Iran May Be Playing Games With Donald Trump

Today's FULL PDS here: https://youtu.be/nAKZqEsOe7w Watch the full Daily DeFranco Show: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilipDeFranco?sub_confirmation=1 Get More News Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLB7kBu9O5dbBKhaIOmqcQ?sub_confirmation=1 The world is anxiously waiting to find out whether the US and Iran are actually about to strike a deal—and the people of Lebanon and Gaza? They’re waiting to find out where the Israeli military will strike next—even as ceasefires officially remain in place and talks continue. But let’s start with the US and Iran. As of recording, Iran is reviewing the latest US proposal to end the war and is soon expected to deliver its response via Pakistan. Neither country has said what is included in this proposal. But you had Axio reporting that the two sides were nearing agreement on a one-page, fourteen-point memorandum of understanding to gradually open the Strait of Hormuz over thirty days while also hammering out a more detailed and long-term agreement. With sources saying the memo provided a framework for this deal—which they suggested would involve Iran agreeing to restrictions on its nuclear program and the US lifting its sanctions and releasing billions in frozen Iranian funds. But—while we’re awaiting the official response—you’ve had some Iranian officials suggesting the regime is still unwilling to agree to the Trump administration’s terms. Although, notably, they specifically called out the terms as told to Axios by unnamed sources. With one key lawmaker, for example, describing them as "more of an American wish list than a reality” and as propaganda “aimed at justifying Trump's retreat from his recent hostile action.” And Iran’s chief negotiator expressing a similar sentiment—writing on X: “Operation Trust Me Bro failed. Now back to routine with Operation Fauxios.” With Operation Fauxios being a play on words suggesting Axios’s reporting is fake. While “Operation Trust Me Bro” seems to be a reference to the same “recent hostile action” described by the other official: Project Freedom. Which was the operation Trump announced on Sunday to “guide’ commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz—only to suddenly pause the mission roughly 36 hours after it began. With only two merchant vessels making their way through the waterway under US protection—following two naval destroyers, which, along with other American naval assets, fought off Iranian attacks that also targeted other commercial ships, a residential building in Oman, and an oil facility in the UAE. But still you had the White House putting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth out there to hype up Project Freedom—saying that “the lane [was] clear.” And it was only a few hours later Trump hit the kill switch—saying the decision was based “on the request of Pakistan and other Countries.” —————————— Produced by: Cory Ray, Philip DeFranco Edited by: James Girardier, Maxwell Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks, Matthew Henry Art Department: William Crespo Writing/Research: Jared Paolino, Philip DeFranco ———————————— #USA #America #Iran