The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Panics and Gives up Hormuz in War

April 1, 2026·18 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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Donald Trump held a chaotic and widely criticized press conference in the Oval Office where he declared the U.S. would withdraw from military operations against Iran within weeks, dismissed Iran’s military capabilities as nonexistent, and announced plans to repurpose presidential library

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