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BONUS POD： Twelve-Day War Ends in Ceasefire as Trump’s Mid East Win Sparks Media Meltdown


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Trump announces a ceasefire between Iran and Israel after 12 days of war. Iran responds in kind, saying they will observe the ceasefire for 24 hours, at which point the war will be considered ended. Iran also says it will recognize Israel as a legitimate member of the Mideast.

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00:00:00.000 This is an iHeart Podcast.
00:00:02.580 Guaranteed human.
00:00:05.780 A ceasefire that will lead to peace is a wonderful thing.
00:00:09.220 And the only reason we're talking about ceasefire is because of Donald J. Trump.
00:00:13.200 But here's my question.
00:00:14.280 The Iranian foreign minister said at 4 o'clock Mideast time,
00:00:17.740 they would no longer attack Israel if Israel doesn't attack them.
00:00:21.140 But I want him to say tomorrow morning,
00:00:23.240 it's not only will we not attack Israel in the future,
00:00:25.800 we recognize Israel as a legitimate member of the Mideast.
00:00:30.260 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:34.080 Good Tuesday morning.
00:00:35.040 It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 Morning Update.
00:00:37.760 And the big story is obviously Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire in Iran.
00:00:43.140 This coming after our first big story,
00:00:45.820 which was Iran who decided to retaliate,
00:00:49.000 this time against the United States of America.
00:00:51.240 But the story behind the retaliation is one that's very interesting.
00:00:55.420 And we're going to explain that to you.
00:00:57.360 And we're also going to cover what Donald Trump said
00:01:00.040 and what this ceasefire means and what could happen moving forward.
00:01:03.860 We've got it all for you right now,
00:01:05.880 as it's a historic day in American history
00:01:08.140 and a massive victory for President Trump and his leadership.
00:01:12.120 And it starts right now.
00:01:14.100 Story number one.
00:01:15.280 Nothing short of historic.
00:01:17.260 President Donald Trump announcing on Monday
00:01:19.520 that Israel and Iran have agreed to a, quote,
00:01:22.620 complete and total ceasefire.
00:01:24.860 After 12 days of ongoing war between the two countries.
00:01:29.340 The president, putting it this way, saying, quote,
00:01:31.900 congratulations to everyone.
00:01:34.240 It has been fully agreed by Israel and Iran
00:01:38.640 that there will be a complete and total ceasefire
00:01:41.060 in approximately six hours from now,
00:01:43.400 when Israel and Iran have wound down
00:01:45.780 and completed their in-progress final mission.
00:01:49.280 For 12 hours, at which point the war will be considered
00:01:52.580 ended, all capital letters.
00:01:54.920 Trump putting this on true social,
00:01:57.160 saying officially, Iran will start the ceasefire.
00:02:00.340 And upon the 12th hour, Israel will start the ceasefire.
00:02:04.200 And upon the 24th hour,
00:02:05.760 an official end to the 12-day war
00:02:09.920 will be saluted by the world.
00:02:12.820 During each ceasefire,
00:02:14.380 the other side will remain peaceful
00:02:16.160 and respectful, Trump added,
00:02:18.620 for having agreed to a ceasefire
00:02:20.380 on the assumption that everything worked as it should,
00:02:24.960 saying, quote,
00:02:25.820 this is a war that could have gone on for years
00:02:28.900 and destroyed the entire Middle East. 0.87
00:02:31.460 But it didn't and never will.
00:02:33.560 God bless Israel.
00:02:34.860 President then said,
00:02:36.080 God bless Iran.
00:02:38.020 God bless the Middle East.
00:02:40.080 God bless the United States of America.
00:02:42.580 And then in all caps,
00:02:43.700 the president wrote,
00:02:44.680 God bless the world.
00:02:46.100 Now, Trump's chosen title,
00:02:47.780 the 12-day war,
00:02:48.660 is a clear allusion
00:02:50.080 to the Six-Day War of 1967,
00:02:53.760 another dramatic victory by Israel over its enemies.
00:02:57.120 The 12-day war is no less dramatic a victory 0.99
00:02:59.740 and perhaps even greater one,
00:03:02.300 opening a path for greater peace
00:03:04.140 and prosperity in the region.
00:03:06.120 And for the India-Middle East-European Economic Corridor,
00:03:10.280 the trade route that Trump has been talking about a lot lately.
00:03:14.240 Now, the other part of this is what happened after Israel struck those Iran nuclear sites.
00:03:20.760 It was clear that Iran wanted to get a deal done quickly,
00:03:23.560 but they also had to save face.
00:03:26.300 And so now we know more about their strike against American interests in Qatar.
00:03:31.240 What we now know is that strike was symbolic and also calibrated retaliation.
00:03:37.720 The missile strike on Qatar and our Air Force Base,
00:03:41.340 Iran launched a barrage, 1.00
00:03:42.800 reportedly a 14 to 19 short and medium-range ballistic missiles,
00:03:47.400 in response to U.S. bunker buster bombings
00:03:50.140 of the three nuclear sites that the president ordered in America.
00:03:54.100 Most missiles were intercepted.
00:03:56.880 Why?
00:03:57.220 Because they said beforehand this was going to happen.
00:04:00.640 One of those missiles reportedly struck the base,
00:04:03.020 but caused no casualties.
00:04:05.760 Thank goodness.
00:04:06.760 And Iran also stated that this was a proportional and measured response,
00:04:11.520 as they described it.
00:04:12.480 In fact, they fired exactly as many missiles as the U.S. dropped bombs,
00:04:17.620 emphasizing symmetry and avoiding escalation
00:04:21.500 by also saving face as a radical Islamic regime.
00:04:25.420 It also provided advance notice,
00:04:27.780 we now know, to Qatar and also to the U.S.,
00:04:30.980 signaling, quote-unquote, restraint.
00:04:33.800 And then the de-escalation signals began.
00:04:36.500 Despite that strike, Iran avoided broader disruptions.
00:04:39.900 It didn't threaten global oil supplies
00:04:43.300 or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
00:04:45.640 That is something that their parliament, in essence,
00:04:48.220 had said they were going to advocate for just 24 hours earlier.
00:04:52.900 But clearly, the leadership in Iran didn't want to do that.
00:04:56.320 Iran indicated it would, quote,
00:04:58.240 stand down if Israel halted its bombings,
00:05:01.660 hinting at a conditional truce.
00:05:04.160 Now, the takeaway from all of this
00:05:06.060 is that Iran's goal was clearly limited.
00:05:08.840 It was also a symbolic blow
00:05:11.520 and not a full military engagement.
00:05:14.540 Why?
00:05:15.080 Because Iran had to keep up their strong rhetoric,
00:05:18.340 but no escalation.
00:05:20.160 The Supreme Leader, for example,
00:05:21.900 and the IRGC emphasized their, quote,
00:05:24.560 readiness to hit the Achilles heel of U.S. forces.
00:05:28.460 But they actually didn't do that at all.
00:05:30.300 The foreign minister in Iran also came out
00:05:32.920 condemning the U.S. bombings as a, quote,
00:05:35.300 heinous crime and warned of everlasting consequences,
00:05:39.660 reserving all options.
00:05:41.820 Clearly, that wasn't actually what they were planning on as well.
00:05:45.420 And then the parliament backed that potential closure
00:05:48.200 of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:05:49.440 But the council did not act.
00:05:51.820 So what does this mean overall?
00:05:53.940 It's clear that this was a broader Iranian,
00:05:56.600 well, miscalculation that they tried to get under control quickly.
00:06:00.620 Iran is seen preparing a mix of options,
00:06:04.620 the analysts have said at this hour.
00:06:06.560 Targeted strikes on U.S. installations,
00:06:08.780 cyber or proxy attacks,
00:06:10.380 and even plans to, well,
00:06:12.420 disrupt global oil or naval routes.
00:06:15.760 But what really happened is Iran seemed determined 0.85
00:06:18.960 to avoid total war,
00:06:20.820 wanting a balance and a deterrence
00:06:23.740 for their own people to maybe topple them
00:06:25.900 while allowing diplomacy to work
00:06:27.880 in the United States of America.
00:06:29.640 The bottom line is this.
00:06:31.420 Iran has responded with a deliberate proportional missile strike
00:06:35.760 that was pre-warned,
00:06:37.440 carefully designed to deter further U.S. or Israeli aggression
00:06:41.120 without triggering full-blown escalation.
00:06:44.260 And by giving advance warning,
00:06:46.440 matching U.S. strikes one for one,
00:06:48.960 and tying any ceasefire to Israel stopping its attacks,
00:06:53.460 Tehran now appears intent on framing its move
00:06:56.480 as a strategic and restrained,
00:06:58.460 not reckless regime,
00:07:00.180 who clearly learned their lesson.
00:07:01.860 When Donald Trump tells you you have 60 days to make a deal, 0.99
00:07:04.820 you better make the damn deal. 0.99
00:07:06.760 Now story number two. 1.00
00:07:08.100 There is a massive ceasefire
00:07:09.860 that we all now know about,
00:07:12.000 and it is a historic moment
00:07:14.000 for the President of the United States of America
00:07:15.940 who said,
00:07:16.460 I do not want regime change.
00:07:18.680 I do not want to take out the leader in Iran.
00:07:21.480 I do want to make sure that we are safe
00:07:23.780 and that they never receive nuclear weapons.
00:07:26.720 Well, you put that in contrast
00:07:28.800 with what the media wanted,
00:07:30.420 and my oh my,
00:07:31.460 is it a very different story.
00:07:33.160 We know the mainstream media hates Donald Trump.
00:07:35.780 We know that they care more about him
00:07:37.660 being a failure than they do about the success
00:07:39.980 of making sure that our foreign policy
00:07:42.160 keeps Americans and others safe around the world.
00:07:45.600 But if you need a moment
00:07:47.160 to highlight exactly how biased the media is
00:07:51.040 and exactly how much they hate Donald Trump
00:07:54.160 and how much they would rather Trump fail
00:07:56.520 than there be success and safety and security
00:07:59.200 for the United States of America,
00:08:00.600 then you just need to listen
00:08:02.300 to what I'm going to play for you right now.
00:08:04.220 Now what I'm about to play for you was on CNN,
00:08:07.120 right?
00:08:07.380 The most trusted name in news.
00:08:09.300 And it was an embarrassing moment
00:08:10.760 if you were watching it.
00:08:12.540 I hope you share this everywhere
00:08:13.880 because CNN gets word
00:08:16.600 that Iran has accepted the ceasefire deal
00:08:19.720 just seconds after Caitlin Collins
00:08:23.200 sets up a narrative casting doubt on Donald Trump.
00:08:27.460 Yes, this happened in real time.
00:08:29.880 No, this is not me putting two different segments together
00:08:33.160 from different parts of the day.
00:08:35.480 I want you to listen to this to the very end.
00:08:37.820 You really can't make this up.
00:08:39.580 And I mean this.
00:08:41.080 You cannot hate the liberal media enough.
00:08:43.700 And we're hearing incredibly optimistic views
00:08:45.620 coming out of the White House
00:08:46.720 as far as how long this can hold
00:08:48.340 and what this is going to look like.
00:08:50.020 That obviously still remains to be seen
00:08:51.920 on the implementation side of this
00:08:53.900 and waiting to see if the firing does stop
00:08:56.380 and if Iran and Israel do both agree to this.
00:08:58.880 Because, you know,
00:08:59.780 speaking of the fluidity of the situation,
00:09:01.660 it was just 24 hours ago
00:09:03.180 that President Trump himself
00:09:04.580 was suggesting a regime change in Iran
00:09:07.200 was a possibility.
00:09:08.540 And obviously right before that,
00:09:09.660 having the United States strike Iran.
00:09:11.800 And so, yes, there have been a lot of phone calls
00:09:13.780 going back and forth.
00:09:15.180 In part, this has to do with Iran's 0.75
00:09:17.000 limited response earlier
00:09:18.460 where they fired on a U.S. base in Qatar.
00:09:21.060 But there were no casualties.
00:09:22.760 We know that they did give a heads up
00:09:24.340 that they were going to be firing on U.S. bases
00:09:26.820 without exactly specifying which ones.
00:09:30.000 But that is the question here,
00:09:31.480 is if the United States felt
00:09:33.000 that it did not need to respond
00:09:34.420 to the Iranian retaliation,
00:09:36.480 did that create the space for this?
00:09:38.680 That is what we've been hearing
00:09:39.720 from administration officials.
00:09:41.240 And so the question is
00:09:42.180 whether or not this still holds
00:09:43.920 for the next few hours.
00:09:45.540 Caitlin, I've just been given word
00:09:46.980 that Iran, according to a diplomat
00:09:49.600 who briefed CNN,
00:09:50.620 Iran has agreed to the ceasefire.
00:09:53.280 So this is significant.
00:09:55.220 I just want to try to learn
00:09:56.160 some more information
00:09:56.920 as soon as we get it about that.
00:09:58.380 But if that is the case,
00:09:59.700 that's incredibly significant
00:10:01.040 because that is we were waiting.
00:10:02.680 We had not heard from Iran.
00:10:03.780 We had not heard from Israel.
00:10:06.780 All we were going on so far
00:10:08.440 has been the president's
00:10:09.600 social media post,
00:10:10.420 which was some two hours ago.
00:10:12.780 So, again, that is the first indication
00:10:14.520 we have that Iran has agreed to this.
00:10:17.940 Oops, right?
00:10:19.300 Like, you cannot make this up.
00:10:21.520 And this is the media showing you
00:10:23.800 just how much they were hoping
00:10:25.220 that what Donald Trump put out
00:10:27.180 would somehow not become reality,
00:10:29.780 that it would be a failure,
00:10:31.620 that they could then point to him
00:10:32.940 and say,
00:10:33.380 he's starting World War III.
00:10:35.480 Donald Trump is putting
00:10:36.640 everyone's lives at risk.
00:10:38.400 Donald Trump is the problem.
00:10:40.700 And you can hear it in real time.
00:10:43.560 Now, that's not the only thing
00:10:45.080 I want to remind you about.
00:10:46.640 And this goes back to liberals
00:10:48.560 that are in charge.
00:10:50.000 I want to take you back
00:10:51.260 to a guy by the name of Scott Kirby.
00:10:53.160 He is a guy that was at the White House,
00:10:55.200 a guy that was there
00:10:56.620 under the Biden regime.
00:10:58.840 And what did Scott Kirby say
00:11:00.640 back on September the 13th of 2023?
00:11:05.020 And then what did he say
00:11:06.100 January 4th of 2024?
00:11:09.240 Remember this.
00:11:10.640 Kirby on the $6 billion
00:11:12.040 that Biden released to Iran,
00:11:13.940 saying the last administration
00:11:15.140 was, quote,
00:11:16.060 incredibly unserious,
00:11:18.140 absolutely terrible for the world.
00:11:20.560 Here is the comparing contrast
00:11:22.300 of them.
00:11:23.480 The U.S. will have visibility
00:11:24.820 and will be able to engage
00:11:26.040 in oversight about where
00:11:27.060 the money was going
00:11:27.940 and for what purpose.
00:11:29.500 If Iran tries to divert the funds,
00:11:31.380 we'll take action
00:11:32.000 and we'll lock them up again.
00:11:33.280 And there will be sufficient oversight
00:11:34.700 to make sure
00:11:35.440 that the request is valid
00:11:36.940 and that it's going through
00:11:38.300 vendors who we
00:11:40.300 and the Qataris can trust 0.82
00:11:42.080 will actually contract
00:11:43.720 for the goods,
00:11:44.760 the medical equipment,
00:11:45.560 the food,
00:11:46.000 whatever it is.
00:11:46.860 The regime doesn't get
00:11:48.120 to touch the money, Peter.
00:11:49.320 It doesn't go to them.
00:11:50.200 They don't get to decide
00:11:52.260 ultimate destination
00:11:54.000 and they have no direct access to it.
00:11:57.660 John, Iran made two transactions
00:12:00.700 withdrawing from the previously
00:12:02.900 frozen funds in Oman.
00:12:05.460 What were those transactions for?
00:12:07.480 I don't have the details on that, Jackie.
00:12:10.300 You're going to have to let me
00:12:10.900 get back to you on that.
00:12:11.940 There's the line,
00:12:13.100 whether it's the media
00:12:13.960 or whether it was
00:12:15.040 the Biden administration.
00:12:16.500 They were lying to you
00:12:17.660 the entire time
00:12:18.860 about what was happening
00:12:20.080 with their administration
00:12:21.040 and they were not holding
00:12:22.520 Iran accountable. 0.92
00:12:23.580 And now that President Trump
00:12:24.780 has done it,
00:12:25.520 they're now furious
00:12:26.440 that it is a success
00:12:28.160 and they're rooting against it
00:12:29.660 every step of the way.
00:12:31.480 Which brings me to the point,
00:12:33.020 why did it so many Americans 1.00
00:12:34.340 vote for Donald Trump?
00:12:35.720 It's actually very simple.
00:12:37.080 Because they wanted to make sure
00:12:39.160 that countries like Iran,
00:12:41.300 who are a threat
00:12:41.980 to the United States of America,
00:12:43.100 are held accountable.
00:12:43.840 And yet again,
00:12:45.160 the president made good
00:12:47.060 on his promise
00:12:48.060 to the American people
00:12:49.200 to protect and defend
00:12:51.040 the homeland.
00:12:51.760 Thank you for listening
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