Houthis Down U.S.-Supplied Saudi Jet as Iran Crisis Deepens

The Houthis have shot down a Saudi Arabian F-15E fighter jet — an American-supplied aircraft — and the footage of fighters posing in front of the wreckage is circulating widely. That was just one of several developments in a morning that the MeidasTouch host describes as "awful" for Donald Trump, as the administration faces a spiraling confrontation with Iran and its proxies across the Middle East.

Military Escalation and Cover-Up Allegations

Beyond the downed F-15, the Houthis also struck Saudi Arabia's Yanbu facility in the western part of the country, disrupting oil production and sending further shockwaves through global energy markets. A Saudi drone — also likely U.S.-supplied — was shot down as well. The host argues that if the Houthis can take out an F-15, Iran's own capabilities are clearly formidable.

More troubling, the host alleges that the Trump administration has been covering up an Iranian attack on a U.S.-contracted oil tanker carrying American troops near the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week. Iran initially claimed responsibility, CENTCOM denied it, but the host says CENTCOM was "lying again." Four drones and at least one missile were used; one projectile directly hit the tanker, causing smoke inhalation injuries to U.S. personnel and potentially other injuries still being concealed.