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5 min readTrump’s Ceasefire Collapses Within Hours
The ceasefire that Donald Trump announced as a major diplomatic achievement fell apart almost immediately, with Israel launching massive airstrikes on Beirut and Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response. The host of the MeidasTouch Podcast walks through the sequence of events in real time, arguing that the deal was never a victory—it was a surrender to Iran’s ten demands, and it was doomed from the start.
The Ten Points Trump Accepted
The core of the host’s argument is that Trump agreed to a framework that Iran had been publicly demanding for weeks. The host had been reporting on Iran’s ten “non-negotiables” throughout that period, and when Trump posted that he accepted Iran’s ten-point plan, the host says it represented “utter humiliation and surrender for the United States.”
Those ten points, as eventually read on Fox & Friends, included: a US guarantee of a non-aggression pact with Iran, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance that Iran can enrich uranium for its nuclear program, removal of all primary and secondary sanctions on Iran, an end to all UN Security Council and IAEA resolutions against Iran, compensation payments to Iran for war damage, withdrawal of US forces from the region, and a ceasefire on all fronts.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:05) **Ceasefire Collapses Immediately** - The ceasefire Trump bragged about, which accepted all of Iran's ten demands, is falling apart as Israel launches massive airstrikes on Beirut.
- 2 (01:13) **Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz** - Iran halts oil tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz after Israel's attack on Lebanon, confirming the ceasefire is broken.
- 3 (02:59) **Pakistan PM Acknowledges Ceasefire Violations** - Pakistan's Prime Minister, the mediator, issues a statement noting violations that "undermine the spirit of the peace process."
- 4 (03:53) **Trump's Frantic Calls to Reporters** - Trump calls reporters to spin the narrative, contradicting his own earlier statements about the ceasefire.
- 5 (06:18) **The 10 Points: Iran's Full Surrender Terms** - The host details the 10-point plan Iran demanded and Trump agreed to, which amounts to a complete US surrender.
- 6 (08:43) **Fox News Reads the 10 Points** - Fox & Friends lists the 10 points, confirming the host's earlier reporting and exposing the deal's disastrous terms for the US.
- 7 (11:25) **Trump's Frantic Social Media Spin** - Trump posts contradictory claims, trying to reframe the surrender as a victory while lying about the terms.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump is now trying to claim he didn’t agreed to the 10 points that were in the ceasefire agreement, how Israel has launched a massive strike against Lebanon, and how Iran is saying that the Strait of Hormuz has been shut down again as a result of ceasefire violations.
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