Ben Meiselas

When Kim Jong-un does ballistic missile tests, it's not even like really even discussed or talked about.

So it seems where Donald Trump is landing this ship, if you will, if you want to call it landing or crashing this plane, if you will, is, you know, Iran now emerges as a world power.

Right.

Iran stronger than ever right now.

They, in some form or fashion, control the Strait of Hormuz.

And all of the neighbors realize that at any point in time, if Iran views their conduct as falling out of line, Iran can just close the Strait of Hormuz.

And through proxy groups like the Houthis, Iran also controls

the Red Sea and the straight right there over there, but just haven't even decided to use that card yet.

They've been waiting to see what the Trump regime does at this point.

China, more powerful than ever.

China swoops in, always been allied with Iran as the major player right now in the Middle East, right?

That's what's happening.

I mean, just look at what's taking place.

And again, this is where our media here in the United States is an utter failure, but like

You do realize that right now the crown prince of Abu Dhabi is meeting with Xi Jinping like as we speak.

And you also have Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, meeting with Xi Jinping right now in Beijing because it is very clear as the United States has lost its hegemony, lost its power as the United States security umbrella in the Middle East has collapsed.

the new main player in that region is Iran, China, and Russia to a large degree as well.

And also now what you're seeing is, well, like, what do we do with the U.S.

security umbrella, you know, crumbling under the Trump regime?

Well, you have France and the U.K.