Interviewer / Moderator (8:25)

That in that building a number of American banks have offices there and they are watching massive destruction from this in their offices. So American companies are getting impacted in the Middle East. Your reaction?

Military or Government Official (8:44)

Well, first, I think stepping back on day one of this operation, if you would imagine where we, where we are on day 15, it's been a remarkable military focus and success in destroying missiles, drones, missile launchers, manufacturing capability and really accomplishing the President's military objects. We're not done yet, but we've made enormous progress on that. And the American people should take great pride in their military. It's been remarkable.

Political Commentator / Narrator (9:12)

Or how about Donald Trump's national economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, who says Iran's not impacting our economy. They don't have the power to do this. How offensive for them to say that they think that they can negatively impact our economy. We're doing great. No, we're not, Hassit. We're not doing great. Things are bad. They're impacting our economy. Just say something truthful just for once. Here, play this clip.

Interviewer / Moderator (9:39)

But the president is calling on other countries now to send ships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. You just heard Iran's foreign minister saying Tehran has been approached by other countries about negotiating their way through the Strait. If that kind of negotiation happens, are Americans just going to get cut out here?

Economic or Political Analyst (9:58)

Well, first of all, you have to understand that America is not going to have its economy harmed by what the Iranians are doing. The bottom line is that in the 70s, we didn't produce much oil, but now we do. And so America is in a very strong position. They think that they're going to harm the US Economy and get President Trump to back down. There couldn't be anything that was a stupider thing to say, because the bottom line is that our economy has got all this momentum in the world and we've got lots and lots of oil. We have lots of trading partners that are more on the hook from imported oil from these guys. And as we can see, it's completely unacceptable that a government that would murder 40,000 of their people just a few months ago would be blackmailing countries to let stuff through. President Trump thinks that is unacceptable. And for the global economy, we need to fix it, and we're going to fix it fast.

Political Commentator / Narrator (10:49)

Okay, what about Chris Wright, the energy secretary? He was on Meet the Press, and here's what he had to say. Play this clip very quickly.

Interviewer / Moderator (10:57)

Mr. Secretary, there's a big debate over whether you all were prepared for what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz. If you were prepared, why is the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed right now?

Military or Government Official (11:10)

Because it's right near the Iranian shoreline. The world is abundantly supplied with oil and energy. We knew there would be a short term disruption in energy flows. And to hear Chuck Schumer say that we didn't, it's just so he knows how foolish that is. And to say stuff to try to undermine the United States in the midst of a world changing conflict just boggles my mind. But this mission was carefully planned out. It's been superbly executed. On the other side, we'll be in a much better place. The greatest driver of terrorism in the world, the greatest threat to global energy supplies will be defanged. Yes, we have disruption to get there, but we're going to be in a much, much better place in the not too distant future.

Interviewer / Moderator (11:57)

Mr. Secretary, let's talk about Russia. The treasury temporarily lifting sanctions on Russia.

Political Commentator / Narrator (12:03)

And then you had Mike Walls, the United nations ambassador from the United States, and he said no one's seen such a dominant victory like this before. This is the most dominant victory in modern American military history. This is the thing with these people. They're so utterly delusional that when faced with such an obvious, such an obvious problem, right, that we all see right now, they're saying this is amazing. They're saying that this is great. This is the opposite of great. This is horrible. But anyway, just so you can, I want to show you what they're saying here, play this clip.

Military or Government Official (12:38)

US Military has decimated Iran's air force, their air defenses, their missile capability, their missile production capability. This has been a dominant victory the likes of which we haven't seen in, in modern American military history, by the way.

Political Commentator / Narrator (12:56)

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Interviewer / Moderator (16:35)

Trump said this weekend he is not ready to make a deal with Iran because the terms aren't good enough yet. His administration is saying this war could last another three and a half weeks or so. Has Iran asked for a ceasefire?

Iranian Foreign Minister (Araghchi) (16:53)

No, we never asked for a ceasefire and we have never asked ask even for negotiation. We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes. And this is what we have done so far. And we continue to do that until President Trump comes to the point that this is an illegal war with no victory. And you know, there are, you know, people being killed only because President Trump wants to have fun. This is what he has said.

Interviewer / Moderator (17:35)

Have fun?

Iranian Foreign Minister (Araghchi) (17:37)

Yes, this is what he said, that they are sinking, you know, ships and targeting different places because it is fun. And the Secretary of War has said that there is no mercy and this is actually a war crime. Even saying that is a war crime. So this is a war of choice by President Trump and the United States and we are going to continue our self defense.

Political Commentator / Narrator (18:12)

Well, more from the Iranian foreign minister right here, Iraqi. I want you to see what he has to say here as well. Play this clip.

Interviewer / Moderator (18:22)

This is a war of survival for your government, Minister. Don't you have to negotiate and reach out either directly or through a third party?

Iranian Foreign Minister (Araghchi) (18:32)

No, it's not a war of survival. We are stable and strong enough. We are only defending our people from this act of aggression. And we don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us. And that was for the second time. There is no good experience talking with Americans. We were talking, so why they decided to attack us. So what is good if we go back to talk once again?

Political Commentator / Narrator (19:10)

And more from Foreign Minister Aragchi right here, where he basically admits that France and Italy and lots of other countries are now directly negotiating with Iran. Here's what he has to say.

Interviewer / Moderator (19:23)

The Financial Times is reporting that European diplomats from France and Italy are talking to your government about trying to get safe passage for their ships. Are you open to restarting oil and gas vessels going through there?

Iranian Foreign Minister (Araghchi) (19:39)

Well, we are open to countries who want to talk to us about the safe passage of their vessels.

Interviewer / Moderator (19:45)

You are negotiating with France and Italy?

Iranian Foreign Minister (Araghchi) (19:49)

Well, I cannot mention any country in particular, but we have been approached by a number of countries who wants to have a safe passage for their vessels. And this is up to our military to decide. And they have already decided to let a group of vessels belongs to different countries to pass in a safe and secure. So we provide them security to pass because we have not closed this strait. They are not coming themselves because of the insecurity which is there because of the aggression by the U.S. now in

Political Commentator / Narrator (20:24)

contrast, President Zelensky of Ukraine is trying to help the United States. He's trying to give the United States interceptor technology for the drones that the US doesn't have that was created in Ukraine because Ukraine had to adapt to the Iranian based shahed drones that were being given to the Russians. So here you'll see President Zelensky, you know, one talking about this is in response to a question. You know, Donald Trump continues to attack you. He calls you P.T. barnum, he mocks you, he says that Putin is better to negotiate with you. So what do you make of this President Zelenskyy that Donald Trump continues to go after you like this? Watch what Zelenskyy says right here. Play this clip.

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine (21:07)

You worry though that you still have

Military or Government Official (21:11)

not been able to persuade President Trump, it seems to me, because he tweeted

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine (21:17)

out saying if America does not have

Military or Government Official (21:20)

enough weapons, it's because Joe Biden gave them all to Zelensky and he compared you to P.T. barnum. It does seem that President Trump still has some anger or resentment toward Ukraine and even toward you personally.

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine (21:40)

I don't know for it to be honest. I'm looking just to the facts. So what Middle east countries and American bases, what they, what they need now just to be in more strong security. So they need interceptors. It's drawn in the centers this new technologies. It's our technologies. So President Biden, we are thankful to America and bipartisan support and to President Trump. But we never got drones interceptors from the United States, so we never asked. It's just new technologies. But we've got Patriot missiles and we are thankful to America that we could get some missiles. But also at the same moment, I want to underline that Middle east partners had more missiles for Petros than we've got from the United States and Europeans during all this, the war, they used more missile. They used more than 800 Patriot missiles during first attack, during first 24, 36 hours. So more than we had during all the months. But when we speak how to close the sky, I mean we gave what we had and what our American friends they don't have or European friends they don't have. I mean such a big system of these experts, they have more other things, very strong things, but not these and Middle East Andres asked us exactly about.

Political Commentator / Narrator (23:13)

Finally another development I want everybody to be focused on right now is what's going on in the Red Sea and the Strait over there in the Red Sea as well. Because you know in the Persian Gulf you have these Strait of Hormuz. Right, right. That was where a lot of the oil was sent through the Strait of Hormuz. But we're not talking about the Red Sea. That's an alternative path for some of this oil to be shipped through, especially Saudi oil. Well, one of the tools that Iran has is to further activate the Houthis in Yemen and if they close the Bab El Mandab Strait completely to support Iran, and you have both areas closed, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea closed both straits, the Bab el Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz. That's a big problem. And that will further cause, I think oil to clearly go above $200 per barrel, maybe even $300 per barrel. That's where things seem to be headed, unfortunately, as Donald Trump continues to make bad move after bad move and then just go silent over the weekend. Anyway, tell me what you think about this all hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers and thanks for watching New Midas Merch Drop. Check out the latest Pro Democracy sticker

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