Transcript [00:00] Hey everyone. So, yesterday I made a uh [00:03] video about the UAE announcing that [00:06] they're cutting off all trade and all [00:09] financial transactions with Iran. And in [00:13] that video, [00:15] I suggested based on the New York Times [00:17] reporting that Trump had had a [00:19] conversation with MBZ and uh that the [00:23] and that Marco Rubio had spoken to the [00:25] head of the national security [00:28] a council or whatever it's called in the [00:30] UAE. I suggested that even though the [00:32] UAE did not say that this was a request [00:36] made by the Americans, that it was [00:38] likely that this was a request made by [00:40] the Americans. The official reason the [00:42] UAE gave for that action [00:45] was that they were that they had come [00:47] under attack by the Iranians. Now this [00:50] morning, we wake up to this post by [00:54] President Trump. No one no one has given [00:58] the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater [01:01] opportunity to make a deal than me. [01:03] Tragically for them, they have failed to [01:05] take it. Therefore, today I am [01:06] announcing the most crushing economic [01:08] operation ever taken against any [01:10] country. This will be economic warfare [01:12] and isolation on an unprecedented scale. [01:15] Their navy is gone. Their air force is [01:17] destroyed. Their military factories are [01:18] now rubble. Their currency is worthless. [01:21] And their country is hanging by a [01:22] thread. Today I'm announce I'm also [01:24] announcing that any country that allows [01:26] its financial institutions, businesses, [01:28] airports, or government entities to [01:30] provide any type of lifeline to Iran [01:32] will itself face tremendous economic [01:34] consequences. [01:36] Now look what he lists here. And if you [01:38] watched yesterday's video, you're going [01:40] to like basically hear the stuff I was [01:42] talking about. If you haven't watched [01:43] that video, you should definitely go [01:45] watch it because I talk about all of the [01:47] ways that the U here's what that video [01:50] is about if you didn't see it. Talked [01:52] about the, you know, when the UAE said [01:54] we're cutting off all trade and all [01:55] financial, it's not just like, oh, [01:57] there's the UAE and Oman and Bahrain and [01:59] Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and all these [02:00] other states and it's one of them. No, [02:03] the UAE is like the bank. They're the [02:06] financial hub of of that whole region [02:09] and especially for Iran. And I went [02:11] through all the different ways that Iran [02:13] relies on the UAE for all kinds of [02:15] moving money around and transactions and [02:17] trade and everything else. And I listed [02:20] some of these things. So look what it [02:22] says here. Oil smuggling, swap lines, [02:25] swap lines, that's the Hala networks, [02:27] cash transfers, exchange houses. These [02:30] are all things I discussed in that [02:32] video. Go watch that video anyway and [02:34] then come back and watch this one. Oil [02:36] smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, [02:38] exchange houses, ship registries, front [02:40] companies. I talked about those, too. It [02:42] all needs to stop now. You know who you [02:45] are. You know who he's talking about? [02:46] He's talking about the UAE. It's [02:48] fascinating. So, here's what I want to [02:50] Here's what I want to talk. Well, let's [02:52] finish the tweet. Why not? This will be [02:53] an economic D-Day, and we need all of [02:55] our allies to stand with the United [02:56] States of America to isolate and defeat [02:58] the Iran threat. These maniacs are on [03:00] the ropes. [03:02] What does it say here? And these [03:03] historic Oh, I Oh, I cut off the tweet [03:05] at the bottom. Whatever it is. This is [03:07] what he had to say here. Maybe I could [03:09] go find it somewhere else. Doesn't [03:12] matter. Anyway, that's the that's what [03:14] that's the post that Trump put up. And I [03:16] saw this and I was like, hm. [03:20] I mean, a friend of mine sent it to me [03:21] who had seen the video and said like, [03:23] you know, look, does Trump watch your [03:24] videos? [03:26] But it's actually simpler than that. It [03:28] is obvious. And I'm not saying this to [03:31] say, "Hey, look, I was right." I'm [03:32] saying this, I mean, partially I am, but [03:35] I made that video yesterday to explain [03:37] to you why the UAE is so central to the [03:41] financial life, the economic life of the [03:43] Iranian regime. That was the point of [03:45] that video and why that was so [03:46] significant. And I appreciate all of the [03:48] compliments people give. People say, you [03:50] know, this is this is great analysis. [03:51] You're really giving us what's going on. [03:53] Thank you. That's what I'm trying to do. [03:55] But I also want to emphasize that point [03:58] that I am I'm working very hard to give [04:00] us the ability to see the big picture to [04:03] understand what's really going on and [04:04] what these headlines really mean. And I [04:06] felt a sense of satisfaction when Trump [04:08] put this out today. I said, "Aha, I got [04:10] it." You see, here's what I believe [04:13] happened. It's very simple. [04:16] Trump called the UAE and told them that [04:19] he was going to do this. and he told [04:21] them to stop all of the ways that [04:23] they're helping the Iranian economy [04:26] and he gave them the opportunity to do [04:29] it before he made this announcement. You [04:31] see, the big story today is this [04:34] announcement by Trump. The fact that the [04:36] UAE did this the previous day, it's kind [04:38] of fallen by the wayside now. It wasn't [04:40] a major story. Imagine it was reversed. [04:43] Imagine Trump had [04:47] had had put this tweet out and then the [04:50] next day or the same day the UAE had [04:52] announced that they're cutting off all [04:53] trade and all financial transactions. [04:55] What a it would be so obvious that the [04:58] UA was simply responding to a threat by [05:01] the by America and doing America's [05:03] bidding and that would be a bad look for [05:06] the UAE [05:07] and therefore Trump gave them warning [05:10] and they made their own declaration [05:11] first and now and they said that the [05:13] reason for it was that they had been [05:14] attacked by Iran which is so implausible [05:17] anyway because they've been attacked by [05:18] Iran like over a thousand times in terms [05:21] of number of rockets and missiles. I [05:24] mean, more than any other country, more [05:25] than Israel since February 28th. And [05:28] that whole time they didn't cut off all [05:29] the financial transactions, but oh, a [05:31] few of our ships got hit in the straight [05:32] of Hormuz. That's it. We're done. We're [05:34] we're cutting off all the financial [05:35] transactions with Iran yesterday. It [05:37] didn't make much sense. That's part of [05:39] why I suggested this. I said, "Oh, [05:40] they're obviously responding to Trump." [05:43] And now we kind of have confirmation of [05:44] that. Okay, let's move on to [05:47] understanding more of this whole [05:49] economic situation. What we're going to [05:51] do in this video is we're going to look [05:53] at how the Iranians are responding to [05:55] this and try to read between the lines [05:58] of what they're saying and also talk [06:01] about the impact that this could [06:02] actually have, how some other countries [06:04] are responding to this and uh and and [06:07] what this ne you know what to look for [06:09] in terms of Iran's behavior visav other [06:13] countries in the region. Okay, that's [06:14] what we're going to take a look at here. [06:17] So, um let's pull this down. [06:22] me back. [06:24] There we go. Little technical uh glitch [06:26] there. I'm not the most technically [06:28] savvy person. Here we go. So, let's [06:30] start with the UK. This is actually from [06:32] Iranian state media that I picked this [06:34] up. UK imposes new sanctions on Iranian [06:37] individuals and entities. And I could [06:40] have pulled this story from anywhere, [06:41] but you know, I was on Iranian state [06:42] media anyway. Here we go. The British [06:44] government announced a new round of [06:46] sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, [06:49] adding seven new entries to its Iranian [06:51] sanctions regime. The update in for the [06:54] update forms part of London's ongoing [06:56] restrictive measures targeting Iranian [06:58] officials, military-lin organizations [07:00] and business entities expanding the [07:02] existing targeted sanctions list [07:04] administered by the UK foreign [07:06] commonwealth and development office. [07:08] That's the whole story. Uh and here also [07:11] I would suggest that Trump has informed [07:14] world leaders before he put out this [07:16] this post that he told people about it, [07:19] got them on board. The UK took immediate [07:21] action and that way they also look like [07:23] more of an independent actor. So they're [07:26] also part of this uh sanctions regime [07:28] that's ramping up. We're probably going [07:30] to see more of this. It'll be I'm going [07:31] to be tracking this particular story and [07:33] we're going to be following it in the [07:34] coming days. How is this how is everyone [07:36] behaving and is it working? We'll get [07:37] into that soon. interesting article that [07:40] discusses the chances of it succeeding. [07:42] But first, let's talk about how the [07:43] Iranians are reacting. So, Gary Babadi, [07:47] US has given its next defeat, the name [07:50] economic war. Kazam Garibi, Iran's [07:54] deputy foreign minister for legal and [07:55] international affairs, responded to [07:57] Donald Trump's remarks about launching [07:59] an economic war against Iran, saying [08:01] that after failing to achieve its [08:03] objectives through military action, the [08:05] United States has now labeled its next [08:07] defeat an economic war. Garabati wrote [08:10] on X on Thursday, quote, they claim Iran [08:13] is on the verge of defeat and hanging by [08:15] a thread, yet they are begging all their [08:18] allies to help them. End quote. [08:20] Referring to Trump's announcement of a [08:21] major economic campaign against Iran, he [08:24] added, "The problem is the [08:26] miscalculations they make every time, [08:28] which forced them to create an even [08:29] bigger defeat for themselves in an [08:32] attempt to cover it up. The military war [08:34] failed. Now they have given their next [08:36] defeat the name economic war," Iran's [08:38] deputy foreign minister said. [08:42] And [clears throat] I also noticed an [08:44] interesting item buried in the bottom of [08:46] a story about a different topic. Hold [08:48] on, let me just cough. [08:53] Sorry about that. Okay, so this is an [08:56] article about [09:00] um Muhammad Galibbah, the speaker of the [09:02] Iranian parliament, about his visit to [09:05] Iraq. There's a number of articles in [09:08] Iranian state media about this visit. [09:11] And here it says a brief analysis of [09:13] Galipov's visit to Iraq. and it goes [09:15] through a bunch of topics they discussed [09:17] the or bunch of takeaways. I'm not going [09:19] to read this article. I'm just going to [09:20] read you the the few headlines and then [09:22] we'll see the last piece in the article. [09:24] The visit came amid growing US pressure [09:26] on Iran. Meetings with Iraq. It talks [09:28] about who he met with. Baghdad's [09:30] emphasis on standing with Iran. Of [09:32] course, this is Iranian state media. [09:34] Iraq's social climate after the war. [09:36] It's talking about how the Iraqi people [09:37] actually are supportive of Iran. But [09:39] again, this is Iranian propaganda. This [09:41] three to four moves in the resistance [09:43] and shared priorities. So they talked [09:44] about the straight of Hormuz. Uh they [09:46] emphasized that the United States is at [09:48] fault. Iraq's continued support for the [09:51] resistance. This is talking about how [09:53] the you know the Iraqi the pro-Iranian [09:56] militias in Iraq are still supported by [09:58] the government. May maybe it may or may [10:01] not be true. Again, the Iraqis are [10:03] trying you know are in this. We've [10:05] talked about Iraq before, but you know [10:06] the new Iraqi leader is trying to you [10:09] know get them away from Iranian [10:11] influence. That's a separate topic. But [10:12] look at the final item in this list. [10:15] One of the items that they talked about [10:17] in their meeting, exploring ways to [10:20] counter economic pressure. On the [10:22] economic front, the two sides also [10:24] discussed joint mechanisms to address [10:26] economic pressure and what they [10:29] described as economic warfare. [10:32] Strengthening economic cooperation and [10:35] finding ways to mitigate the impact of [10:37] sanctions and external pressure were [10:40] among the other key issues [10:43] raised during talks. Finding ways to [10:46] mitigate the impact of sanctions. H what [10:49] [clears throat] might that mean? Well, [10:51] Iraq and Iran have a very big border [10:54] that they share. [10:57] Hello. [10:59] He was talking about figuring out ways [11:01] to open up more land routes. This is [11:03] what I'm suggesting. From Iraq into Iran [11:06] and using Iran and remember you al I'm [11:11] sorry using Iraq. Notice you remember [11:12] you also have Iraqi militias that are [11:14] pro-Iran that are funded by Iran that [11:17] are operating there that are kind of [11:18] part of the security structure of Iraq. [11:20] What this this is what this what he was [11:22] trying to accomplish here. He's like hey [11:25] let's you know we could provide some [11:26] security for it. we can create border [11:28] crossings. I bet you that's what they [11:29] were talking about. If he's talking to [11:31] the Iraqis about figuring out ways to [11:33] get around the external pressure and [11:35] around the sanctions, that's what they [11:37] were talking about. So, we will watch [11:39] closely as closely as we can from afar [11:42] how Iraq behaves in the days ahead. [11:46] Okay. Now, uh China pushes back against [11:49] Trump's economic D-Day campaign against [11:50] Iran. This was also reported in Western [11:52] media. China Thursday pushed back [11:55] against US presidents uh the US [11:57] president's economic D-Day campaign [11:59] stressing a diplomatic means to end the [12:01] conflict. Quote, "Imposing sanctions and [12:03] pressuring do not help solve the issue." [12:06] China's foreign ministry spokesman Lin [12:08] Xian told reporters in Beijing, "China [12:11] calls on relevant parties to take [12:13] responsible measures and solve the [12:14] issues through diplomatic and political [12:16] means. It says it was reported in [12:17] Andeloo. I looked at andaloo. couldn't [12:19] find it but maybe it was reported in [12:21] andou in Turkish or another language I [12:24] don't know anyway so China of course [12:26] doesn't like this [12:28] and here this is a really interesting [12:30] piece this is an analysis piece [12:33] this is this appeared on the national [12:36] now the national this news website is [12:39] Emirati okay this is a United Arab [12:41] Emirates site um so you have to take it [12:45] with that although it has it has pretty [12:47] good reporting and their analysis pieces [12:49] are are really a window into how the [12:51] Emiratis are viewing these situations. [12:54] So this is a piece called Trump's threat [12:57] of economic consequences. Who will it [12:59] affect and is it credible? [13:02] Is it credible? [13:04] Okay, [13:06] so I'm going to jump down to the [13:07] relevant passages here [13:10] with direct negotiations in limbo. This [13:12] is here they're quoting [13:15] um this expert who will be mentioned [13:16] here in a moment. Quote, "With direct [13:19] negotiations in limbo, the Trump [13:21] administration seems to be moving from [13:23] conventional to secondary sanctions, [13:26] i.e. threatening the imposition of [13:28] sanctions or tariffs against third party [13:30] nations, said Aira Parad, director of [13:33] macroeconomics at Nasser Sedi and [13:35] associates." But she stressed that there [13:37] are no details available on what the [13:40] exact measures would be. In other words, [13:42] Trump threatened in that post that I [13:44] started this video with. He threatened [13:46] to put all sorts of severe measures, but [13:49] there was no indication of what they [13:50] actually are. Okay, so it's some sort of [13:54] So, if you're a if you're a nation that [13:55] does business with Iran, you're like, [13:56] okay, if I violate this, what exactly is [13:58] going to happen to me? We don't know. [14:01] quote, "The aim seems to be forcing [14:03] global players such as China, India, and [14:07] Middle East nations, Pakistan, to choose [14:10] between trade links with Iran and access [14:13] to the US market. [14:17] Hence, increasing pressure on Iran's [14:19] export revenues, [14:21] including non oil." [14:26] Iran's main trading partners between [14:28] January and October last year were China [14:30] with it with trade of 14.5 billion, Iraq [14:34] at 10.5 billion, the UAE at 7.5 billion, [14:38] but that's only official trade, by the [14:39] way. Okay. Uh again, go watch the video [14:43] I made about the UAE from yesterday. You [14:45] got to see that video. It's like [14:46] required viewing. It's a good one. [14:49] You'll enjoy it. But remember that this [14:53] is only the trade. The UAE is far more [14:55] than this. Okay, the UA is a bigger is a [14:58] bigger piece of the Iranian economy than [15:00] China than any of them based. If you go [15:03] watch your video, you'll understand. But [15:05] the UAE in terms of trade, 7.5 billion. [15:07] Turkey 7.3 billion according to trade [15:10] data monitor. I wonder how Erdogan's [15:12] going to react to this uh this new Trump [15:14] declaration. This is going to get [15:15] interesting. [15:17] For the whole of last year, China [15:19] reported 9.96 billion in total bilateral [15:22] trade with Iran. Although that amount [15:24] does not include the roughly 31.2 [15:27] billion in unreported Iranian crude oil [15:29] exports unreported because this is all [15:31] the shadow fleets, you know, and the way [15:32] they move oil around. Go watch the video [15:34] from yesterday. [15:36] Crude oil exports to China, according to [15:38] the US China Economic and Security [15:40] Review Commission. Iran's trade data for [15:43] this year following the start of the war [15:45] on February 28th is not publicly [15:47] available. On Thursday, [15:49] that's today, the country's central bank [15:51] chief said Iran is currently exporting [15:55] no oil. Abdul Naser Hamadi said Thran [15:59] faced severe restrictions on oil exports [16:01] as Washington steps up economic pressure [16:04] while efforts to resolve the war remain [16:06] deadlocked. Meanwhile, the UAE on [16:08] Tuesday, two days ago, said it was [16:11] halting all trade, commercial exchange, [16:13] and financial transactions with Iran due [16:16] to the threat tan poses to the region. [16:18] Remember, that's the announcement of the [16:19] UAE. While the UAE announced the [16:22] suspension of all trade activities with [16:23] Iran before Mr. Trump's post, of course, [16:26] they're they're pointing that out that [16:28] it was before, you know, because because [16:30] we're not doing it because Trump said [16:31] so. We did it on our own. for other Gulf [16:35] nations. Quote, "It is more likely that [16:38] discussions will lead to a mix of [16:41] diplomatic exemptions and stricter [16:44] enforcement on specific goods," said [16:46] Miss Parad. Let me explain what that [16:48] says here. [16:50] And you can see this happening. Here's [16:52] what's going to happen. [16:54] Other Gulf nations and maybe even [16:57] Turkey, maybe Iraq or Iraq's sort of a [17:00] Yeah, Iraq's a Gulf nation. and they [17:01] have that little piece in the gul. [17:05] Here's what's going to happen. [17:07] Pakistan's going to do this. They're [17:10] going to reach out to Trump now and say, [17:11] "Well, you know, we understand what [17:14] you're trying to do here, but we need an [17:16] exemption for this and for that and and [17:19] you know, this really compromises us in [17:21] this way, and it really harms, you know, [17:23] there's other collateral problems that [17:25] it creates. So give us a carve out to be [17:28] able to continue to do this or that [17:29] trade with Iran. Let me read the [17:32] sentence again. For other Gulf nations, [17:34] it is more likely that discussions will [17:36] lead to a mix of diplomatic exemptions [17:39] and stricter enforcement on specific [17:41] goods. Now, this is just analysis. This [17:43] isn't a news item, but I think it's good [17:45] analysis because this what because you [17:47] if you ask yourself like what Pakistan's [17:48] going to shut down all their trade with [17:50] Iran? They're like flowing stuff in [17:52] there. Turkeykey's going to shut down [17:54] his trade with Iran because Trump did [17:57] this. What is this actually going to [17:59] look like? [18:01] Banks and businesses will need to [18:03] strictly enforce anti-moneylaundering [18:05] frameworks to satisfy international [18:07] compliance and avoid secondary US [18:10] sanctions. [18:11] Quote, "The Trump administration has [18:13] never shied away from deploying [18:15] sanctions/tariffs unilaterally [18:17] unilaterally," said Miss Parad. But as [18:20] seen before, any such move will face [18:22] significant implementation hurdles, [18:26] legal challenges and risks to US [18:28] inflation. What we have seen is that [18:31] these threats often serve as temporary [18:33] leverage bargaining positions that per [18:37] uh then permanent meaning rather than [18:40] permanent barriers, [18:43] right? They serve as temporary leverage [18:46] slashbargaining positions rather than [18:49] permanent barriers. [18:51] So what what she's saying here in polite [18:53] language is that this is not going to be [18:55] so simple to implement. [18:57] It's going to have implementation [18:58] hurdles, legal challenges, risks to to [19:01] boomerang effects, inflationary effects [19:04] on the US economy. It's going to cause [19:06] diplomatic issues. You got again look at [19:09] the major trade partners, Turkey. [19:12] I mean it didn't list Pakistan because [19:13] Pakistan doesn't I mean with Pakistan [19:15] it's more that they're a conduit [19:18] for trade from China. That's where the [19:20] China trade comes from. But everyone's [19:22] helping them. Like all these people are [19:24] helping Iran out. So how is this how are [19:26] they actually going to implement this is [19:28] what she's saying is an issue. And the [19:30] question is how long could it even last [19:32] if they put it on? She cited country [19:35] specific exemptions and grace periods [19:38] with major trade partners including [19:40] China and other major allies after the [19:42] liberation day tariffs. [19:45] Meaning when Trump did this in the past [19:48] when liberation day was when at the [19:50] beginning of the Trump's term when he [19:51] put tariffs on a whole bunch of [19:52] countries he then rolled back all he [19:55] then put all sorts of exemptions and [19:56] grace periods. Is he going to do that [19:58] again? China has responded to the latest [20:01] US threat saying sanctions and pressure [20:02] would not work and called for diplomatic [20:04] solution. Bloomberg reported I showed [20:06] you that also in the uh in another [20:07] piece. So this is a very interesting [20:09] piece. It raises some good questions [20:10] that we have to watch for in the coming [20:12] days. Now the last two things I want to [20:15] show you are not specifically about the [20:17] sanctions, but they are about how Iran [20:18] is reacting to the current pressure. [20:20] Okay? And I I believe the two pieces I'm [20:24] going to show you I think point to the [20:25] same thing, which is that what Iran is [20:26] trying to do right now is they're trying [20:30] to make the Gulf nations skittish [20:32] because we know that the Gulf nations [20:34] are a bunch of uh wimps and they're [20:36] always afraid and they're always like, [20:38] "No, no, no, no, no. We don't want to, [20:39] you know, they're always afraid of [20:40] getting bombed." Like, no one wants to [20:41] get bombed, but you know, you can stand [20:42] up and fight for yourself. They always [20:45] want the Americans to back off for fear [20:47] of Iran striking them. So, uh, you know, [20:50] they're always afraid of of the effects [20:52] of escalation. And that's where all the [20:54] stops and starts that have happened, [20:57] uh, and and like going to negotiations [20:59] and not striking Iran or not escalating. [21:02] You remember when when Trump wanted to [21:03] do Operation Freedom to open the Straits [21:05] of Ramse, the Saudis said, "No, no, no, [21:07] no, you can't use our our uh, you know, [21:09] bases on our territory because, you [21:11] know, they were afraid of of [21:12] retaliation." [21:14] So, look at what look at what they're [21:15] doing here. Iran warns enemies of more [21:18] destructive weapons in any new war. Now, [21:20] this is obviously bluster, but it's [21:22] bluster with a purpose. The Islamic [21:24] Revolution Revolutionary Guard Corps [21:26] warned that any new war against Iran [21:28] would be confronted with the use of more [21:29] advanced and destructive weapons than [21:31] used previously. IRGC spokesman, [21:33] Brigadier General Jose Movie, said Iran [21:35] is continuously advancing its military [21:37] capabilities, developing weapons with [21:39] greater precision, destructive power, [21:41] and technological sophistication. Highly [21:42] unlikely. maybe to some extent, but like [21:45] I mean they don't have the manufacturing [21:46] capability anymore. He stressed that if [21:48] another war breaks out, Iran's weaponry [21:50] will certainly be different from the [21:51] past, saying the changes could involve [21:53] warhead generation, strike accuracy, [21:56] missile range, or other capabilities. [21:58] What's the point of this? The point of [21:59] this is to make the Saudis, the [22:01] Kuwaitis, the Omanis, the Bahrainis, the [22:03] the the Emiratis, the to make everyone [22:06] like skittish and afraid that, you know, [22:08] about the next round and and and maybe [22:10] they pick up the phone and call Trump [22:11] and say, you know, maybe you can [22:12] negotiate this thing. They're trying to [22:15] break up the confidence of those nations [22:19] uh in in what's coming next. Make them [22:21] scared. And here's another approach [22:23] they're taking to their neighbors. It's [22:24] a it's like a different approach. US [22:27] seeks to plunder Persian Gulf states. [22:29] Iran's Kalibbuff warns. An interesting [22:31] little piece of propaganda. Look what he [22:32] says. Iranian parliament speaker [22:34] Muhammad Bugar Galibbah. And you have to [22:36] remember whenever you have a quote like [22:37] this. This is Iranian state media which [22:39] means that they've decided to put out [22:41] this news item. Give it a headline, make [22:43] it look like a news story, but it's a [22:45] piece of messaging, right? Iranian [22:47] Parliament Speaker Muhammad Bagar [22:49] Galibbah warned that the US is seeking [22:51] to plunder the resources of Persian Gulf [22:53] states, stressing that regional [22:54] countries can establish security and [22:56] stability through unity without foreign [22:58] interference. Kalibah further warned [23:00] that Washington has moved closer to [23:02] Persian Gulf and regional countries with [23:04] the aim of plundering and looting their [23:06] resources. [23:08] He said, "The recent US-Israeli war of [23:09] aggression against Iran demonstrated to [23:11] regional states that the US is not a [23:13] guarantor of their security, but rather [23:15] a force that disrupts their peace. The [23:17] whole point of this uh statement, this [23:20] news item, this press release, is to [23:22] message to the Gulf States that, you [23:25] know, you think America is your ally. [23:27] No, no, no. America's not here to [23:29] protect you. America's here to plunder [23:31] you. America's here to undermine you, to [23:34] disrupt, and they're and they're a force [23:36] that disrupts your peace. They're not [23:38] guaranteeing your security. The Iranian [23:40] parliament speaker said Islamic [23:41] countries and the Persian Gulf states [23:43] could achieve stability and security [23:44] through unity without foreign [23:47] intervention, stressing that Iran and [23:49] Iraq could play an effective role in [23:51] this process. So, they're trying these [23:53] two stories. Iran warns enemies of more [23:56] destructive weapons and US seeks to [23:58] plunder. What are they doing here? These [24:00] two stories are are all about and [24:03] they're from two hours they were posted [24:04] two hours apart. They are this is a [24:06] piece of messaging where they said ah we [24:09] need to put pressure on the on the Arabs [24:12] on the states around us to get them to [24:14] get skittish and get them to you know [24:17] you know question the Americans. are the [24:19] Americans really in this, you know, are [24:21] they really going to protect us? And and [24:23] and you know, the Americans are really [24:24] there just to plunder your stuff [24:27] and uh and and and the weapons that Iran [24:30] uses in the next round could be worse [24:31] than the previous round. They're trying [24:33] to get them to, you know, to pressure [24:36] the Americans to back off and at the [24:38] same time to make them lose trust in the [24:41] Americans. That's what they're up to [24:42] right now. So, that is my update on the [24:46] current state of the uh the Iran [24:48] situation. I hope you found it [24:50] interesting and useful. If you did, [24:53] please share it with someone. Please [24:55] make sure you're subscribed to this [24:56] channel so that you don't miss anything [24:57] because there's a lot going on. I'm [24:59] trying to keep up. And uh that'll be it [25:02] for this one. God bless.
