Badlands Daily: 6/12/26 - Iran Deal On, Off, On Again, Hormuz Secretly Open All Along

About this episode

The episode discusses the fluctuating status of the Iran deal and the implications of Trump's announcements regarding military actions and oil movement in the Strait of Hormuz.

CannCon and Chris Paul close out the week with a show that whiplashes in real time right alongside the news itself. Trump tells Fox News in the morning that bombing Iran will continue and be bigger than ever, then hours later announces on Truth Social that strikes are canceled and a memorandum of understanding has been signed with eleven countries including Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. In the Oval Office, Trump reveals the Strait of Hormuz has secretly been open the entire time, with hundreds of millions of barrels of oil quietly moved out at night while radar was jammed, directly undercutting the media narrative that blamed gas prices on a closed strait. Within the hour, Trump posts again accusing Iran of lying about the deal terms and says the war may be back on. Chris Paul makes the case that the discombobulation itself may be the point, an invitation to step back and simply observe rather than form beliefs from contradictory information. CannCon and Chris also dig into the Hill's reporting on a growing GOP civil war, with Massey, MTG, and Ro Khanna appearing together in ways that suggest either organic coalition building or a scripted third party operation. JD Vance…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Paul, CannCon

Topics covered

• Iran Deal
• Trump Administration
• Middle East Politics
• GOP Civil War
• Oil Prices
• Military Strategy

Keywords

• Iran Deal
• Trump
• Strait of Hormuz
• oil prices
• GOP civil war
• military strategy
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fox News, Truth Social

Places: Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Strait of Hormuz

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