Trump’s Iran Checkmate & Swalwell’s Meltdown

The Rob Carson Show

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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-Trump skips bombs and goes straight to “economic chokehold,” leaving Iran with the geopolitical equivalent of “no soup for you." -Eric Swalwell’s career enters a rapid unscheduled disassembly, complete with denials, apologies, and zero Democratic enthusiasm to save him. -Gordon G. Chang – breaks down Trump’s Iran blockade, China’s oil dependency, and why cutting off cash flow could cripple the regime. Today’s podcast is sponsored by : CHAPTER - If you're turning 65 or already on Medicare, call Chapter at 27-MEDICARE for the plan that suits you best. RELIEF FACTOR - You don’t need to live with aches & pains! Reduce muscle & joint inflammation and live a pain-free life by visiting http://ReliefFactor.com ETHOS: Ethos makes getting life insurance fast and easy, 100% online. Just go to http://Ethos.com/NEWSMAX CRUISE & TOUR - Enjoy four days and nights visiting the most popular historic sites of Washington DC with your host Rob Carson! Hotels, meals, and gratuities included! Space is limited so Don’t wait. Visit http://TravelWithRob.net to book your DC Getaway today… GHOSTBED - I used to think a mattress was just furniture, until I got my GhostBed! GhostBed is offering my audience their lowest prices of the season, plus an extra 10% off. Go to http://GhostBed.com/CARSON and use promo code CARSON BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit! To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday… Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) You can now WATCH and chat with The Rob Carson Show LIVE on Newsmax's social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Rumble) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: -Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB -X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter -Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG -YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV -Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV -TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX -GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax -Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX -Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax -BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com -Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hold it now.
0:07.5	You are about to hear the most interesting, informative, thought-provoking, and funny show in America.
0:16.1	On air and on the World Wide Web, this is the Rob Carson Show. This is the Rob Carson Show. Hello, it's
0:24.5	Monday. Welcome to it. There's a lot of stuff happening right now. Donald Trump has basically
0:30.0	imposed a complete embargo on all traffic, all shipping going to and from Iran. So there you go.
0:38.3	That's what you do.
0:39.3	They wanted to f-or-out and find out.
0:40.3	They didn't follow the rules of the ceasefire and open up the straits of Hormuz.
0:45.3	So Donald Trump says, okay, fine.
0:47.3	We'll just shut down all trade from and to Iran.
0:52.3	There you go.
0:53.3	We'll talk about this with Gordon Chang at the bottom of the hour.
0:56.8	You know, China's big friends with Iran, and this won't end well from.
1:01.3	Also, I heard reports that 120 empty tankers were headed to America to get filled up with sweet, sweet American crude oil to take to their countries and all of that.
1:11.5	Because you know what?
1:11.9	We are energy independent.
1:15.6	Isn't it weird?
1:16.7	Do you remember, you know, when the Middle East basically held the world hostage with regard to the flow of oil?
1:24.7	OPEC was always turning off the spigot, raising the price.
1:27.2	When Jimmy Carter was the president of the United States, they did that and caused massive gas
1:31.3	lines, oil lines, in, gas lines, essentially, in America and all of that. And
1:35.3	that's not happening anymore. That's not happening anymore. Obviously, the conflict
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