Trump Reveals REAL REASON He Caved To Iran! w/ Glenn Greenwald

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Jimmy Dore

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🗓️ 19 June 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy and guest Glenn Greenwald argue that President Trump effectively acknowledged economic pressure—not military success—as the primary reason for ending the conflict with Iran, pointing to the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz and concerns about global oil supplies. They contend that Iran possessed significant leverage through its ability to disrupt energy markets and potentially threaten regional oil and gas infrastructure, making a prolonged conflict economically unsustainable.

Greenwald argues that Trump was misled by advisers and Israeli officials who allegedly predicted a quick collapse of the Iranian government, while underestimating Iran's military capabilities, geography, and long-term preparation for conflict. Dore concludes that Trump was "petrified of what he was about to unleash on the world," realized the war as a costly mistake and became increasingly eager to reach a settlement.

Plus segments on Trump suggesting Israel lay off Lebanon and let Syria handle Hezbollah, JD Vance revealing the poison pill likely to undermine the Iran deal, the latest research into a COVID vaccine-cancer connection and the coming war between Europe and Russia.

Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Senator Ron Johnson and Chris Hedges!

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0:00.0	Hey, come see me on tour.
0:04.3	I'll be in Levittown, New York, June 26 and 27th.
0:07.7	And Chicago, September 18th and 20th, go to jimmie door.com for a link for tickets.
0:14.4	Establishment media sucks.
0:16.5	All gas light and so good luck.
0:18.5	Bullshit we can't afford.
0:19.8	He's fomenting this
0:21.2	whoa watch and see as a jack off the medium speeds and jumps the medium and hits him head on
0:29.2	it's the chimitore show Trump admitted today the real reason why he ended the war.
0:39.1	And it's exactly what we've been saying here at this show is that Trump doesn't have any cards to play that Iran actually has all the cards to play because we found out how important the Strait of Hormuz was and the fact that they can control it whenever
0:54.5	they feel like it. So here he is admitting it.
0:56.5	I'm going to get bad press. I know that. Now, if I did the opposite, if I went out and
1:01.5	continued to bomb them for another four, just bomb the hell out of them, I get bad press on that.
1:07.0	No, there's nothing I can do. But what this does is it allows the ships to go.
1:11.6	If we keep bombing, those ships won't be going. And you're talking about
1:16.6	$500, $600, $700 million a day. It's a lot of money, a lot of money. That's why the world is okay.
1:24.6	It's liquid. It's fine. Also, we run out of reserves in about four weeks. You know, there are reserves all over the world, and we would really run out. And there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it, and you want to see Bedlam? So for all those so-called geniuses that want to show me how smart they are, ask them, why didn't they blow up General Soleimani?
1:50.4	Ask that of the general and a couple of other people that I like very much, but boy, are they wrong?
1:51.0	Go ahead.
1:53.0	How about you?
1:54.4	I'm going to get bad press.
1:55.0	I know that.
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