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5 min readTrump Escalates Military Action Against Iran as Multipolar Order Takes Shape
The United States has launched large-scale military strikes against southwestern Iran, targeting radar installations near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Donald Trump's own statements to Fox News. Trump described Iran as "crazy and stupid," threatened to "blow the entire country off the map" if Iran retaliates, and said any agreement with Iran "isn't worth the paper it's written on." Iran has responded by vowing retaliation "several times greater" and warning that "Americans should watch the sky and witness their own humiliation." The escalation comes as Iran's president attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit alongside Putin and Xi Jinping, signaling the consolidation of a multipolar world order that stands in stark contrast to America's increasingly isolated posture.
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- 1 Trump Just Massively Escalated War on Iran | The MeidasTouch Podcast
- 2 (00:33) **U.S. Launches Massive Strikes Against Iran** - The United States has initiated large-scale military strikes against Iran's southwestern coast, with Donald Trump calling Iran "stupid" and "crazy" and threatening to "blow the entire country off the map" if they retaliate.
- 3 (03:34) **Iranian President at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit** - Iran's President Pezeshkian is in Kyrgyzstan meeting with Putin and Xi Jinping, signaling the formation of a multipolar world order while the U.S. escalates military action.
- 4 (04:14) **Trump Calls Into Fox News to Threaten Iran** - Trump tells Fox News that Iran will be "wiped out as a country" if they respond to U.S. strikes, describing Iranians as "crazy and stupid."
- 5 (05:41) **Trump Discusses USS George Washington and Military Logistics** - Trump says the carrier is "loaded to the gills with ammunition" and the U.S. will "keep on fighting," while the host notes the Abraham Lincoln left because service members "were not being fed."
- 6 (06:49) **Trump Says Radar Systems Were Hit in New Strikes** - Trump tells Fox News that "a lot of radar" was targeted in the southwestern part of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. struck just before Iran completed rebuilding those systems.
- 7 (07:55) **Host Condemns Trump's Warmongering and Its Domestic Impact** - The host argues Trump is dragging the U.S. into "never-ending wars" while gas and diesel prices surge and American people suffer.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump massively escalating the war with Iran as the United States launches a major new attack, raising the stakes of the war even further.
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