Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tensions with Iran are heating back up as the U.S. moves two aircraft carriers and roughly 20 warships toward Iran, including the USS George H.W. Bush and USS Abraham Lincoln near the Gulf of Oman, while Trump posts destruction footage and says Iran called wanting a deal after U.S. strikes. Iran denies that claim, its parliament speaker says Tehran does not trust the United States, and Israeli intelligence has reportedly warned U.S. officials about a new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, raising the stakes around Trump's reported instructions to retaliate at unprecedented levels if such an attack succeeded.
Chapters
00:00 Iran is back in the news
00:19 U.S. deploys carriers and warships toward Iran
00:57 Trump posts destruction footage and warns Iran
01:25 Trump says Iran wants talks
01:49 Iran denies Trump's claim as fake news
02:08 Iran says it does not trust the United States
02:49 Israeli intelligence warns of a Trump assassination plot
03:34 Trump says he left instructions for massive retaliation
03:51 Pompeo says Iran's regime will not change
04:29 Bolton argues Iran's regime must be eliminated
04:48 Republicans and the regime-change question
05:13 Israel may want more than Trump does
05:29 Khamenei's funeral keeps getting stranger
06:18 Trump figure burned during funeral events
06:49 Treasury targets Iranian regime elites
07:21 Defense stocks, Lockheed Martin, and war incentives
08:35 Trump's rhetoric barely registers anymore
09:13 Bolton says Trump is trolling people
10:31 Mojtaba Khamenei expected to appear publicly
10:58 Iran shows damage to Khamenei's residence
11:15 Shout-out and Middle East uncertainty
11:28 Viewer comment on authenticity and mistakes
12:18 Jake Broe fundraiser update
12:26 Is Trump seeking a way out or chaos?
12:50 Trump's old Iran strike prediction resurfaces
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points.
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Tensions with Iran are heating back up as the U.S. moves two aircraft carriers and roughly 20 warships toward Iran, including the USS George H.W. Bush and USS Abraham Lincoln near the Gulf of Oman, while Trump posts destruction footage and says Iran called wanting a deal after U.S. strikes. Iran denies that claim, its parliament speaker says Tehran does not trust the United States, and Israeli intelligence has reportedly warned U.S. officials about a new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, raising the stakes around Trump's reported instructions to retaliate at unprecedented levels if such an attack succeeded.
Chapters
00:00 Iran is back in the news
00:19 U.S. deploys carriers and warships toward Iran
00:57 Trump posts destruction footage and warns Iran
01:25 Trump says Iran wants talks
01:49 Iran denies Trump's claim as fake news
02:08 Iran says it does not trust the United States
02:49 Israeli intelligence warns of a Trump assassination plot
03:34 Trump says he left instructions for massive retaliation
03:51 Pompeo says Iran's regime will not change
04:29 Bolton argues Iran's regime must be eliminated
04:48 Republicans and the regime-change question
05:13 Israel may want more than Trump does
05:29 Khamenei's funeral keeps getting stranger
06:18 Trump figure burned during funeral events
06:49 Treasury targets Iranian regime elites
07:21 Defense stocks, Lockheed Martin, and war incentives
08:35 Trump's rhetoric barely registers anymore
09:13 Bolton says Trump is trolling people
10:31 Mojtaba Khamenei expected to appear publicly
10:58 Iran shows damage to Khamenei's residence
11:15 Shout-out and Middle East uncertainty
11:28 Viewer comment on authenticity and mistakes
12:18 Jake Broe fundraiser update
12:26 Is Trump seeking a way out or chaos?
12:50 Trump's old Iran strike prediction resurfaces
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points.
***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****
Patreon: patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains
Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes
Paypal: paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes
YouTube Channel Membership: youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership
🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine
whitehouse.gov/contact
*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****
🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience
Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)
https://a.co/iodWsUK
Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK
https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...
Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA
gregterry.org/donate.html
Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information
gregterry.org/donate.html
🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:
samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20
🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/
***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***
🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
