BONUS POD: Twelve-Day War Ends in Ceasefire as Trump’s Mid East Win Sparks Media Meltdown
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A ceasefire that will lead to peace is a wonderful thing. And the only reason we're talking about ceasefire is because of Donald J. Trump. But here's my question. The Iranian foreign minister said at 4 o'clock Mideast time, they would no longer attack Israel if Israel doesn't attack them. What I want him to say tomorrow morning is not only will we not attack Israel in the future, we recognize Israel as a legitimate member of the Mideast.

You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. Good Tuesday morning. It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 Morning Update. And the big story is obviously Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire in Iran. This coming after our first big story, which was Iran decided to retaliate this time against the United States of America.

But the story behind the retaliation is one that's very interesting, and we're going to explain that to you. And we're also going to cover what Donald Trump said and what this ceasefire means and what could happen moving forward. We've got it all for you right now, as it's a historic day in American history and a massive victory for the American people.

for President Trump and his leadership. And it starts right now. Story number one. Nothing short of historic. President Donald Trump announcing on Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a, quote, complete and total ceasefire after 12 days of ongoing war between the two countries. The president putting it this way, saying, quote, congratulations to everyone. It has been fully agreed,

by Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire in approximately six hours from now when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in-progress final mission for 12 hours, at which point the war will be considered imminent.

Trump putting this on true social, saying officially Iran will start the ceasefire and upon the 12th hour, Israel will start the ceasefire. And upon the 24th hour, an official end to the 12 hours.

day war will be saluted by the world. During each ceasefire, the other side will remain peaceful and respectful, Trump added, for having agreed to a ceasefire on the assumption that everything worked as it should, saying, quote, this is a war that could have gone on for years and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't.

and never will. God bless Israel. President then said, God bless Iran. God bless the Middle East. God bless the United States of America. And then in all caps, the president wrote, God bless the world. Now Trump's chosen title, the 12-day war, is a clear illusion.

To the Six-Day War of 1967, another dramatic victory by Israel over its enemies. The Twelve-Day War is no less dramatic a victory, and perhaps even greater one, opening a path for greater peace and prosperity in the region. And for the India-Middle East European Economic Corridor,

the trade route that Trump has been talking about a lot lately. Now, the other part of this is what happened after Israel struck those Iran nuclear sites. It was clear that Iran wanted to get a deal done quickly, but they also had to save face. And so now we know more about their strike against American interests in Qatar. What we now know is that strike was symbolic.

and also calibrated retaliation. The missile strike on Qatar's NR Air Force Base, Iran launched a barrage reportedly of 14 to 19 short and medium-range ballistic missiles in response to U.S. bunker buster bombings of the three nuclear sites that the president ordered in America. Most missiles were intercepted. Why? Because they said beforehand this was going to happen. One of those missiles reportedly struck the base,

but caused no casualties. Thank goodness. And Iran also stated that this was a proportional and measured response, as they described it. In fact, they fired exactly as many missiles as the U.S. dropped bombs, emphasizing symmetry and avoiding escalation by also saving face as a radical Islamic regime. It also provided advance notice, we now know, to Qatar and also to the U.S.,

signaling quote-unquote restraint and then the de-escalation signals began despite that strike iran avoided broader disruptions it didn't threaten global oil supplies or shut down the state of hormuz that is something that their parliament in essence had said they were going to advocate for just 24 hours earlier but clearly the leadership in iran didn't want to do that iran indicated it would

quote, stand down if Israel halted its bombings, hinting at a conditional truce. Now, the takeaway from all of this is that Iran's goal was clearly limited. It was also a symbolic blow and not a full military engagement. Why? Because Iran had to keep up their strong rhetoric, but no escalation. The Supreme Leader, for example,

And the IRGC emphasized their, quote, readiness to hit the Achilles heel of U.S. forces. But they actually didn't do that at all. The foreign minister in Iran also came out condemning the U.S. bombings as a, quote, heinous crime and warned of everlasting consequences, reserving all options. Clearly, Iran.

That wasn't actually what they were planning on as well. And then the parliament backed that potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but the council did not act. So what does this mean overall? It's clear that this was a broader Iranian, well, miscalculation that they tried to get under control quickly. Iran is seen preparing a mix of options.

The analysts have said at this hour targeted strikes on U.S. installations, cyber proxy attacks and even plans to, well, disrupt global oil or naval routes. But what really happened is Iran seemed determined to avoid total war.

wanting a balance and a deterrence for their own people to maybe topple them while allowing diplomacy to work in the United States of America. The bottom line is this. Iran has responded with a deliberate proportional missile strike

that was pre-warned, carefully designed to deter further U.S. or Israeli aggression without triggering full-blown escalation. And by giving advance warning, matching U.S. strikes one for one, and tying any ceasefire to Israel stopping its attacks, Tehran now appears intent on framing its move as a strategic and restrained,

not reckless regime who clearly learned their lesson. When Donald Trump tells you you have 60 days to make a deal, you better make the damn deal. Now, story number two. There is a massive ceasefire that we all now know about, and it is a historic moment for the president of the United States of America who said, I do not want regime change. I do not want to take out the leader in Iran. I don't

do want to make sure that we are safe and that they never receive nuclear weapons. Well, you put that in contrast with what the media wanted, and my oh my, is it a very different story. We know the mainstream media hates Donald Trump. We know that they care more about him being a failure than they do about the success of making sure that our foreign policy keeps Americans and others safe around the world. But if you need a moment...

to highlight exactly how biased the media is and exactly how much they hate Donald Trump and how much they would rather Trump fail than there be success and safety and security for the United States of America, then you just need to listen to what I'm going to play for you right now. Now, what I'm about to play for you was on CNN, right? The most trusted name in news. And it was an embarrassing moment if you were watching it. I hope you share this everywhere because CNN,

CNN gets word that Iran has accepted the ceasefire deal just seconds after Caitlin Collins sets up a narrative casting doubt on Donald Trump. Yes, this happened in real time. No, this is not me putting two different segments together from different parts of the day. I want you to listen to this to the very end. You really can't make this up. And I mean this. You cannot hate the liberal media enough.

And we're hearing incredibly optimistic views coming out of the White House as far as how long this can hold and what this is going to look like. That obviously still remains to be seen on the implementation side of this and waiting to see if the firing does stop and if Iran and Israel do both agree to this, because it's

Speaking of the fluidity of the situation, it was just 24 hours ago that President Trump himself was suggesting a regime change in Iran was a possibility. And obviously right before that, having the United States strike Iran. And so, yes, there have been a lot of phone calls going back and forth. In part, this has to do with Iran's limited response earlier where they fired on a U.S. base in Qatar yesterday.

But there were no casualties. We know that they did give a heads up that they were going to be firing on U.S. bases without exactly specifying which ones. But that is the question here, is if the United States felt that it did not need to respond to the Iranian retaliation, did that create the space for this? That is what we've been hearing from administration officials. And so the question is whether or not this still holds for the next few hours.

Kaitlan, I've just been given word that Iran, according to a diplomat who briefed CNN, Iran has agreed to the ceasefire. So this is significant. I just want to try to learn some more information as soon as we get it about that. But if that is the case, that's incredibly significant because that is we were waiting. We had not heard from Iran. We had not heard from from Israel. All we were going on so far has been the president's social media post, which was some two hours ago.

So again, that is the first indication we have that Iran has agreed to this. Oops, right? Like, you cannot make this up. And this is the media showing you just how much they were hoping that what Donald Trump put out...

would somehow not become reality, that it would be a failure, that they could then point to him and say, he's starting World War III. Donald Trump is putting everyone's lives at risk. Donald Trump is the problem. And you can hear it in real time. Now, that's not the only thing I want to remind you about. And this goes back to liberals that are in charge. I want to take you back to a guy by the name of Scott Kirby. He is a guy that was at

the White House, a guy that was there under the Biden regime. And what did Scott Kirby say back on September the 13th of 2023? And then what did he say January 4th of 2024? Remember this.

Kirby on the $6 billion that Biden released to Iran, saying the last administration was, quote, incredibly unserious, absolutely terrible for the world. Here is the compare and contrast of them. The U.S. will have visibility. We'll be able to engage in oversight about where the money was going and for what purpose.

If Iran tries to divert the funds, we'll take action and we'll lock them up again. And there will be sufficient oversight to make sure that the request is valid and that it's going through vendors who we and the Qataris can trust. We'll actually contract for the goods, the medical equipment, the food, whatever it is. The regime doesn't get to touch the money, Peter. It doesn't go to them. They don't get to decide ultimate destination.

And they have no direct access to it. John, Iran made two transactions withdrawing from the previously frozen funds in Oman. What were those transactions for? I don't have the details on that, Jackie. You're going to have to let me get back to you on that. There's the line, whether it's the media or whether it was the Biden administration. They were lying to you the entire time about what was happening with their administration. And they were not holding Iran accountable.

And now that President Trump has done it, they're now furious that it is a success. And they're rooting against it every step of the way. Which brings me to the point. Why did so many Americans vote for Donald Trump? It's actually very simple. Because they wanted to make sure that countries like Iran, who are a threat to United States of America, are held accountable. And yet again, the president...

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