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Ben Myselis

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1798 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

It's on fast forward.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

So then today, Donald Trump crashing out in the White House after all of the updates that I've talked about, the massive escalation taking place, right, from over the weekend, Trump talking about this Project Freedom thing and that we're going to be sending the United States Navy to escort ships.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And, you know, then U.S.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

officials always have to like

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

They go to the press and go, actually, this isn't what this is about.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

What this is really about is just helping insurance companies and ships find out the latest updates about when the Strait of Hormuz might be open.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And then there was, again, this escalatory ambiguity because Trump's words are so reckless and careless.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And Trump says, we're going in.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And then CENTCOM publishes that we have ships that are in the Strait of Hormuz.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And that didn't happen.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

But they say we've got ships in the Strait of Hormuz and we were escorting ships out and things are going great.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And so Iran sees this.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

Iran sees some movements happening from the UAE.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

And that's why Iran says, OK, I guess, you know, we're going to strike the port of Fajara because if you're making moves there, we got to make sure that, you know, that we neutralize any way to circumvent the naval blockade.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

Two ships challenged.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

the block you know to iran's control of the trading removes that's why iran hit the south korean ship and uh and and the uae ship so a lot of very serious things happening iran's leadership are sending stern warnings you know basically saying we control it you know we're going to unleash you know a

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

things like you've never seen before in the war.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

We're ready to go, we're ready to go.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

I mean, you have over here, for example, the head of Iran's National Security Commission and the Iran parliament literally saying, warning, any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 5/5/26

The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump's delusional post.