Trump Panics as Arab Allies Threaten Him in War

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What are the demands from Arab allies regarding Iran?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
Donald Trump is panicking as multiple Arab nations that are purportedly allied with the United States are demanding that Donald Trump have US forces engage in a ground invasion of Iran. These Arab nations are saying, You can't leave this region unless you obliterate Iran, because if you leave and Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz, and if Iran is stronger than ever, which they are now, you are going to be leaving all of your purported Arab nation allies being left far more vulnerable. And the security umbrella that the United States promised is over. Those quid pro quos, those pay for play schemes, Donald, they are over. And these Arab nations are saying that they are going to go elsewhere.
Ben Meiselas 0:50
Here's the breaking news late at night that has Donald Trump a panicking. The United Arab Emirates, supported by Bahrain, Kuwait, and also Saudi Arabia, pushing hard for Donald Trump to order a ground invasion of Iran. Mind you, these nations aren't going to provide their own ground forces. As officials for many Gulf allies of the United States, again, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, have conveyed in private conversations that they don't want the ongoing military operation to end until there are significant changes in the Iranian leadership or there's a dramatic shift in Iran's behavior. diplomatic officials told the Associated Press. I mean, just over the past 12 hours, you had an oil tanker off the coast of Dubai get hit by Iran.
Ben Meiselas 1:39
You've had major infrastructure in Kuwait be destroyed by Iran. Iran continues to strike in Israel, recently hitting an oil depot in Haifa, continues to strike Bahrain, continues to hit critical infrastructure and military bases in Saudi Arabia. And then earlier today, during a press conference, Donald Trump's press secretary, Caroline Levitt, is like, we're going to have the Arab nations pay for this war. We're going to roll out that plan. I mean, yeah, we invaded the region with Netanyahu without telling the Arab nation allies that, you know, bought Donald Trump private planes and put up Trump hotels in their countries and funneled hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars to Trump Bitcoin and crypto and other Trump ventures like World Liberty Financial.
Ben Meiselas 2:30
But we're gonna make the Arab nations pay for it. Meanwhile, the Iranian parliament earlier today approved a bill to levy fees on the Strait of Hormuz transit, at least $2 million for any ship to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This was voted on by the Iranian parliament. So as Donald Trump's like, we've totally obliterated them. They're utterly destroyed. They don't exist anymore. Their parliament met and held a formal meeting where they passed a law to fully take control over the Strait of Hormuz in their legislation. And meanwhile, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, MB Ghalibaf, the guy who Donald Trump says, yeah, I'm negotiating with Ghalibaf and we're becoming closer. I'll let you know in a few weeks what he's like.
Ben Meiselas 3:20
MB Ghalibaf posted an hour or so ago, Iran's enemies pass off their wishes as news while simultaneously threatening our nation. They're dead wrong. they strike once they'll get hit several times back the people of iran god willing under the guidance of the supreme leader of the revolution will make the enemy regret its actions and attain their rightful rights and as noted kuwait's petroleum corporation said that iranian forces attacked an oil tanker the al-salmi in the persian gulf tonight iran hit this kuwaiti crude carrier in a Dubai port. The United Kingdom maritime trade operations also confirmed that there was this strike there. Meanwhile, you have the United States and Israel striking an area in Isfahan, believed to be a ballistic missile depot in Isfahan, though not clear what it is.
Ben Meiselas 4:16
And then earlier, you had the Iranian press secretary, one of the IRGC, or foreign ministry press secretaries, rather. He's like, we're not having any negotiations with Donald Trump. Don't believe him. There's no communications. Yes, they're trying to convey to Pakistan

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