Iran Screams "WE'RE STILL IN THIS"... Then Trump SINKS THEIR WHOLE FLEET

Iran is now launching attacks at empty cargo ships?

Wow.Ooh.That's crazy.Oh.Oh, they're warning us.Attacked with what?

Right.It's fake news.Right.This is crazy.Oh.

This looks like Iran's last stand.But what exactly are they hoping to do?to accomplish by attacking empty ships that don't have any oil on them and are stuck in a U .S.

blockade.Now President Trump launched Project Freedom this morning, the humanitarian effort to safely guide some 800 cargo ship tankers and 20 ,000 crew members that are stranded out of the strait.The U .S.has established an enhanced security area south of the strait's usual traffic area along Oman's territorial waters.And so far,

And we're supposed to believe a bunch of little speed boats are gonna stop?this entire operation to reopen this Strait of Hormuz?

Now I also asked President Trump about the possibility of negotiations with Iran succeeding.He said the Iranians are being far more malleable than they were being in the past, showing flexibility given the U .S.pressure that continues as part of the American blockade of Iranian ports.President Trump called that blockade the greatest military maneuver in history.

And that's because in spite of what Iran is saying, about how they're still around and how they're going to continue this thing forever, they have even less time than they've had this entire time.

We are suffocating the regime, and they are not able to pay their soldiers.This is a real economic blockade, and it is in all parts of government, all hands on deck.It is the blockade that our great Navy is doing.No ships are getting through, and we have upped the pressure on anyone trying to remit money into Iran to the IRGC.They are corrupt institutions.And on top of being totally corrupt and liars and not honest, their claim of attacking a U .

S.warship was demonstrably false from the get -go.Look at where the Strait of Hormuz is and then look at where the U .S.blockade is.The U .

S.ships are not going through the Strait.There's nothing to attack.They would have to literally approach the U .S.blockade with a bunch of these little speedboats and fire something and hope that they make it home.

But now the question is, what happens next?a new warning to the Iranian regime if they do fire on US vessels in the Persian Gulf bad news for whoever doesn't have the ability to continue a sustained conventional military campaign and I think we all know who that is.

head of Iran's Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee is quote warning any American interference and the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire right and they're the ones attacking the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump's Delusional posts no one would believe these guys are delusional scenarios the UK military says the US has now established an enhanced security area for ships via Oman's territorial waters South of where traffic usually transits in the shape of Hormuz.The UK warns that the security level though remains critical in the straight.But listen to what the president said about how this is going for Iran.

But we're not leaving right now.We're going to do it so nobody has to go back in two years or five years.

They told me about the concept of the deal they're gonna give me the exact wording now, yeah 85 % of the missiles eliminated Well, I'd like to eliminate yeah, I'd be good if those are gone start for them to build up again And yeah, I would like to eliminate it.

Sir, under what circumstances would you restart military strikes on targets?Well, I don't want to say that.I mean, I can't tell that to a reporter.

They just asked under what circumstances would you restart operations?But to me, it sounds like Iran has restarted military operations.It sounds like they're the ones going on offense.Now, technically, the ceasefire that we have here is between the U .S.and Iran, but they allegedly fired on some U .

S.ships.Now, there is reporting coming in where the U .S.says it has sunk six Iranian boats.Apparently these boats were targeting civilian vessels after Iran reportedly mounted a missile and drone attack on the commercial ships that the U .

S.forces were protecting.But how exactly does this operation to sneak ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, how is that going to work when Iran says theythe whole thing?Do they or don't they?

They're very comprehensive and somewhat complicated operation.We've already cleared a lane free of mines that's along the coast of Oman.So the furthest point away on the other side of the Straits is where Iran is.And all the ships that have passed through have been passing through a lane that they established very close.to the Iranian border of the straits.So that's step one, and that is already done.

The other thing is we're going to put in a layered defense, scores of miles away, from the Straits of Hormuz with hundreds of surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft to intercept long -range drones, long -range missiles, anti -ship missiles that may be fired at distance to try to intervene with ships going through the Straits.And then as you get to the Straits themselves, we're establishing what we call a dome defense.And that is at the terminal point where ships would be and be at their most vulnerable as they're going through a narrow corridor that our audience has seen on a map many, many times.That dome defense will make certain that anything fired that penetrates through the layered defense will be defeated.

So it's basically checkmate for Iran, their ability to control the strait.is over.They don't have the resources to launch any meaningful attacks and if they do, those attacks are going to be blocked and these ships are going to make their way out, which sure makes it look like they're losing, doesn't it?

Yeah, so let's level set here.I think the Iranians are starting to believe their own propaganda.And just to be clear, the leadership is they hunker down in bunkers all over the country.And I don't think they know what's going on.But what is going on is that they're reduced.Their Navy is not a Navy anymore.

It's a band of pirates.They are trying to cut offis Iran is trying to basically make themselves the enemy of the entire world here.

They don't care if they starve people.poor countries that have trouble already.They don't care if they launch missiles at their neighbors.There's literally nothing that they care about.They don't even care about what's happening to their own people.And we're supposed to believe that they're this mighty offensive force that is going to stay in this thing forever and is going to outlast the United States.

I think they've made a massive miscalculation.

Iranian ports, their economy is in free fall, and everyone says they have a high tolerance for pain.Well, their soldiers will not have a high tolerance for not getting paid.That's huge.

Senator Reid believes that we are in a worse off economic position because of Iran.Let's watch it.Oh, let's hear this.

Strategically, we're in, in many respects, a much worse position.The rate of her moves is blockaded.By us.We're seeing incredible impacts economically in the United States in oil prices, fertilizer prices.The world itself is shuddering.And it's all Trump's fault.

Economic blows.So this has been a tactical demonstration of prowess, but it's not achieved the strategic goals that the president announced.

Who are you listening to?to?

I would say, unfortunately, Senator Reid, who had a distinguished military career, has now joined the surrender lobby.

Right.It's like people want to see.The United States lose this thing.People want to see Iran's people come out beneath the regime.They want to see the regime survive.Why is that?

Why is there a surrender lobby in America?We don't have to surrender.This thing is almost over and the best days of Iran are just around the corner.For its people anyways.

This has been going on for three weeks that the Iranian economy is in And to be clear here, this is an international humanitarian operation.We are opening the strait.The Iranians do not have control of the strait.Why would you not want this?And for him to say that, it said he believes the Iranian propaganda.

Right, it's all propaganda.There was this report from the overnight that the United States Navy, in a measure of good faith, returned an Iranian vessel.not to Iran, but to the Pakistanis.I think there were at least a dozen Iranians on board, and it was seen as a sign of a good faith.Was Project Freedom done in coordination with Iran today?

Absolutely not.Project Freedom is something that's been in the works, and we would encourage the Iranians to let these more than 300 vessels leave.

But they can't do that because if they let ships leave peacefully, it means they don't have control over the thing they're saying they still control.There's two sides, two opinions on what's happening right now.Opinion number one is that the U .S.blockade is successful.Iran's economy is in free fall.

We've got hard numbers to prove all of this.They have zero navy, which also proves this.And then the other side is, oh, Trump's losing.Trump doesn't have a plan.The United States is going to suffer.He's going to collapse our economy.

And the only way this viewpoint exists is if the regime exists and if they keep sending their speedboats out there to attack empty tankers flying the flags of Congress.aren't even involved in this conflict at all.

Numerous ships.The Mosquito Navy.In double digits have been destroyed.And the U .S., we are just firing if fired upon.

We are not the provocateurs here.The ceasefire is over at this point.If the Iranians want to escalate here, we are willing to escalate.

This is clearly a test.

It sounds like it's going to happen.It is a test of Iran.Because they're attacking?Again, this is a ragtag band of pirates that the great U .S.military, we've destroyed their air force.

Pirates.We've destroyed their air force.all their conventional Navy, their battle lines along the strait.have been destroyed.So we are saying for the good of the international community, let these ships out.And we are expecting our international partners to engage in the same thing.

Now would be a good time.United States should even be involved in this thing.That's what they're doing.They're spreading lies, they're spreading misinformation, and then they won't even let the U .S.use their bases?

That's crazy.The president also reportedly weighing removing troops from Italy and Spain.The U .S.Defense Manpower Data Center reporting that there are over 16 ,000 troops stationed in those two countries.Joining me now is U .

S.Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker.Ambassador, great to see you.Thank you so much for being here this morning.What would you assess the state of affairs between the United States

is that this alliance is moving towards Europeans taking over the primary responsibility for the prevention and defense of the continent.And ultimately, as we work towards that project, there will be ebbs and flows.But one of the things that I think has a lot of us questioning what's happening is the value that we thought we had here at NATO.Ultimately, when we couldn't use our bases in Spain, the UK and other places during epic fury.

Epic fury exposed NATO because we needed to use those bases in Spain to make it easier for people to fly into Iran and deliver ordinance on a military installation and fly out.And they said, no, You can't do that.It's almost like our NATO allies were supposed to be on our side who benefit from United States dollars, United States defense, United States troops.It's almost like they took the side of this regime and wanted to see them win.And the longer this goes on, the more unbelievable their stance on all of this appears.

alliances with the United States.And one of the things that I know is that it's a two -way street, that it's not just the United States providing defense and deterrence, that it needs to be our allies that are also stepping up, providing defense and deterrence as well.And again, you know, Epic Fury is a prime example.You know, the United States decided that it was not acceptable to have a nuclear ambitious Iran that was weeks away from being able to have not only one nuclear weapon, but Right.

They told our negotiators that they had enough enriched uranium to make 11 nuclear bombs.And part of the reason why Europe has been sitting on the sidelines here is because where are they getting their oil?They're getting their oil from China.East.They're very worried about conflict over there making life even less affordable for them as they pursue some sort of green annihilation strategy, which they afflict their own economies with.So they're really worried about affordability.

They don't want anything to rock the boat over there because these economies are very fragile.They're not producing anything.They have to import everything.At the same time, they really don't like President Trump at all.They do not want to see him win.They do not want to see the U .

S.in a stronger position relative to Europe.That's what they don't want.So to them, the worst thing here has been a U .S.victory because it messes with their economy and it takes them down a notch or two in relation to other superpowers in the world.

Basically, after this, it's going to be U .S., it's going to be Russia, it's going to be China, and those three powers are going to determine what happens on the face of the earth, not Europe.This whole situation is very bizarre.You've got Iran.Their entire country is in shambles.

Things are getting worse over there every single day.Their underground wells could explode.Their entire economy could be set back decades if they allow that to happen.And now they're launching, what, desperate attacks on empty ships in the Strait of Hormuz to do what?To wage some sort of final propaganda war to try and get another victory in the mainstream news here in America that says that, oh, Trump's losing?I think that this shows that there is very little time left for these guys.

And I think that we could see big changes in the near future.What do you think about that?I'll see you in the next video.