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Iran's Red Sea Threat Raises Stakes for Trump
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Trump's Fox News Interview: Deal Claims and Ultimatums
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The centerpiece of the episode arrives: Trump's Fox News interview played in full. Trump claims that just an hour before the interview, his representatives spoke with Iranian officials who 'want to make a deal' and 'don't wanna die' [1] — Donald Trump "Trump told Fox News that Iranian officials — spoken to just an hour before the interview — want to make a deal, claiming 'they don't wanna …" 10:29 . He warns Iran: 'You're not gonna have anything left.' He then contradicts himself — accusing Iran of lying about everything, including denying nuclear weapons were discussed in five-hour sessions — while simultaneously asserting they desperately want a deal. Meiselas frames this as evidence of Trump's 'completely and utter lies and totally deranged' state of mind. A Fox News reporter then confronts Trump with shipping data showing the Strait is functionally closed; Trump claims it's 'open if people want to go through it' — a claim Meiselas treats as delusional given the visual evidence already presented.
Trump told Fox News the Strait of Hormuz is 'open if people want to go through it' — but shipping data showed only 10 vessels passed through on Monday, less than 10% of normal traffic. The gap between Trump's claims and reality has never been more stark.
Shipping data showed only 10 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, less than 10% of normal traffic.
