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5 min readTrump's Day Gets Even Worse
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed and under Iranian control after a supertanker exploded following a mine strike, the IRGC announced moments before this episode. The vessel, called the Algaea, entered the restricted area south of the Strait despite prior warnings, struck a naval mine, and was completely destroyed with crews unable to contain the fire. The IRGC reiterated that mines have not been swept "despite the Trump regime's lies to the contrary." This came alongside news that Iran shot down another American MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz — the third MQ-1 destroyed by Iran in the past week alone, following multiple unmanned submersible drones and submarine-like drones also taken down.
The Strait and Pipeline Crisis Deepens
The IRGC's statement made clear the Strait of Hormuz remains under Iranian control and closed to traffic. New satellite footage from Saudi Arabia showed additional damage to the East-West pipeline pumping stations — not just one station but multiple, meaning the pipeline cannot move crude for "a number of weeks." That pipeline normally moves five to seven million barrels of oil every single day from east to west. The cumulative effect is mounting: the Houthis control the Red Sea, Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and the East-West pipeline is shut down.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:24) **Breaking: IRGC Announces Another Tanker Destroyed in Strait of Hormuz** - The IRGC reports that the super tanker Algaea exploded after hitting a naval mine in the closed Strait of Hormuz, with the vessel now completely destroyed.
- 2 (04:05) **Satellite Footage Shows More Damage to Saudi East-West Pipeline** - New satellite images reveal that multiple pumping stations on the East-West pipeline have been destroyed, not just one.
- 3 (04:50) **Iran's President Challenges Trump: "Fight Like a Man, You Coward"** - President Pazeshkian, fresh from a successful BRICS summit with Xi Jinping, Modi, and Putin, directly challenged Donald Trump.
- 4 (06:04) **US Jet Fuel Price Surges 96% Since War Began** - Jet fuel has surged to $4.43 a gallon, up 96% since the war began and 61% in the last 10 weeks.
- 5 (07:42) **Netanyahu Regime Bombs Doctors Without Borders Bus in Gaza** - An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle just two meters away from a bus carrying 10 humanitarian workers for Doctors Without Borders.
- 6 (08:11) **JD Vance Booed in Kansas While Campaigning for Senator Roger Marshall** - Vance was booed during a speech supporting Marshall, whom the New York Times exposed for filing over 700 lawsuits against his own patients.
- 7 (10:38) **JD Vance Mocks Protester, Implies He is Gay** - Vance referenced a past protester who brought a Mexican flag, and then implied a current protester was gay.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on a rapidly escalating series of developments confronting Donald Trump, including reports of an MQ-1 being destroyed, another tanker apparently struck by a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, additional damage to substations along the East-West pipeline, and JD Vance facing boos during an appearance in Kansas. Meiselas breaks down the latest developments and what they mean as the crisis continues to intensify.
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