:01] And this is what I said at the beginning [16:03] of this video and what I've been saying [16:04] since before the war. their [16:06] demonstration of the willingness to bear [16:09] the cost of confrontation, their [16:11] willingness to absorb the damage of the [16:14] American strikes. When they show that [16:17] willingness, they see this, you know, [16:19] you know, Trump's always like, why [16:20] aren't they backing down? Why aren't [16:22] they giving in? They've been destroyed. [16:24] They're desperate for a deal. And the [16:27] frustration that the Americans have [16:28] shown all along, why aren't they making [16:30] a deal? We've caused so much damage to [16:31] them. We're threatening more damage to [16:33] them. You know, we're killing all their [16:35] leadership. Why don't they give in? Look [16:37] what it says here. I'm going to read it [16:38] again. When one side demonstrates a [16:41] willingness [16:43] to bear the cost of confrontation, [16:45] the other side is forced to recalculate. [16:49] So they're saying, as long as we hold [16:51] out and we hold out, no matter how hard [16:52] it is, no matter how much we're [16:54] enduring, if we hold out and we bear the [16:56] cost of confrontation, we force them to [16:58] recalculate. And that is as far as [17:01] they're concerned a leverage that is [17:04] that is success [17:06] in pushing back in the decision-making [17:09] in the negotiation. After the ceasefire [17:11] deadline expired, Trump declared it [17:12] would not be extended and warned that if [17:14] Iran did not surrender, it would face [17:16] destruction. [17:18] So they're giving an example now, right? [17:19] The deadline expired. Trump said, [17:23] "It won't be extended, [17:25] and if Iran doesn't surrender, [17:28] we're going to we're going to destroy [17:29] it." What happened? Iran resisted the [17:31] pressure. They refused even the [17:33] ceasefire framework and signaled [17:35] readiness for confrontation, ultimately [17:38] leading Trump to walk back his position. [17:41] This time, it was not negotiation, but [17:43] resistance that altered the course. More [17:45] precisely, it was the combination of on [17:47] the ground resilience and hard [17:49] signaling. In other words, by attacking [17:51] the UAE, [17:53] by attacking the UAE, by showing real [17:55] resistance, we've caused him to back [17:57] down again. Think about it. He announces [18:00] project re freedom. We attack the UAE. [18:03] Then Trump announces that he's [18:04] suspending Project Freedom. You see [18:06] that? Or he said that if we after the [18:10] two week ceasefire, he's not going to [18:12] extend it and we're going to go back to [18:13] fighting. We held our ground and then he [18:16] extended it. He's backing down. is [18:19] blinking. Iran's refusal to yield even [18:23] at moments I'm reading again. Iran's [18:25] refusal to yield even at moments when [18:28] flexibility was expected [18:31] has become a recurring pattern that [18:34] directly influences Washington's [18:36] behavior. The swift suspension of the [18:39] Freedom Project is a continuation of [18:42] that pattern. This is such a revealing [18:44] piece. Look at that. They're saying that [18:46] their strategy is working rather than a [18:50] temporary measure. The halt of the [18:51] initiative is increasingly interpreted [18:53] as quote or I I should say as bolded [18:56] this is a bolded line a practical [18:58] indication of the limits of US [19:01] maneuverability in the straight of war [19:03] moves where any military move is [19:05] immediately tied to the risk of direct [19:06] confrontation. Trump does not want more [19:08] military confrontation. He does not want [19:10] more escalation. That's becoming clear [19:12] and they're exploiting that. They're [19:14] digging in and digging in and even, you [19:17] know, launching some missiles and drones [19:19] at the UAE and the Americans do nothing [19:21] and they're saying, you see, he's [19:23] backing down. We're holding the line. [19:26] The development comes at the straight of [19:27] Hormuz remains a vital artery of global [19:29] energy supply, etc. Look what it says at [19:32] the end. Washington attempted to rewrite [19:34] the rules of passes through display of [19:36] power, but in less than two days, it was [19:38] compelled to accept those very rules. [19:41] The question is now is whether such a [19:43] project can ever be implemented without [19:45] accepting the equation imposed by Iran. [19:48] Look at that's a very revealing piece. [19:51] And then we have this this from today [19:53] why the UAE has become one of Iran's [19:55] main targets. And in this piece they lay [19:57] out the various reasons why they're [19:59] attacking the UAE. [20:01] So let's check this piece out. [20:04] Why is the small desert state of the [20:06] United Arab Emirates located in the [20:07] southern shores of the Persian Gulf [20:08] become one of the primary targets of [20:10] Iranian missile and join attacks? Notice [20:11] two days earlier they said it's not [20:13] confirmed that Iran attacked them. And [20:15] now they are confirming it. They're [20:16] saying yes, we've confirmed it. And by [20:18] the way, this is the front page piece in [20:20] today's wana. [20:23] And it says the answer lies in the [20:25] policies and conduct of of the UAE, [20:28] right? And what does it say? That [20:31] they've moved this they've moved closer [20:32] to Israel. They become one of the [20:34] pillars of US backed regional order [20:38] and they they rely increasingly on the [20:40] American security umbrella. There's a [20:42] growing presence of US troops. At the [20:44] same time, the enormous wealth uh has [20:47] been has been used by the UAE to project [20:49] influence beyond its borders. It [20:51] mentions uh Yemen and Sudan and Syria. [20:54] These are all places where the UAE is on [20:57] the other side of Iranian interests and [21:00] uh jihadist interests. [21:03] The UAE's role as of a financial backer [21:05] of US military presence and a partner in [21:08] certain Israeli security initiatives has [21:10] become more pronounced. So they're in [21:12] bed with Israel. They have more and more [21:16] security and economic ties with the [21:18] United States. They have THAAD missile [21:20] defense systems. Uh they look at this [21:23] reports have additionally pointed to the [21:25] activities of intelligence facilities [21:26] linked to the Mossad and the CIA near [21:29] Iran's coastline. That might be true. [21:31] According to reports by the Financial [21:32] Times, parts of Israel's air defense [21:34] infrastructure have been integrated into [21:36] the UAE security network, positioning [21:39] Abu Dhabi alongside American bases in [21:42] efforts to counter Iranian drones. [21:47] And they they quote an Iranian an [21:49] Iranian parliament member. Look at this. [21:53] Iranian parliament member [21:56] Manusher Manu Sher Motaki has also [22:00] stated that there is evidence suggested [22:03] the involvement of Emirati drones [22:07] in attacks against Iran. [22:11] Look at that. [22:14] They also blame the UAE for the attack [22:17] on the oil facilities on the last day of [22:21] the of the war when there was an attack [22:22] on the oil facilities on Leavon Island. [22:24] They're saying that that was an Amiradi [22:27] jet that did it, which I don't think is [22:29] is accurate, but that's what they're [22:30] claiming. [22:32] taken together alongside recurring [22:34] territorial disputes over Iranian [22:36] islands. That's what I I explained [22:38] before, those three islands, and [22:40] long-standing disagreements regarding [22:42] the name of the Persian Gulf, right? [22:44] Because the the Arab states call it the [22:47] the Arabian Gulf. Supporters of this [22:50] argument believe these developments [22:52] explain why the UAE has increasingly [22:54] been viewed in Tehran as a potential [22:56] target for military retaliation. From [22:59] this perspective, the UAE is no longer [23:01] seen merely as a peripheral regional [23:03] actor, but rather as a as part of a [23:05] broader anti-Iran regional coalition, [23:09] one that is still rumored to be willing [23:10] to financially support future American [23:12] military action against Iran. [23:17] Nevertheless, advocates of this position [23:19] argue that Iran's military response [23:21] during the first phase of the Ramadan [23:22] war, that's what they call this war, [23:24] sent a clear warning to regional states [23:26] about the costs of aligning with [23:28] Tehran's adversaries. [23:30] In other words, UAE is in bed with [23:33] Israel. They're in bed with the United [23:35] States. They're helping the enemy. They [23:37] are This is their position paper as to [23:40] why they are attacking the UAE. They [23:42] also blamed the UAE for it for for for [23:45] being part of the attacks on their oil [23:47] facilities on Lavan Island and that [23:50] there were Emirati drones involved in [23:52] the attacks. [23:54] So that's what's going on there, right? [23:55] And then you have uh just more evidence [23:58] of how they view the American uh recent [24:02] actions as weakness. This is from [24:04] Tasnim, the other major Iranian uh [24:08] regime outlet. This is more the IRGC reg [24:11] outlet. Khalibuff, this is the this is [24:13] the top story today, by the way. [24:14] Khalibuff reacts to fake news about Iran [24:17] US talks. And look what it says down in [24:18] this piece. [24:22] It says here, Iran it I'll just jump to [24:26] the way the piece ends. [24:28] Iran has ruled out returning to the [24:30] negotiating table unless the blockade [24:33] was lifted on Wednesday. And amid the [24:36] Islamic Republic's continued resilience, [24:39] US President Donald Trump said he was [24:41] pausing his so-called Project Freedom, a [24:44] much hyped plan supposedly aimed at [24:46] forcibly reopening the strait. [24:49] Look, the Trump administration can [24:51] certainly recover from this, [24:54] definitely can recover from this, but I [24:56] have to say that the the the actions of [25:00] the last few days, what's happened in [25:03] the last few days with this Project [25:05] Freedom failed launch pause, now they're [25:08] saying they're going to do it again. It [25:10] has emboldened the the regime. And if it [25:15] is true that the Americans are still [25:18] holding out for a deal and they still [25:20] want to make a deal and they still think [25:21] that there's someone to deal with, look, [25:23] there's no such thing as a deal with the [25:25] Iranians that they won't break. There's [25:27] no such thing as their word being [25:29] trusted. There's no such thing as a deal [25:31] that's a good deal. There is no such [25:33] thing as that. And what's happening [25:36] right now, again, this doesn't mean that [25:38] the Iranians are winning. Doesn't mean [25:40] that. But it means that [25:43] for all the great things that have [25:44] happened [25:46] these last few days have been a step [25:49] back. They have again they've emboldened [25:52] the Iranians. We don't know what kind of [25:54] help is is being smuggled across their [25:56] border from Pakistan and elsewhere. [25:58] There could be all if you think that [26:00] this blockade is hermetic. It is not [26:02] hermetic. Uh it it it's certainly [26:06] emboldening the regime. everything that [26:08] Trump is doing right now. Just to just [26:10] to give you a window into how they [26:13] think, they again, they kick the can [26:16] down the road. They hold fast. The idea [26:19] of resilience of holding firm to your [26:22] position and just holding and holding [26:24] and holding on no matter how much no [26:26] matter how much you are, you know, [26:29] you're suffering for it, no matter how [26:30] much you are, you know, it's it's it's [26:34] no matter how much uh you're you know, [26:36] you're enduring. [26:38] When you hold on, [26:40] that is that is where the victory comes [26:43] from. Right? I'm going to read that line [26:45] again. The key line of this entire [26:47] video. Let's take a look at it again [26:49] because it's just it's just so powerful [26:52] what look at what they say there. Maybe [26:54] I should uh I should make it bigger on [26:56] the screen just so you really see it. [26:58] Take a look at that. When one side [27:00] demonstrates a willingness to bear the [27:03] cost of confrontation, the other side is [27:05] forced to recalculate a pattern that had [27:08] already emerged at the end of the twoe [27:10] ceasefire period between Iran and the [27:13] United States. That is the punchline of [27:15] this. That is that gets you right into [27:17] their head. That gets you right into [27:18] their psychology. They believe that [27:21] their resilience is the path to [27:23] survival. Again, they they don't expect [27:25] to win, but they ex they are holding [27:28] out. They know Trump doesn't want to go [27:30] in on the ground and they know that he's [27:32] not really going to send in weapons to [27:34] the protesters. And they know that they [27:36] still have weapons and they're still on [27:38] the ground. And even if all the bridges [27:39] get blown up and all the infrastructure [27:41] gets destroyed and the and some of the [27:42] oil wells get destroyed, no matter how [27:45] much destruction there is, they've got [27:47] their offshore bank accounts. They've [27:48] got their kids in foreign countries, [27:50] they don't they'll survive. They'll [27:53] weather the storm. That willingness, [27:56] that willingness, as they say it, that [27:58] willingness to bear the cost of [28:00] confrontation, that is their strength. [28:03] They view that as their strongest trait [28:06] and they're holding out and they're [28:08] seeing Trump what looks like he's [28:10] blinking. He's not even he's not even [28:12] punishing the Iranians for for hitting [28:14] the Emiratis for firing missiles at the [28:17] Emirates. He's not he's not fulfilling [28:19] his threat to go back to bombing at the [28:22] end of a ceasefire that he said he [28:23] wouldn't extend and then he did extend. [28:25] They're seeing all these things and they [28:27] are seeing weakness on the American [28:29] side. It remains to be seen what next [28:31] steps Trump takes because again there's [28:33] a lot of lot of moves left on the [28:35] chessboard and there's still plenty of [28:38] time and plenty of opportunity to fix [28:39] the situation and it remains to be seen [28:42] how that all looks. So you're hearing [28:44] some children in the background. I'm at [28:45] my family's house here in Dallas, Texas. [28:47] One, you know, with my cousins and uh um [28:50] I'm sorry, my my my nephew and and his [28:53] children. It's wonderful here and I'm [28:55] going to go spend some time with them. 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