Trump Panics as War Reignites

June 28, 2026

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Donald Trump was posting at 12:30 AM about how his deal with Iran would make American truckers and farmers rich. At that same moment, Iran was striking U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to American airstrikes on Iranian territory. The gap between what Trump was selling and what was actually happening is the central argument of this episode: the administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran in good faith, then immediately violated it, and is now dragging the U.S. back into a shooting war in the Middle East while pretending otherwise.

The MOU and Its Immediate Violation

The core of the episode is the claim that the Trump administration entered into a binding MOU with Iran, which included specific provisions: Iran would maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. would work toward a ceasefire that included Israel leaving southern Lebanon. The host argues that almost immediately after signing, the administration violated the agreement. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the administration worked with Israel on a separate deal with Lebanon that recognized Israel's right to remain in southern Lebanon indefinitely—directly contradicting Article 1 of the Iran MOU. The U.S. also told ships to avoid Iranian trade routes, and then conducted airstrikes on Iranian surveillance facilities in Sariq and Kesham when Iran tried to enfo

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What you'll learn

1 (00:03) **Trump's Midnight Meltdown** - Host describes Trump posting at 12:30 AM about the Iran MOU making truckers and farmers rich, while ignoring active U.S.-Iran military escalation in the Strait of Hormuz.
2 (02:02) **Trump as a "Deal Breaker"** - Host argues Trump enters the MOU in bad faith, immediately violating it by pushing an alternative shipping route and allowing Israel to bomb southern Lebanon.
3 (03:12) **Trump's 12:30 AM Posting Spree** - Host reads Trump's simultaneous posts attacking Maggie Haberman's book and sharing AI images of Biden, Harris, and Clinton in "I lost to Trump" hats.
4 (05:02) **Iran's Official Warning** - Iran's foreign ministry condemns U.S. strikes as a flagrant violation of the interim deal, threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz again.
5 (06:28) **The MOU as a Tactical Maneuver** - Host claims Trump entered the MOU only to escape a "tank bottom" petroleum reserve crisis, then immediately resumed threatening Iran.
6 (08:49) **Iraqi Political Roundup** - Host reports that Iraqi security forces are arresting politicians sympathetic to Iran, coordinated with the U.S. and Netanyahu.
7 (10:16) **Core Contradiction: The Two MOUs** - Host argues the U.S. signed two contradictory agreements: the Iran MOU (calling for Israel to leave southern Lebanon) and the Lebanon MOU (recognizing Israel's right to stay).

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s 12:30 AM Meltdown as his war against Iran returns and he has fully violated the MOU by striking Iran multiple times since Friday.

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