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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Panics and Goes Silent as he Gets Fully Ghosted

09 May 2026

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Chapter 1: Why has Donald Trump gone silent on Iran?

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Donald Trump has gone silent once again on this catastrophic Saturday for him as Iran has fully ghosted him and Iran has done it very, very publicly. So as you probably know from watching the Midas Touch Network, Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour deadline starting Wednesday to respond to a new memorandum of understanding that the Trump regime sent Iran.

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On Friday, Rubio, Secretary of State, said he expected an answer from Iran on Friday when he was asked about it. He said any minute now, Iran should respond. Iran didn't respond with any formal response. They responded what they've always said. You're not going to impose unilateral demands on us, which ignore the 10-point negotiating framework that you previously agreed to.

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to induce the ceasefire. The ceasefire came about because Donald Trump said he agreed with Foreign Minister Arachi and Iran's 10-point framework, as Donald Trump said that he was going to blow up all of the bridges and he was going to bomb Iran into the Stone Age. And then Donald Trump unilaterally, before that deadline was about to hit, where Trump threatened to bomb Iran to the Stone Age,

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Chapter 2: What was Iran's response to Trump's 48-hour deadline?

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Trump posted he agreed to Iran's 10-point framework. So Iran's always been saying, you agree to our framework, we're happy to have discussions with you. Otherwise, go away. Caitlin Dorn-Bose of the New York Post, who I always view as kind of a Trump sycophant, she writes, we still haven't heard about a response from Iran on the US peace memo. That's how they refer to it as.

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In the future, one diplomatic source suggested avoiding timelines altogether. If the U.S. stops saying we expect a response in two days, they may actually get a response. Or maybe you can look at what Iran has been saying.

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Maybe we can acknowledge that Donald Trump is a pathological liar and every word, sound, and syllable out of his mouth is a lie and that Donald Trump also sets arbitrary and fake deadlines and then doesn't follow through when he makes fake deadlines and instead he puts the United States, as he has always put...

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everything in his life into what I've always referred to as the two-week death spiral. Two weeks, you're gonna get your healthcare plan. Two weeks, you're gonna find out about Melania's immigration status. In two weeks, this is gonna happen. In two weeks, I'm gonna do this. I'm going to impose very strong tariffs now against the European Union They've made me very, very mad.

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Remember, that's what he said the other day. Actually, I'm going to extend the deadline because I had a great call with the European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. And now I'm going to make the deadline July 4th, which is a great date. It's the America 250th birthday. So we'll see then. Then that date comes and then he moves that. We all know the shtick.

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He's done it his entire life. And ultimately, you keep delaying, delaying, delaying. By the way, look what he did with COVID. Like a miracle, it's all gonna go away. By Easter, the curve is gonna be bent. By summer, the heat is going to get rid of it. Don't you see we're in the same Trump bankruptcy loop? He's been a loser his whole damn life. He's a coward. He's not smart.

Chapter 3: How does Trump's negotiation strategy affect international relations?

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But what he does, he is a con artist. He can tap into people's reptilian brain by blaming other people for the problems, by saying he can fix it and blaming. But he can't fix it because he's never been a builder. He's always been a destroyer. Sorry about that, Brandt. I digress. Let's actually look at what the Iranians are saying.

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The head of the National Security Commission of the Iranian parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, here's what he says. Making the same mistake again and again won't get you a different answer, only a stronger one. Respect the new maritime regime of Iran. He also posts, we warn governments, including microstates like Bahrain, that siding with the U.S.-backed resolution will bring severe consequences.

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The Strait of Hormuz is a vital lifeline. Do not risk closing it on yourselves forever. Iran's Minister Araghchi has been saying over and over again the following. Here's what he said yesterday. So if you want to know, what are they thinking in Iran? What are they? Maybe this. Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure.

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Is it a crude pressure tactic or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire? Whatever the cause, the outcome is the same. Iranians never bow to pressure and diplomacy is always the victim. Also, the CIA is wrong. Our missile inventory and launcher capacity are not at 75% compared to February 28th. The correct figure is 120%.

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As for our readiness to defend our people, well, that's at 1,000%. Now, Iran has also responded in a way. They say through their Fars regime agency, their state news agency, they say,

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Iran is preparing to assert full sovereign control over the seven undersea internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with foreign firms being required to obtain permits, pay transit fees, and operate under Iranian law.

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So not just the sea, or as Donald Trump says, not what you see with your eyes, the water, not just the Persian Gulf itself and the Strait of Hormuz is under their control. What's underneath it? It's all of those cables that go into the data centers that connect the internet in the Middle East and then globally.

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Iran's now saying, not just the ships we can, not just the Strait of Hormuz and the shipping we control, we control everything under it now. So the more Trump delays and gets us into more of these two-week death spirals of weakness, just like he did with COVID, the It's the same thing in a way with COVID, except manifested in the form of Trump's horrific negotiations here with Iran.

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Iran says, okay, now we control underneath as well. We'll take the cables. And Donald Trump's like, uh, uh, uh. Because they sense and they smell utter weakness. Because he is. He's always been a weak person his whole damn life. The cables carry 15-20% of global internet and financial data traffic linking Europe, the Gulf, and Asia.

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