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5 min readThe U.S. military has struck three Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island as part of a strategy to squeeze Iran economically by sinking and disabling its crude oil vessels. This is not a strike on military targets—it is an attack on commercial shipping, a move the host calls "piracy" and a war crime. The strikes come one week after Trump bombed a wedding in Sirik County, killing at least four people including women and children and wounding about 90 others. Iran's navy has responded by warning all crews at anchorages in Kuwait and Bahrain to abandon their vessels immediately, signaling that Iran intends to target every ship in those ports. The escalation is unfolding as oil prices approach $100 per barrel, the national average for gasoline nears $5 a gallon, diesel approaches $6, and the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve sits at "tank bottom"—so depleted that the salt caverns in Texas risk structural collapse.
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- 1 (01:22) **U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers** - Breaking news of a major escalation: the U.S. Navy attacks three Iranian crude oil tankers near Kharg Island.
- 2 (03:11) **Iran’s Warning and the "Bait" Strategy** - Iran’s Navy warns all crews at anchorages in Kuwait and Bahrain to abandon their vessels, threatening to target them.
- 3 (06:54) **The Axis of Resistance and Iranian Technology** - Ben describes the quality and quantity of Iranian-made weaponry used by the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas.
- 4 (09:46) **Economic Collapse and China’s Role** - Ben explains how the war is driving up gas prices and depleting the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the point of potential collapse.
- 5 (11:44) **The Missed Diplomatic Off-Ramp** - Ben outlines a simple alternative to the war: unfreeze Iran's funds, stop the blockade, and end the slaughter in Gaza and Lebanon.
- 6 (13:55) **The "Demonic" Trump Family** - Ben criticizes the Trump family’s tone-deaf behavior, including an Ivanka Trump video set to Coldplay, while their policies cause global suffering.
- 7 (16:46) **War Crimes and No Military Objective** - Ben questions the military logic of striking oil tankers, calling it a war crime with no strategic purpose.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day.
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