Trump Lost His Iran War, Can He End It? | MR Live

The US has expended vast resources and suffered significant, undisclosed casualties in its undeclared war with Iran. This conflict has been an 'abject failure,' destabilizing the region, empowering actors the US sought to disempower, and failing to integrate Iran into the world community through negotiation.

The host states, 'We have no idea just how badly the United States has lost this war... We have expended so much money on missiles... I don't think we know how many US military personnel have died. I don't think we know how many ships or planes we've lost. None of this has been remotely transparent.'

A War Powers Act resolution, which passed the Senate, was pulled from a House vote by Speaker Johnson because its passage would have been 'bad for Trump.' This action prevented a potential legislative move to end the undeclared war with Iran, despite the bipartisan support it garnered in the Senate.

The host explains, 'The War Powers Act passes in the Senate and they're going to bring it up in the House on Friday or Thursday night, but Speaker Johnson realizes, oh, this War Powers Act resolution is going to pass and that's bad for Trump. And so he pulls it.'

A significant portion of Democratic leadership secretly supports the war with Iran, influenced by the Israeli lobby. While they cannot openly advocate for it due to its unpopularity, they deploy 'assets' like Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Cory Booker to criticize any potential peace deals, effectively sabotaging efforts to end the conflict.

The host states, 'The leadership of the Democratic party... is in favor of this war. Now, they can't come out and say it because it is so incredibly unpopular with Democrats... But when the chips are down and they think that it might be resolved, they send out a couple of their faves.' Emma adds, 'She is working for Netanyahu and the entire Israeli project.'

Israel is actively expanding its ground operations and bombing campaigns in southern Lebanon, moving past the 'yellow line,' to provoke Hezbollah. This escalation is intended to sabotage heating-up talks and potential peace deals with Iran, demonstrating Israel's desire to prevent regional de-escalation.

The host notes, 'Israel is expanding its ground operation in southern Lebanon past the yellow line, escalating its bombing campaign as talks seem to be heating up and getting like a deal could be coming. They are trying to continuously take territory in southern Lebanon because that would provoke Hezbollah into a response.'

Donald Trump posted a lengthy, rambling 'Truth Social' message demanding that numerous Middle Eastern countries 'mandatorily' sign onto the Abraham Accords as a condition for any Iran peace deal. This erratic approach is seen as undercutting negotiations and revealing a self-serving, unrealistic foreign policy.

Trump's Truth Social post is read aloud, stating, 'I am mandatorily requesting that all countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords and that if Iran signs its agreement with me as president of the United States of America, it would be an honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled world coalition.'

Despite claims to the contrary by figures like Victoria Nuland and Mike Pompeo, US intelligence agencies indicated that Iranian officials were surprised by the Hamas attack on October 7th. Hamas had previously pitched the idea to Iran, but Iran was not interested, suggesting a lack of direct Iranian orchestration for that specific event.

The host cites, 'The US intelligence agencies indicate Iranian officials were surprised by the Hamas attack on Israel.' He adds, 'Hamas in the years prior had tried to pitch Iran on it and Iran was never terribly interested.'

The Israeli government played a role in the creation and promotion of Hamas, fostering it out of the Muslim Brotherhood to divide the Palestinian body politic and create a rival to Fatah. This historical context is crucial for understanding the current conflict dynamics.

The host states, 'If there is a but for in terms of Hamas's existence, it has to be the Israeli government. The Israeli government midwifed the birth of Hamas out of the Muslim Brotherhood. It promoted Hamas as a way of dividing the Palestinian body politic... This is well documented. In fact, there are quotes from BB Netanyahu.'

California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer takes a strong progressive stance on trans athletes in high school sports, emphasizing the vulnerability and mental health risks faced by trans kids. He argues that supporting their participation in community activities is more important than concerns over competitive fairness.

Steyer states, 'When you understand the vulnerability, the stress, the danger of being a trans kid and you understand that almost half of them try to commit suicide... we're going to punish those kids. We're going to cut them off from team sports... It's like, no, we're not.'