Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 4/9/2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Mycelis and this is your Breaking News. We've got a lot to discuss as we are focused on what's happening with this purported ceasefire negotiations. It seems to be a ceasefire at this point in name only, as you'll recall. Donald Trump and his regime here in the United States agreed to all of the 10 negotiating positions of Iran and agreed to negotiate within the Iranian 10-point framework, which was a complete surrender by Donald Trump, not just in this war, but a surrender of the United States position globally when you go and you look through what these 10 points actually say. So then after Donald Trump agreed to the 10 points, kind of typical Trump, J.D.
What are the current developments in the ceasefire negotiations?
Vance, Trump regime fashion saying, ah, we never agreed to those 10 points. It's a misunderstanding. Iran agreed to our 15 points. And there must have been, I don't know, maybe Iran's parliament leader doesn't speak good English. And that's really what happened. But no, no, no. Those aren't the 10 points that we agreed to when Donald Trump posted we agreed to Iran's 10 points. And so what's been happening is... Donald Trump and Netanyahu, who committed to certain things in this 10-point plan, they've been violating it. Yesterday, you had the most violent and extreme attacks on Lebanon since the wars begun by Israel. 250-plus individuals were killed, mostly civilians, dying in Beirut, over 1,000 casualties throughout Lebanon.
during the day. I mean, the suburbs of Beirut absolutely, you know, blown up. I mean, at the same time, you know, we've seen some Iranian drones and strikes on nearby Arab nation neighbors where the U.S. and Israel have interests, you know, and you focus on the Strait of Hormuz and what's going on there.
How did Donald Trump's agreement impact U.S. relations with Iran?
And Iran really hasn't let any tankers through. They let a Oil ain't getting through the Strait of Hormuz. And Iran said, at most, at most, we're going to allow maybe 12 ships a day through. Whereas before the war started, 150 ships were able to traverse through the Strait of Hormuz. And Iran has given a guidance of how ships can access Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz, they have to be given permission by Iran. They have to pay Iran about $2 million or more to be able to have the permission to leave. That payment is made in usually a cryptocurrency payment. Iran decides and prioritizes which ships can go. But Iran said, until it becomes clear that the U.S. and Israel are negotiating within the framework that they said they were going to negotiate within, we're not going to open up the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S.
and Israel and allies of the U.S. We'll keep letting China and Russia and Iran countries that negotiate with us on a bilateral basis. We'll let them traverse the Strait of Hormuz, but we're not going to let anyone else through the Strait of Hormuz. And so oil prices continue to rise again. They're over $100 a barrel. They're now up 11% in 24 hours. We're seeing, again, this really setting into the marketplace that Donald Trump, yet again, announcing This deal that he says is great, but it's a total surrender. And Iran, with their control of the Strait of Hormuz, they're just saying, OK, do what you want to do. But we're going to control the Strait of Hormuz, and we're prepared for war again if you're going to continue to attack Lebanon.
And one of the terms was no attacking Lebanon. That's just what it said. what it said in the deal right and then trump and jd vance like oh that's not what it said in the deal that's not what it said i mean just these are the 10 points and if you're like well what's this list this literally comes from the iran national security council's list 10 points they've been talking about this for many weeks donald trump said that he agrees to the 10-point plan. And there's only one 10-point plan. It says commitment to non-aggression, continuation of Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of uranium enrichment by Iran, lifting of all primary sanctions, lifting of all secondary sanctions, termination of all UN Security Council resolutions, termination of all Board of Governors resolutions, payment of compensation, reparations to Iran, withdrawal of US combat forces from the region, cessation of war on all fronts, including against Hezbollah and Lebanon.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:56
2
What are the current developments in the ceasefire negotiations?
0:56–2:10
3
How did Donald Trump's agreement impact U.S. relations with Iran?
2:10–7:18
4
What are the implications of the recent violence in Lebanon?
7:18–10:06
5
How is the Strait of Hormuz affecting global oil prices?
10:06–40:40
6
What was Melania Trump's surprising press conference about?
40:40–1:00:17
7
How are Trump's actions perceived in the context of international politics?
1:00:17–1:00:41