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Verdict with Ted Cruz

BONUS POD: Trump Addresses War in Iran & Delivers Epic Fury Speech to the American People

Verdict with Ted Cruz

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Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 43.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

1. Military Success and Momentum

  • The President asserts that Operation Epic Fury is not only successful but “dominating.”
  • Officials claim objectives are nearing completion within weeks, not months.
  • The operation is historic in scale, intensity, and effectiveness.

2. Objective 1: Neutralizing Iran’s Missile and Drone Threat

  • Ballistic missile and drone attacks are claimed to be down approximately 90%.
  • Over 11,000 U.S. strikes inside Iran are reported.
  • More than 66% of Iran’s missile, drone, and naval production facilities are said to be destroyed or disabled.
  • The U.S. claims total air dominance, with ongoing hourly strike operations.

3. Objective 2: Destruction of Iran’s Navy

  • Over 150 Iranian vessels are claimed destroyed, including 44 mine‑laying ships.
  • 92% of Iran’s largest naval ships are reportedly eliminated.
  • Iran is described as having lost all ability to project naval power.
  • The Iranian navy is labeled “combat ineffective.”
  • The operation is described as the largest naval destruction in a short period since World War II.
  • Securing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy chokepoint, remains a central priority.

4. Objective 3: Defeating Iranian‑Backed Proxy Forces

  • Iranian proxy groups are described as barely resisting.
  • The balance of power in the region is portrayed as having shifted decisively against Iran.

5. Objective 4: Preventing an Iranian Nuclear Weapon

  • The President reiterates a long‑held stance that Iran will never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
  • Nuclear facilities are claimed to have been obliterated using B‑2 bombers.
  • Sites are said to be under constant satellite surveillance, with warnings of immediate retaliation if rebuilding is attempted.

6. Rejection of Prior U.S. Policy (Obama Era)

  • The President strongly criticizes the Iran nuclear deal, calling it disastrous.
  • He emphasizes terminating the deal as a defining achievement.
  • Past leadership is characterized as weak and unwilling to confront known threats.

7. Strait of Hormuz and Global Energy Pressure

  • The President calls on other oil‑dependent nations to take responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Suggests those nations:
    • Protect the passage themselves
    • Buy oil from the United States
  • Claims Iran’s disruption of oil shipping caused short‑term gasoline price increases.
  • Asserts the U.S. economy is prepared to absorb these shocks.
  • Predicts oil and gas prices will fall once the conflict ends.

8. Warning of Escalation if No Deal Is Reached

  • The President warns that if no agreement is made:
    • Iran’s electric power grid could be targeted simultaneously.
    • Oil infrastructure has been deliberately spared so far, but could be destroyed.
  • Claims Iran’s air defenses and radar systems are completely eliminated.
  • Emphasizes total U.S. military superiority: “We have all the cards, they have none.”

9. Human Cost and Closing Message

  • The President honors 13 U.S. service members killed during the operation.
  • Frames their deaths as sacrifices to prevent a nuclear‑armed Iran for future generations.
  • Concludes that Operation Epic Fury is a resounding military triumph, despite media skepticism.

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0:00.0

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0:04.7

Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis II.

0:13.5

It was quite something.

0:14.7

It will be traveling further than any manned rocket has ever flown and will very substantially pass the moon, go around it and come back

0:22.6

home from a distance that has never been done before. It's amazing. They are on the way and God bless them.

0:30.8

These are brave people. You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. Good Thursday morning.

0:37.0

Nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update.

0:40.0

We've got one big story for you, and that is President Trump addressing the nation in

0:44.4

prime time talking about where we are when it comes to the war in Iran.

0:49.6

What happens next and what are his demands so that we can move on past this with those in charge in Iran?

0:57.3

I've got it all for you and the highlights of what the president said.

1:01.0

It's the 47 morning update and it starts right now.

1:04.2

Story number one.

1:05.2

President Trump addressed the nation in prime time, giving an update on Operation Epic Fury and where things stand after

1:12.9

31 days of fighting. The bottom line was pretty clear. According to the present, the latest

1:18.5

operation, well, it is a mission that is not just working. It's dominating. From the very beginning,

1:24.7

the objectives of Operation Epic Fury were clearly defined.

1:28.5

And now more than a month into the conflict, officials say those objectives are being executed

1:33.6

with overwhelming force and potentially nearing completion within weeks, not months.

1:39.6

So let me break down exactly what that means.

1:42.7

The first objective the president talked about was this, to destroy Iran's missile threat.

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