Transcript of Iran Rejects Trump's Threats as Tensions Escalate Toward Potential War

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This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast, hosted by Ben Meiselas, covers Iran's rejection of new US demands and its warnings of a broad military response if the United States or Israel strike. Meiselas reviews statements from Iranian officials including Mohsen Rezaei, reports on videos and target maps Iran has released, and discusses how Donald Trump's remarks and the US midterm elections factor into the standoff.

The host also looks at Israeli politics and Benjamin Netanyahu, and at Marco Rubio's comments on Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia. Listeners get a timeline of the escalating rhetoric, with the host's commentary clearly framed as his own analysis.

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Iran has just rejected the latest scheming from the Trump regime to try to get Iran to give in to Donald Trump's demands. And Iran issued a very serious warning directly from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Let me show you what just went down. And folks, from all of the reporting, war could be very imminent, and Iran is threatening a massive response with no geographic limits if the United States strikes along with the Netanyahu regime. So Mohsen Razai, who is the top advisor to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, just posted the following: We have repeatedly stated that the 7 conditions announced by Iran must be fulfilled, period. If the conditions are met, the path to diplomacy will be open. In response, if any action is taken against the country of Iran in accordance with With the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's directive today to the armed forces, we will deliver devastating blows to the aggressor using new weaponry. Now, the Trump regime is desperately trying to get Iran to address the nuclear file. Please say that you will do denuclearization, to which Iran said, you said you obliterated our nuclear program last year. We are no longer going to talk about the nuclear file, Iran said, because we don't trust you unless and until you address our 7 conditions.

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Unfreeze the assets that are currently in Qatar, over $13 billion. Give us $300 billion in reconstruction funds. Acknowledge that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Ensure that Israel leaves southern Lebanon. Have a ceasefire across the region, including all groups that are part of Iran's Axis of Resistance, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Iraqi resistance, and also within Iran itself. You agree to basically our core 7 conditions, and then we'll open up the Strait of Hormuz and acknowledge Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. That's all that's on the table is opening up the Strait of Hormuz. Now, CENTCOM and the Trump regime, you can claim you control the Strait of Hormuz. You don't. You can look at the price of gas and diesel right now. But Iran says, we won't talk about the nuclear file. It's olney. Will you agree to the 7 conditions you previously agreed to in the memorandum of understanding? Period. That's it. So stop sending the Qatari mediators and the Pakistani mediators and the Saudi mediators and whoever. We've made our position very clear. Now, as this account Ali says, Iran has rejected the Trump proposal. Trump must meet the 7 conditions, period, full stop.

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Iran is saying we have the cards. Now, J.D. Vance sent Mohsen Razai, the top advisor to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a letter that basically begged to address the nuclear file, and then let's come up with some sort of deal before the election so Donald Trump could get a win before the election. And J.D. Vance and others in the Trump regime were saying, now's the time, Iran, if you want to make a deal, because Donald Trump may get very mad if he gets wiped out in the election, and then that may want him— make him want to attack you even more after the election. And Iran's like, we're not falling for this. We know you're a fraud. If after the election you lose the House and the Senate, then finally there could maybe be a war powers resolution to stop your conduct. If you were to keep power in the House and the Senate, it's just going to make you want to invade us more. Like, we're not dumb with a B. Iran realizes what they're doing. But J.D. Vance sent Mohsen Raisi a letter basically begging for a deal before the midterms because Trump is looking for any win before the midterms.

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And Mohsen Razai said publicly on Iranian TV, he goes, look, I read the letter that J.D. Vance sent me. I haven't given the letter a response yet, but the tone has completely changed. And well, this is a very good sign that the Iranian nation has consolidated its victory and its authority. May I just tell you a little bit about Mohsen Razai for a second? He's been core to the IRGC's leadership since about 1979. He was like the IRGC's commander for 20-plus years. He's well known in Iran. He was involved in the Iraqi-Iran War. And so this is somebody who's been through a lot. He's seen, uh, existential threats posed to the Iranian regime. He's going against JD Vance, who freaking dressed up as like a weirdo wizard for Halloween. Did you see that photo of JD By the way, Iran's, uh, Mohsen Razai also said, some ask why we insist on punishing America. Do you have something in hand that you don't want to reveal? Yes, we have something, Mohsen Razai says. If war starts, we will break America's horns in such a way that we will see what this hornless cow can do in the world from now on.

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So while Donald Trump's like, we don't know who the leaders of Iran are, we don't know, they're in caves, they're hiding. No, they're giving interviews calling you a hornless cow and saying that he's— they're teaching you a lesson in how weak and pathetic you are. And you could leak all you want to Barack Ravid over at Axios and others where Barack Ravid goes, one US official told me that, uh, Trump might be inclined to order more military operations if Republicans lose badly in the midterms. And Iran's like, just stop. 8 tankers have been hit by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 48 hours. You lose track of them. They're striking so many damn tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. And then the Trump regime's plan is just like leak things to random media outlets. On the one hand, Axios reports, US-Iran negotiations continue. Positive headway being made in the talks, US official tells another outlet. Iran must offer nuclear concessions for talks with Washington to resume, Axios says. Trump doubts Iran will approve an acceptable agreement. A US official says Trump could consider military action against Iran if Republicans lose the election, Al Arabiya.

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Also, look at what's going on in Israel right now, where you have Gadi Eisenkot, who leads the Yishar Party, which is the opposition party to Netanyahu. He stated yesterday that he's forming a government with the Arab bloc in order to consolidate a government and to become the prime minister. That would throw Netanyahu out of power. Netanyahu's getting desperate. Netanyahu called Donald Trump yesterday. They had a phone call. They are both wanting a massive national security incident in order to entrench and keep their power. And Iran is well aware of what they are trying to pull. An Iranian journalist, Mohammad He said the following. They being the Trump regime, they insist on talks, yet they intended to launch an attack while the talks were underway. We stated, unless our 7 conditions are met, the strait won't be open, nor will we even engage in talks until you agree to our 7 conditions. We possess the means to break the American horns should they launch another attack. There's Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini with his top generals. I don't know who the generals are. I don't know who to talk to. I don't know who these people are. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini said the following to senior military commanders: respond to any threat by the Trump and Netanyahu regime with, quote, immediate, impactful, and geographically unrestricted response.

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The Supreme Leader also ordered the military to put all US and Israeli assets within firing range and all of their assets in the Middle East, whether they are directly owned or jointly owned with the Arab nations, make sure they are on the target list. Also those fiber optic cables and internet cables, the 7 major ones underneath the Strait of Hormuz, get ready to cut them right away. The data centers, any remaining military bases, any remaining infrastructure, LNG facilities, LPG facilities, get ready to destroy them immediately. The button is ready. if Trump and Netanyahu were about to attack, launch a strike in the region like we've never seen before. And Iran released this video of the weapons that it has stockpiled. It has a massive arsenal underneath the various mountain bases that it has. The Iranian embassies are posting the following message: Iran is stocked up and ready to burn shit up with no geographical limitation. Yes, we are. They're saying this is video they posted play this clip.

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Now, Iran's other broadcasting network released a video highlighting the Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's new order for unrestricted missile retaliation with no geographic limits. Let's play this clip.

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Then Iran's Fars News published 0-hour target maps across 8 countries. The maps identify potential targets if the US and/or Israel attacks the region, including ports, airports, power plants, desalination facilities, undersea cables, hotels, and shopping centers. Countries include Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Jordan. May I just show you this? I want to show you what Trump was saying, but I just think that people don't realize what goes down in Tehran. This was Halloween in Tehran last night, just so you have a sense of like what's going on in that city right now. So all you hear from Trump and Bessent, they're begging, it's Operation Economic Outcast, we're destroying them. This was Halloween last night in Tehran. Um, should be noted that Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi also told Al Jazeera last night, quote, we have upgraded our weaponry, addressed our vulnerabilities, and tested new arms. Our forces are at the highest level of readiness. He confirmed there are no direct talks with Washington that will be planned. J.D. Vance's message was reviewed at the highest levels. Iran demands all frozen assets released, oil waivers restored, U.S. forces get reduced in the region. Iran and Oman should be recognized as controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and all of the other conditions must be met.

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Meanwhile, you have a lot of Iranian members of parliament also saying, if we had nuclear weapons, then the Trump regime clearly would be treating us differently. They know that if we become nuclear, they will have to speak to us in a very different language. And that echoes what Donald Trump's been saying, that if they have nuclear weapons, we're going to have to refer to them as sir. We're going to have to call them sir. Meanwhile, Donald Trump was at a Halloween party in Mar-a-Lago bragging about how rich the people were around him. He was also speaking at this deranged— I don't even want to call this freaking Trumpenstein party, um, talking about, uh, striking Iran. And he said, we can do this in about 10 minutes, 1 or 2 sites. It'll just be 10 minutes and then they'll beg. They'll be begging for a deal. No, if you knock Pickaxe Mountain out, which you will They won't even be able to really penetrate all the way down through the mountain, even with the Mother of All Bomb, even with one of these big bunker busters. No, Iran is going to immediately unleash hell and fury around the region, which they are able to do.

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I don't know why this disgusting, despicable, vile, stupid Trump regime is out there pretending Iran doesn't have weapons. They have a massive amount of ballistics and cruise missiles and drones, but this is what Trump's saying. Play this clip.

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I would say 1 or 2 sites, but we can do that in, in 10 minutes. So we have that, we have that

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plan.

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You probably can look at Pickaxe Mountain and you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly.

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Then Donald Trump brags about how rich everybody is at this party, this Halloween party of his, this Great Gatsby Trumpenstein thing. And then he's asked about, uh, do you expect to go to a war with Iran soon? And Donald Trump's like, why would I tell you that? Why would I even tell you that? Look at what Donald Trump says here. Play this clip.

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All my rich members, they spent all day getting ready. And look at these guys. These are the big— quiet for a second. These are the biggest guys on Wall Street and they spent all day long getting ready. I only had 10 minutes. I just put on a red tie.

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Do you expect to go back to Morgan as soon as this week? You said you were going back to Morgan.

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Why would you ask such a stupid question? New York Times. Okay, let's say I did. Would I tell you? I mean, you're asking, do you expect to go? He didn't ask me, do I expect to go back to war next week? Let's say I did. Would I tell you? Let's say I didn't. Would I tell you? I would. I can't tell you.

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Sir, the Ukraine has been—

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It's not a question for the New York Times. Now there's a good photographer today.

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Then Marco Rubio was asked by a reporter from the Middle East, Do you think the United States has been downplaying the threat of the Houthis? Because the Houthis are making a lot of advances east in Yemen, and they've been striking hard in Saudi Arabia. And don't they just have a fraction of the capabilities that Iran has? Now, Rubio makes a pretty stunning admission here. Rubio's like, well, you know, our relationship with Saudi Arabia is defensive, he said. But the capabilities that the Houthis have would not be there if it wasn't for Iran. Okay. So don't you then realize that if the Houthis are able to pretty much strike Saudi Arabia with impunity, Iran would be able to do that to the whole region and would make these Houthi strikes that we see in Saudi Arabia look small and child's play in compared to the Armageddon that would be unleashed? Is that why the Trump regime, which you are a part of, is now forcing our soldiers to practice building mass graves, the first time that's happened since the Korean War, where our soldiers are rehearsing mass grave development in the United States, while also the Trump regime and Hegseth have ordered a 90-day doomsday plan for all military bases in the United States and abroad, where if World War III immediately breaks out and there's nuclear annihilation everywhere, that these bases could sustain themselves for a 90-day period while everybody else in the world rots as a result of the fact that Donald Trump and you, Marco Rubio, are absolute freaking maniacs unleashing Armageddon across the world.

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Let's listen to what Marco Rubio has to say. Play this clip.

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And at what point, or is there a red line, the US will join the Saudi strikes against the Houthis?

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Well, I won't comment on that part of them. Those military objectives are always the decision for the commander-in-chief and the president. So if I sit the the President's decision? I would say that we have defense agreements with Saudi Arabia. We've lived up to those commitments and we'll continue to live up to those commitments, particularly those that are defensive in nature. Beyond that, those are decisions for the President to make. We are in regular and continuous contact with our partners in Saudi Arabia, not just here today but on the phone and in conversations, including between the Crown Prince, His Highness, and the President very recently and multiple times over the last month. So we're tracking all that very closely. cooperation agreement. We have defense understandings with Saudi Arabia. We intend to continue to live up to those commitments that have been made, and we're happy to see that other countries have also participated and joined in helping defend the Kingdom against these attacks. And we remind everybody that at the end of the day, the Houthis certainly, and the capabilities they have today, would not exist— they would not have the capabilities they have today— had it not been for the support, direct support, of the Iranian regime that allowed them to grow in their capabilities and continue to destabilize Okay, thank you guys.

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Thank you.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Iran rejecting Donald Trump’s threats and refusing to surrender as fears of catastrophic escalation grow. Meiselas breaks down statements from Mojtaba Khamenei and Mohsen Rezaei, new videos released by Iran, and the actions of Trump and Netanyahu as Iran signals it is prepared for all-out war.

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