Tuesday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben — 3/3/26
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Maiselis, and this is your Breaking News. It looks like there was a direct hit on the U.S. consulate in Dubai by Iranian drones. We can see the footage right here of the U.S.
What happened during the Iranian drone attack on the U.S. consulate in Dubai?
consulate in Dubai, currently on fire right now. You're seeing it right there. We'll show you what the direct impact looked like as well. We're getting some of that footage as well. Should also be noted that we are learning... Here it is right here, just so everybody could see what it looked like when this Iranian drone attacked that U.S. consulate in Dubai, a direct hit right there. And that consulate is, you know, seems to be severely damaged, if not almost completely destroyed. You're seeing it right there on fire. Also, moments ago, we learned that an Iranian one-way attack drone has struck the CIA station in Saudi Arabia. It's being described by the Washington Post and others as a significant symbolic victory by the Islamic Republic that they were able to directly hit this CIA station there.
An internal State Department alert says that part of the embassy's roof collapsed and smoke-filled sections of the building. The full extent of the damage remains unclear. No injuries among CIA personnel have been reported there. We're learning also about a potential plan. for the United States to support Kurdish volunteers and ground troops as part of a ground invasion of Iran. We are learning from ITV that weapons have been smuggled into western Iran since last year to arm thousands of Kurdish volunteers. They are expected to begin ground operations within days, ITV News is stating today. We've been told by Kurdish sources that American and Israeli forces have been asked to provide air cover when any such ground operation begins.
Our sources do not know if that request has been approved. We also should just remember The United States betrayed the Kurds very recently in Syria and basically allowed al-Jalani, the former al-Qaeda leader who now runs Syria, to basically seize control of the autonomous areas in Syria. And so, you know, I find it interesting that we are now begging the Kurds for help after betraying the Kurds. And I'm not fully sure, or in fact, I would say, I don't believe at all the Trump regime is even thinking through any of this geopolitical, any of the geopolitical aspects of what's really taking place right here. We know as well that there was a call for all American citizens in the Middle East to evacuate.
This was put out by the State Department's UN Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Maura Namdar, posted on X, the formerly Twitter, this message, security updates for Americans in the Middle East. And the post says, depart now via commercial means due to serious safety risks. And it lists basically every country. In the Middle East, I think it's going to be difficult to leave via commercial means when the airports are under attack. I mean, the military airports, the commercial airports, the Strait of Hormuz, it's all under attack by Iran in retaliation for the United States and Israel striking Iran. It's just... All of Donald Trump's destruction and devastation over the past 12 to 14 years becomes extra pronounced in this ill-fated war against Iran that I've referred to as Operation Epstein Fury or the Jeffrey Epstein War.
I mean, they gutted the State Department. They put in all of these Trump lackeys. We don't really even have ambassadors in the Middle East region. We don't have the resources to even do an evacuation right now. We've attacked all of our former allies. Donald Trump has a attacked Zelensky in Ukraine and made it much more difficult for Zelensky to fight the war. And Zelensky was basically fighting against Shahid drones from Iran that were being provided to Russia. So Zelensky actually has the knowledge of how you fight back against these ballistic missiles and Shahid drones. The Trump regime attacks Zelensky. While all of this is taking place as well, you have the United States having a serious munitions crisis, although Donald Trump claims that's not the case, but he lies about everything.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:15
2
What happened during the Iranian drone attack on the U.S. consulate in Dubai?
0:15–5:43
3
What damage occurred at the CIA station in Saudi Arabia?
5:43–9:43
4
What is the U.S. plan for supporting Kurdish forces against Iran?
9:43–17:47
5
How did the U.S. government respond to the evacuation of Americans in the Middle East?
17:47–25:06
6
What are the implications of the U.S. munitions crisis amid the Iran conflict?
25:06–35:07
7
What geopolitical consequences arise from the U.S. invasion of Iran?
35:07–43:05
8
How did Trump's actions impact the leadership dynamics in Iran?
43:05–1:14:54