The MeidasTouch Podcast - Furious World Leaders Stick the Dagger in Trump as War Backfires

Episode Date: March 21, 2026

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders standing up to Trump and calling him out in public as his disastrous war in Iran continues to backfire. Go to https://ShipStation.com and use code: MEIDAS for 60 FREE days! Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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that the Trump regime continues to attack NATO and calls NATO a paper tiger and a bunch of cowards and world leaders are saying enough. We think you are despicable, Donald. You are on your own. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the following about democracy generally, and this was directed at Donald Trump and his regime in the American people. In a dictatorship, everything happens quickly. most of it wrong. In a democracy, things sometimes take longer. There has to be debate. There has to be

struggle. And where the media are free, it will be reported. Germany lecturing the United States on democracy. German Chancellor Merz said the following about Trump. He's not exactly on very good terms with me at this moment. How about Chancellor Merz on MAGA in general? The MAGA movement is not our movement. What they are doing with culture and media, how they deal with each other. It is not our understanding of a democracy. We have a very different understanding. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron posted the following message, because in France,

they are still having a tough stance on Russia. And all the rest of the G7 aren't relenting in their sanctions. against Russian oil. It is Donald Trump and his pathetic regime here in the United States that's allowing Russia to sell its oil into the world. And now Iran. And Iran for the first time since the 1990s can sell its oil to the United States while we're at war with Iran. What the hell is this Trump regime doing? McCrone writes the following, we remain resolute in France. This morning in the Mediterranean, the French Navy intercepted and boarded another vest. shadow fleet, the Dana. The war involving Iran will not deflect France from its support for Ukraine,

where Russia's war of aggression continues unabated. These vessels which evade international sanctions and violate the law of the sea are profiteers of war. They line their pockets while helping finance Russia's war effort. We will not allow it. Now, Ukrainian instructors and inspectors have been in the Middle East, working with Arab nations to help them reinforce their ability to shoot down the Iranian Shahid drones and ballistic missiles. And what was exposed was a massive American fraud. So what America, what the United States was doing was giving these very expensive fad and patriot systems, selling it at top dollar to these mid-east nations and telling them that if you wanted to strike down,

these Shahid drones, you've got to be using a lot of these missiles that go in these Thad and Patriot systems. The thing is, the interceptors are like $3 to $5 million per interceptor. And so what the Ukrainians said is, wait a minute. So you're telling me these Arab nations are using at sometimes eight interceptors to shoot down one Shahid drone. So, So one Shahid drone, $20,000 to $30,000 for one Shahid drone. One of these interceptors and the that are Patriots, $3 to $5 million. So you're shooting $40 million worth of weapons to try to knock down $120,000 drone. And how do we know some of these drones, maybe dummy drones, right?

Don't you think Iran may be sending just some fake drones that don't actually have any significant capabilities of causing damage just to draw out the munitions from the United States as given to these Arab nations. So it's like the United States was running this whole Ponzi scheme telling these Arab nations you have to, this is how you do it. When in fact, here's the deal. Ukraine has developed its own interceptor systems and its own satellite systems to shoot down these shahi drones that are incredibly cheap. You basically use interceptor drones. on the Shahid drones and the Interceptor drones track the Shahids and they crash into them basically and blow it up. That's one of the things.

There's also elaborate webs of netting and other things that you do. We've done a whole movie here at the Midas Touch Network called the drone hunters of Kerson, by the way. You should watch it where we go over all of this. We were on the front lines in Karsan with the drone hunters in Ukraine. Ken Harba veteran. He was there on behalf of the Midas Touch on, quite literally, the front lines in Curzon, shooting down drones. Midas Studios was there. Go and check that out because we wanted to show you what's really going on in this war.

And Ken risked his life and our whole staff risked their lives to be there. They did. It's really courageous journalism that they did. I'm grateful for their work. I was here in the United States while they were there. And I was just so impressed with the work that they've done real journalism right there. So here's what went down. Ukrainian instructors, Ukrainian instructors sent to assist in the Middle East were shot

by how the United States interceptors were going after these targets, according to the Times. And so there would be like eight Patriot missiles at a single Shahid drone. I don't understand what this. This is what the Ukrainian official said. I don't understand what they were doing, what they were watching for four years while we've been at war. Meanwhile, President Zelensky posted the following message. As early as a year ago, Zelensky says, we proposed a drone deal to the United States of America because it is our key partner. The agreement is not only about interceptor drones.

First and foremost, it includes naval drones. and long-range drones that have been proven in the war. It also includes a package for the exchange of critical knowledge, training, and so on. I am very interested in signing this agreement with our close partner, the United States of America. So when President Trump is ready, I will definitely be ready. Our negotiating team will discuss the issue at the meeting in the United States. Okay. Do you see the eubris of Donald Trump?

Just take a look at Donald Trump's actions, right? So we know for a fact that Putin is working with Iran to kill Americans and target American interests. And Iran provided Russia with Shahid drones. Russia is helping Iran with parts to build more Shahid drones and helping provide Iran with the targets and coordinates to hit American interests. And so they're working closely. It was reported yesterday as well that Putin through Kareel Dmitriyav and Yushikov told Steve Wittkov and Jared Kushner that if Trump stopped helping the Ukrainians, then Russia would stop helping Iran against Americans. Demetriov denied it, but they lie about everything. The Trump regime lies about everything.

And we know Iran is being helped by Russia. Iran says it, right? Foreign Minister Aragi is. out there saying that that's where they're getting their help from. So Donald Trump lifts the sanctions against Russian oil. Trump lifts the sanctions against Iranian oil, allows Iranian oil to be sold now in the United States, Russian oil as well. Donald Trump attacks NATO, calls NATO a paper tiger, and he refuses, he's still refusing to get the necessary training and assets from Zelensky because Trump hates Zelensky, calls him PT Barnum, says Zelensky's

the reason why we can't have peace in Ukraine when Russia was the one who invaded. And Zelensky's like, we've got the interceptors, we've got the unmanned sea vessels, we've got the FPV drones, the first person drones. We have all of that. And we have the know-how and the intelligence. We want to help you. We tried to do this a year ago, but you're refusing to listen to us, right? And speaking of refusing to listen, Donald Trump is now using the fact that the war is going on in Iran, to say we don't need to do any more peace discussions between Zelensky and Russia, or these trilateral discussions, U.S., Russia, and Ukraine. And so there's no kind of meetings that are set to have peace negotiations.

By the way, Russia feels emboldened. They've made a ton of money as well. Now off this war in Iran, they're one of the main beneficiaries. So, like, why would they're, they feel emboldened. They felt emboldened before. and Russia never, ever once made any offer about a ceasefire. Ukraine has consistently agreed to ceasefires. In fact, Ukraine has agreed to hold new elections and to hold referendums on giving up

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and accordingly Russian capabilities on the front line. This is dangerous. Therefore, from this perspective as well, the meeting in the United States is important. Third, work on bilateral documents relating to ending the war, future security guarantees, and the reconstruction of Ukraine. This work is ongoing, and our negotiating team will be clarifying specific issues. The team's main tasks are, first and foremost, clear parameters for continuing the trilateral talks, second, the status of the documents, third, the PURL, the Pearl Initiative, through which we have to procure missiles for the Patriots. It is important to discuss with the American side the continuation of this program.

And fourth, the discussion of our bilateral relations and this drone deal. Now, this is getting underreported, but it needs to be reported. Ukraine has launched very successful counteroffensives this past winter and now heading into the spring. They keep on doing it. We know that there have been dark days for the Russians on the front lines. Jay and Keev going through some of these military blogger posts that are out there. And one of Russia's most popular military bloggers say they're getting slaughtered at the front. And that if Putin announces mobilization, they still won't be able to move forward, but will sustain losses eight times greater.

Almost 5,000 Russian casualties have occurred in the past three days, right? as Jane Keeve says, there's been about 5,000 Russian casualties in the last three days, while the entire Trump regime is reciting verbatim Kremlin narratives in taking sanctions off of Russia, taking sanctions off Belarus, taking sanctions off of Iran in order to help Russia. Russia's the beneficiary of this all, while Donald Trump attacks and attacks NATO and Zelensky. more international news to report. And I did this, I went over some of this in the earlier video. We know that based on Iran's attacks in Baghdad and Iraq, Iraq has declared a force measure on all of its oil exports, meaning it's not going to be able to deliver anything and it wants out of its contracts. Kuwait, their facilities have been under attack as well.

We talked about Qatar, their northern energy facilities were under attack. Haifa and Israel under attack significant destruction. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Iran has given a warning to the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi, Dubai, other areas, tourist areas will come under attack as a result of them lending their high mars to allowing the U.S. to use their area for high mars. Some other news that is not getting as reported as much. Cuba received an oil shipment from Russia. They're also being supported by China, also Mexico's president, Claudia Scheimbaum, considering

humanitarian aid as well. Cuba is refusing a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to import diesel fuel for its generators, calling the ask shameless, given that the Trump regime's fuel blockade on the island, according to diplomatic coupels or cables reviewed by cables reviewed by The Post. That's an important thing to note. Donald Trump yesterday said NATO is a paper tiger. Donald Trump, the news was reported yesterday, that Trump's DOJ is now criminally investigating Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, as Donald Trump wants to topple the Colombian regime, topple the Cuban regime. He went after, obviously, Venezuela. He has Delci Rodriguez there. I mean, Donald Trump is a complete and absolute madman lunatic, and you see how he, he's

is behaving and this also comes at the same time that we're aware of Donald Trump sending significant troops 82nd Airborne Division deployed or portions of it as well as marine expeditionary units not just those on the USS Tripoli in Japan but on the USS Boxer and others coming from San Diego so kind of a complete and utter mess global oil markets the biggest shock in the history of the world shattered the stock market in the united states crashing these are grim grim days but you see how world leaders are standing up to Donald Trump and his despicable regime let me know what you think and subscribe let's get to seven million subscribers thanks for watching new midas merch head to store dot midas touch.com today and get yourself

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