Trump Panics as Iran Gives Ominous Warning

Summary

Podcast Summary: The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: Trump Panics as Iran Gives Ominous Warning

Date: March 29, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (MeidasTouch Network)

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Episode Overview

This episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast centers on escalating tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on Iran’s ominous threats toward U.S. and allied military assets, and how former President Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are responding. The Meiselas brothers analyze Iranian military statements, recent attacks, and the broader implications for U.S. foreign and domestic policy—all through their signature blend of sharp political insight and acerbic brotherly banter. The discussion also highlights the disconnect between right-wing media coverage and on-the-ground realities, and delves into the challenges facing U.S. governance and democracy during this tumultuous period.

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Main Discussion Points and Insights

1. Iran’s Escalating Warnings and Military Actions

• Ominous Messaging: Iran’s leadership and state media intensify hostile rhetoric. The Tehran Times front page reads, “Welcome to Hell. US Troops who step foot on Iran soil will leave only in coffins.”
  • “The front page of the Tehran Times has photos of American troops … says welcome to Hell. US Troops who step foot on Iran soil will leave only in coffins.” (Political Commentator, 01:49)
• Statements from Iranian Leaders:
  • Speaker of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, accuses the U.S. of covertly planning invasion and boasts Iran’s readiness:
    • “Our men are waiting for American troops to enter on the ground so they can set them ablaze and punish them and their regional partners forever.” (02:21)
  • IRGC Aerospace Chief General Majid Mousavi claims ongoing damage to U.S. assets:
    • “Disabling the radar network, logistics and inflicting casualties on America in the region continues.” (03:34)
  • Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani threatens the Abraham Lincoln strike group and recalls the “Denim Martyrs” incident, alleging U.S. aggression against Iranian naval officers.
• Recent Attacks and Tactical Outcomes:
  • Significant loss of U.S. military aircraft in Saudi Arabia, contradicting prior U.S. claims of “minor damage.”
  • Ongoing drone and ballistic missile attacks hit Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE, leading to the abandonment of 13 U.S. military bases in the region.

2. Trump’s Reaction and MAGA Narrative

• Trump’s Mockery and Minimization:
  • Trump responds dismissively to Iran:
    • “Iran is feckless and weak.” (06:48)
    • Trump claims, “They’re begging like dogs ... every day. ‘We want a deal, sir.’ And I don’t care.” (06:56)
• Disconnect with Reality:
  • Political commentators point out the contradiction of Trump’s narrative with unfolding events, including real-time attacks on U.S. allies and assets.
• Alignment with Russia:
  • Discussion of Trump’s continued support for Putin, criticizes ongoing Russian-Iranian collaboration against U.S. interests:
    • “Right now Russia is helping Iran kill American soldiers, destroy American military bases.” (07:34)

3. Political Maneuvering and Media Coverage

• Republican Leadership Under Scrutiny:
  • Criticism of Republican Congress and Trump’s leadership for lack of effective governance—especially regarding TSA funding during a security crisis.
  • Insight into MAGA Republicans’ rhetoric blaming Democrats for border and security issues.
• Legislative Dysfunction:
  • Senate passes TSA funding, House (under MAGA control) blocks it, then leaves for vacation during wartime.
    • “They’re all vacationing right now. While we’re in a war, while Donald Trump’s in this unlawful war ... they’re out there partying while the American people are suffering.” (16:01)
• Republican Claims of “Martyrs”:
  • Notable criticism of MAGA GOP’s use of language around protestor deaths:
    • “These Republicans are sickos ... they got two martyrs as if we were hoping for ICE to kill individuals who were peacefully protesting.” (17:17)

4. War Atrocities and Under-Reported News

• Alleged U.S. War Crimes:
  • Tehran Times and Iranian sources highlight purported U.S. and Israeli war crimes, including strikes on civilian sites, schools, and sports halls killing children.
  • BBC investigation supports civilian casualties from U.S. missile strikes.
• Pope Leo’s Condemnation:
  • Pope Leo condemns leaders who wage war:
    • “God rejects prayers of leaders, leaders who start war, who have blood on their hands … Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen, your hands are full of blood.” (12:44, quoting Pope Leo)
• Media Bias and Echo Chambers:
  • Host discusses the lack of right-wing media coverage of Pope Leo’s statements, recommending Ground News as a tool to understand partisan blind spots.

5. Economic Warning Signs

• Surging Treasury Yields:
  • The 30-year Treasury yield nears its highest point since before the 2008 crisis, raising concerns about government debt and mortgage rates:
    • “$39 trillion of debt. The debt just keeps on rising under Donald Trump and ... he’s put more debt on this country than anyone by, by, by far.” (14:28)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Iranian Parliament Speaker (quoted):
  “Our strikes continue. Our missiles remain ready. Our determination and faith have only grown stronger.” (02:24)
• Political Analyst:
  “But Donald Trump is a Putin bootlicker. We’re gonna say it here ... He’s helping Putin right now, in my opinion, because ... Putin’s helping Iran kill Americans...” (09:14–09:21)
• Pope Leo:
  “Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them ... your hands are full of blood.” (12:44)
• Host on GOP dysfunction:
  “They’re all vacationing right now ... While we’re in a war, while Donald Trump’s in this unlawful war ... they’re out there partying while the American people are suffering.” (16:01)
• On MAGA Republicans’ rhetoric:
  “I mean, these Republicans are sickos, right? These are some sicko humans ... got us into unlawful war. They cover up the Epstein files. These are some sickos.” (17:37)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Iran’s warnings & rhetoric: 01:49–05:00
• Summary of recent Middle East attacks: 05:00–06:45
• Trump’s responses and MAGA narrative: 06:45–08:41
• Discussion of Russia’s role and Republican ties: 08:41–09:27
• Pope Leo’s condemnation and media analysis: 11:50–13:30
• U.S. economic outlook and treasury yields: 14:18–15:10
• TSA funding crisis, GOP dysfunction: 15:04–16:44
• GOP rhetoric around “martyrs,” protestors, ICE: 17:08–17:46
• Civilian casualties and allegations of war crimes: 18:16–19:45

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Conclusion

The episode provides a sobering assessment of the increasingly volatile Middle East conflict—with Iran actively threatening and targeting U.S. assets, and a fractured American political response marked by denial, misinformation, and legislative gridlock. The Meiselas brothers emphasize the grave risks of such dysfunction—not only militarily, but also economically and for American democracy. Combining in-depth news analysis with their signature advocacy for democracy and sharp wit, the MeidasTouch Podcast offers listeners a comprehensive and clarifying look at the stakes of this critical moment in global affairs.

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[Note: All quotes are attributed to the hosts and relevant speakers, with timestamps to ensure accuracy.]

Transcript

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[Political Commentator]

Donald Trump is panicking as Iran's leadership and Iran's media is sending an ominous message. The front page of the Tehran Times has photos of American troops and it says welcome to Hell. US Troops who step foot on Iran soil will leave only in coffins. You have the speaker of Iran's Parliament, Galliboff, saying the following the enemy openly sends messages of negotiation and dialogue while covertly planning a ground invasion, unaware that our men are waiting for American troops to enter on the ground so they can set them ablaze and punish them and their regional partners forever. Our strikes continue. Our missiles remain ready. Our determination and faith have only grown stronger. We are aware of the enemy's weaknesses and clearly see signs of fear and terror within their ranks. And then M.B. golubov, the speaker of Iran's parliament, posted a photo of the E3G Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft that was destroyed at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh along with multiple KC135. You'll recall the Trump regime said there was only minor damage to what's often referred to as the crown jewel of the air Force. And you can see right there, that's not minor damage, that is serious damage. Total loss of course, of all of those aircrafts. Then you have the irgc, the Islamic Republic Guard Corps aerospace chief General Majid Mousavi posted the following. Disabling the radar network logistics and inflicting casualties on America in the region continues. With Iran's intelligence oversight and strikes, America has no choice but to pull back from Iran's borders. The wreckage of the AWACs, the tankers, the and destroyed American hangers bears witness to this. Soon other high value targets will be added to the list. And look, the ballistic missile strikes, Shahi drone swarms, FPV drone swarms sent by Iran continue. Israel received very serious hits strikes overnight. I'll talk about that in a moment. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the uae, they continue to get hit. And what they often say is, oh, there was damage that was caused by debris. But no, I mean we've seen the videos of the direct strikes and we know that 13American military bases in the Middle east have been abandoned by American soldiers. They've been fully evacuated because there's no way to guard against these drone swarms and ballistic missiles. Let me go on and read to you what the Vice President RF of Iran just has been saying, like they're taunting Donald Trump right now. Then I'll show you what Donald Trump's response is. So Iran's VP says yes, the regime has changed, but the Strait of Hormuz's regime, the Hormuz Strait regime, will no longer be as it was in the past. The government is determined to turn the achievements on the ground into stable economic and security benefits for the country of Iran or Iran's. By all these comments in the past 12 to 24 hours, just so you know, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says once the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group enters our range, it will be targeted with coastal missiles to avenge the Denim Martyrs. And the Denim Martyrs refers to the ship off the coast of India that was hit by a United States torpedo. It was actually right off the coast of Sri Lanka. The Navy of Iran, they were participating in a military parade in India. They did not have any arms aboard their ship. And the United States shot them with a torpedo, killed over 100. And then the Sri Lankan navy had to save the people because the US Refused to save some of the drowning naval members of Iran. But over 100 died. The Navy commander of Iran says all movements and positions of the strike group, as well as its request to regional countries are being monitored in real time. The eastern Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, the gateway to the strait and the Persian Gulf, are fully under Iranian naval control. Now, what's Donald Trump's response to this? Donald Trump writes, holy fuck. Trump just nuke Newsom for nearly five minutes. This is Trump all natural, no script. And Newsom's career is done after this. I believe he took himself out of the running when Newsom said he has a mental disability. He admits he's a stupid person. I don't want stupid people being president on fire. It's a Donald Trump repost. Then Donald Trump goes. Iran is feckless and weak. Political commentator Stephen Kent gives an analysis of Trump claiming that Iran is begging to make a deal with the United States. Trump says, they're begging like dogs. They. They're on their knees begging me every day. We want a deal, sir. We want a deal. And I don't care. I don't want to give him a deal. Donald Trump says. Or how about this post from Donald Trump? Here it is, the director of the CIA. Um, this was from July 24, 20 2019, when John Ratcliffe was a congressmember. He's now the CIA director, but he writes, Rep. John Ratcliffe legally takes down the Russian collusion, conspiracy, hoax and its coconspirator, Robert Mueller. The single greatest takedown of takedowns in US Congressional history. Like you are aware that right now Russia is helping Iran kill American soldiers, destroy American military bases. I did a video this morning where President Zelinsky and European leaders are out there saying, it's very strange. We all find it very strange that Don Strange is code word for something else. We find it very strange that Donald Trump continues to lift sanctions off of Russia, lift the sanctions off of Russian oil, while Russia works with Iran to target American military bases, key American military assets, and kill American soldiers.

[Political Analyst]

And Trump continues to attack Zelensky and help Putin.

[Political Commentator]

So, yes, we, Russia, Russia, Russia is happening before our eyes right now.

[Political Analyst]

We had the top leadership of the

[Political Commentator]

Russian Duma on Thursday and Friday, meet

[Political Analyst]

with our Congress, meet with MAGA Republican Congress members, and meet with the State Department. And they went back to Russia saying that they got massive economic concessions, they're out There in the United States, they're doing it in plain view. And everybody out there in corporate news is acting like this is normal or

[Political Commentator]

they just don't wanna say it.

[Political Analyst]

But Donald Trump is a Putin bootlicker. We're gonna say it here and we can show you exactly.

[Political Commentator]

He's helping Putin right now, in my

[Political Analyst]

opinion, because we can see all the data points that I'm just showing you. And Putin's helping Iran kill Americans and target American military bases.

[Political Commentator]

So that's what Donald Trump's saying. He goes, iran is weak.

[Political Analyst]

They have no capabilities.

[Political Commentator]

Well, here's another wave of Iranian missiles and drones in an industrial base near Beersheva in Israel. They struck a major industrial base there. In the video I did this morning, I showed you Iran strike in the city of Erbil, right by the U.S. consulate and Military base there. And as I mentioned earlier in this video, Iran continues to strike American military assets in the area. Donald Trump's also posting this. Dear President Trump, a letter from Franklin Graham. Congratulations. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the hostages being returned home are incredible accomplishments. Your leadership is historic. First off, there was never a real ceasefire in Gaza. Let's be very clear. Over a thousand innocent people have died in Gaza since the ceasefire was claimed. It was never real. And that's what you're talking about now. While you've gotten the world basically in a world war, right now, you're putting those letters up. What in the world are you doing? Meanwhile, you have the Iranian embassies making posts like this. The pedophiles are bombing Iran and they were showing other. They were doing other posts like this. By the way, Pope Leo has chimed in. Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage war. I think that's obviously being directed at the Trump regime right there. Pope Leah and JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism. Pope Leo said God rejects the prayers of leaders, leaders who start war, who have blood on their hands, in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month. It's actually not that unusual. It's how USA Today's putting it. If people know Pope Leo xiv, he goes out and he says what's on his mind, addressing tens of thousands in St Petersburg Square on Palm Sunday, the celebration that opens the Holy week leading up to Easter for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The Pope called the conflict atrocious and says Jesus cannot be used to justify any wars. Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying, even though you make many prayers, I will not Listen, your hands are full of blood, he said, citing a Bible passage. And what's so interesting about that story is that it's getting so little coverage from right wing media center, so called center media and left wing media is covering it. But very minimal of the coverage of what Pope Leo is saying there is being covered by right wing media. It's an interesting analysis that I like to do before I record my videos in the morning because depending on where you get your news from, you may be getting really distorted views. That's why I try to give you fact, fact, fact here on the Midas Touch network and understand the origins of these stories. It's why I partner with Ground News and why I get my news from Ground News every morning before I prepare for my videos like this one right here. Because they're one of the best tools, the best tool I would say for me to stay objective with my reporting. Ground News is an app and a website that pulls in thousands of articles from around the world and organizes them by story to show you how is the left, center and right framing the story differently. For every story there's a color coded layout which makes it easier easy to see the political bias of each source. I can filter for high factuality sources and see which sources are independent, owned or owned by a large media conglomerate with corporate interests. This lets you compare reporting on the same issue in one place so you can come to your own conclusions based on all of the facts. So the article I just showed you about the Pope, you can see how little coverage it was getting from right wing media. And if you're getting your news from right wing media, you could have missed this entire story completely. That's why Ground News even has a dedicated blind spot feed which is a personal favorite of mine which highlights stories being disproportionately covered on either side of the political aisle for you to help burst through political echo chambers. Because I believe in Ground News so much, we're offering 40% off the same vantage plan that I use for my research every morning. So just go click the link in the description or go to Ground News slash mtn or scan the QR code up here. It's one of the biggest discounts they've ever offered. Ground News slash mtn. If you want to support the channel and get a clearer understanding of the world, try out Ground News. That's Ground News mtn or scan the QR code up here back to some of my other coverage right now that I want to make sure I hit as well. I it's important to Note that the 30 year treasury yield closed at 4.98%, getting very close to the highest level since the run up to the global financial crisis. We've been very focused here on the 2 year, 10 year, 20 year, 30 year treasury yields which continue to surge. Ultimately that will increase the interest that the federal government is going to have to pay on the majority of massive amounts of debt that it has incurred. Two weeks ago, $39 trillion of debt. The debt just keeps on rising under Donald Trump and it's going to continue to rise. I mean he's put more debt on this country than anyone by, by, by far. And often these high yield rates result in mortgage rates that are impossible to basically afford. And it's just crushing at every level today, businesses to consumers.

[Political Analyst]

Um, but if you watch state regime

[Political Commentator]

media, which calls itself Fox, they've been running stories like this today. Tackling gas prices. Donald Trump focused on bringing down the gas prices as Aaron Rupar says. So the arsonist is tackling the fires. Got it. On the Maria Bartaroba State Regime show this morning, they brought on MAGA Republican Congresswoman McClain and, and they're talking about how these MAGA Republicans and Donald Trump were refusing to pay TSA agents and causing mass disruption in our airports. Then Donald Trump said, well, I'm gonna do it by an executive order and that's how I'm gonna pay the TSA agents. Which is like, well, if you could do that, why didn't you do that weeks ago? Cuz you wanted to cause this pain and suffering. And then the Senate on a bipartisan basis put forward legislation to fund the tsa. So it was done the right way. You know, bills becoming laws, not by executive orders. They, and then the House of Representative blocked it.

[Political Analyst]

Then they all went on vacation for two weeks. And they're all vacationing right now. They're all vacationing right now. Right now. While we're in a war, while Donald Trump's in this unlawful war that Congress refused to utilize its Article 1 authority. They're taking a vacation. Maga Mike said, See you later everybody. We're on recess. We're out there partying while the American people are suffering, while our troops are

[Political Commentator]

being put into harm. Watch what she says. Here, play this, Clint.

[Interviewer]

I've got to tell you, Congresswoman, I mean some people out there look at this situation and they don't understand. They know that the Republicans are in charge. You are running the House, you are running the Senate, you are running the White House. And yet we have These fights. And it's obvious that you can't get on the same page. And it seems like Democrats are still winning.

[Congresswoman McClain]

Yep, it's extremely frustrating. And that's why we passed a bill for the fourth time to make sure that we pay it, pay our Department of Homeland Security agents and the whole department. But this is a border fight. The radical Democrats want open borders. And as you know, it takes 60 votes in the Senate to get anything done. We need some common sense Democrats to come along with us.

[Political Commentator]

Then you have MAGA Republican Ron Johnson from Wisconsin. He's like, you know, it's so devious about the left wing with. What's so devious about them is that they intentionally got two of their own martyred by ice. Martyred by ice, as he meta says. It's disgusting for any Republicans. Say we got two martyrs as if we were hoping for ICE to kill individuals who are peacefully protesting.

[Political Analyst]

I mean, these Republicans are sickos, right? These are some sicko humans got us into unlawful war. They cover up the Epstein files. These are some sickos.

[Political Commentator]

Here, play this clip.

But here's what they even, even more deviously, they trained activists to obstruct justice, encourage them to put themselves in harm's way, knowing they could get harmed. They got two martyrs. And then they're using those martyrs as their excuse to try and defund law enforcement, to defund the very agencies that are designed to clean up the mess they created. That's what we're dealing with. That's who Democrats are. Republicans need to get united and we need to make sure that we blame Democrats because that is where the fault lies.

Now, before running the article that I shared with you earlier, the Tehran Times previous front cover was the following schools to hospitals. A trail of US Israeli war crimes was their front page. And they continued to post photos of individuals who were killed, children who were killed in this disastrous war. I mean, I reported on this yesterday, but I think it deserves a lot of attention. I mean, we've talked about the elementary school where the United States killed 165 children, little girls at the, at the, at the school. We talked about the den of that ship. BBC Verify says that footage and expert analysis also indicates a US precision strike missile was likely used in the March 9 strike on a sports hall in La Merd, Iran, where children were training, killing at least 21 people, including young girls. High resolution satellite imagery reviewed by the BBC shows the sports hall and nearby residential buildings being destroyed, while the adjacent IRGC compound appears to have remained undamaged. In other words, the US Destroyed the gym where children were playing and kept the IRGC military compound. The drop site had an earlier report on this as well, that a missile tore through a civilian gym packed with students during training sessions, triggering panic, collapsing debris and continuous screaming as injured children were pulled from the rubble. Eyewitnesses described parents arriving to find bodies of teenage girls and young children killed instantly, others buried under contract concrete. Both BBC and drop site work. We're covering this and I want to give, I want to give that attention as well. This is where we're at right now. We'll keep you posted every step of the way here on the Midas Touch Network. Now hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. And thanks for watching. You might as merch drop. Check out the latest pro democracy sticker packs, T shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and more, [e-mail] touch.com.