00:00President Donald Trump has given the Islamic Republic of Iran just 48 hours to comply with
00:05American conditions. Critics see this as a direct threat. And indeed, the United States has
00:12significantly increased its military presence in the Middle East to back up the president's words.
00:17On April 16th, Trump announced that there were only 48 hours left before the 14-day ceasefire
00:23expired. The war in the Gulf could end, he said, if Iran accepted American pressure.
00:30If not, he ordered us troops to prepare for what he called a major war again.
00:35In an interview with ABC News, Trump delivered a message directly to Tehran.
00:40Now you are all watching, he said. You will see what happens after 48 hours.
00:45Trump continued, his voice firm and unyielding. The only time I believe Iran will make a deal with
00:52the United States, he said, is when Iran faces its worst nightmare again. He acknowledged that the
00:59Islamic Republic is divided. He said it is difficult to find common ground to make a deal.
01:04But he insisted that Iran must accept American pressure. From now on, Trump said,
01:10Iran cannot give up. It must confront the United States again.
01:14As president of the United States, I can do something for the world now.
01:19Trump's announcement came as the Pentagon was preparing to send thousands of additional troops
01:24to the Middle East. According to the Washington Post, 6,000 troops are currently stationed at
01:30U.S. bases in the region. Dozens more are being deployed and are expected to arrive by the end of
01:35this week. The increase in U.S. troops has been dramatic from about 40 to 100 troops to now nearly
01:4250,000. The U.S. military presence in the Middle East is already at 10,000. But the latest reports
01:49suggest that the American presence could rise to over 60,000 with the arrival of 17,000 additional
01:56troops a deployment ordered after the first round of talks failed on April 11. On April 11, the Islamic
02:03Republic of Iran rejected Washington's proposal. In response, President Trump ordered U.S. warships to
02:10patrol the Strait of Hormuz. Their mission? To inspect and search all ships passing through the
02:16Strait. Every vessel entering or leaving the Strait must now pass through American-controlled waters.
02:21As of April 16, U.S. warships have not allowed any ships to leave Iran's territorial waters.
02:28According to the U.S. Central Command, the Strait of Hormuz is currently under a nationwide lockdown.
02:35The U.S. Navy has been conducting effective operations to intercept ships suspected of
02:41violating the American embargo. The United States has imposed a blockade on the Strait of
02:46Hormuz-Iransky entry and exit point to the global economy. The United States has announced that this
02:53blockade will remain in place until Iran agrees to surrender to American demands. Specifically,
02:59Iran must leave the Strait alone and stop taking it hostage. The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway
03:06belonging to the world. U.S. officials have declared Iran has no right to control it.
03:11The United States is acting now for the benefit of the world, not just the United States.
03:17The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing Iran to lose enormous revenue every single day.
03:22Iran is a major exporter of crude oil to many Asia-Pacific markets. With the Strait closed,
03:29Iran cannot export its oil abroad. At the same time, the United States has seized millions of
03:35dollars' worth of oil from foreign ships attempting to violate the blockade. The numbers are staggering.
03:41If the United States keeps the Strait closed, Iran will lose an estimated $13 billion in revenue money
03:48that would have supported the Islamic Republic. The world is now facing a global oil crisis.
03:55But the United States has announced a solution. All countries will be required to import crude oil
04:01from America. Donald Trump has announced that hundreds of millions of barrels of U.S. crude oil
04:06will be released to other nations. The United States has also ordered Venezuelan oil companies to
04:12prepare to release Venezuelan crude oil for sale abroad. According to the White House,
04:17On April 14th and 15th alone, more than 100 ships carrying crude oil departed from the United
04:24States, along with 10 ships carrying crude oil from Venezuela. Trump acknowledged that the United
04:30States has a limited supply of crude oil for use at this time, but experts see his announcement as
04:37a necessary step to avoid a more serious global crisis. With the Strait of Hormuz blocked the most
04:43important waterway in the Middle East, the world needs alternative sources of oil.
04:48It is worth noting just how critical the Strait of Hormuz is. The Strait helped supply more than 20%
04:54of the world's oil. But for Asia, the numbers are even more dramatic. Asian nations receive up to 80%
05:01of their oil imports from the Middle East, and most of that oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
05:07The countries that import the most oil from the Middle East are China and India. Both are watching
05:13the crisis with growing alarm. Trump's latest statement can be defined as his fifth warning
05:18to Iran. And this time, he was even more specific. Iran has only 48 hours left to comply with US
05:26demands, he said. There must be no internal divisions that jeopardize the negotiations between
05:31the United States and Iran. He spoke directly to Tehran. Iran must adapt very quickly. Trump said,
05:39adapt so that Iran itself can have peace. And so that the Middle East can also have peace.
05:45President Trump announced that new talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, would begin in the next few
05:50hours. Both sides have reportedly agreed to participate. Trump expressed hope that this will be the last
05:57time the United States needs to meet with Iran. He stated unequivocally that he will not extend the
06:02ceasefire beyond the next few days. But Iranian officials have already warned that the talks
06:08scheduled for the coming hours are unlikely to be final. Iran hopes to propose an extension of the
06:14ceasefire for several more days. But Tehran has made clear that it will not comply with all of the
06:20demands made by the United States. Let us recall the main points that the United States
06:26is demanding from Iran. Fast, Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz completely. It must stop seizing
06:32ships passing through the Strait. And it must open the Red Sea with guarantees that all ships will not
06:38be attacked by Iranian drones or missiles. Second, Iran must sign a declaration that it no longer
06:45possesses nuclear weapons, meaning it no longer has the capability to produce them. Third, Iran must sign
06:52an agreement with the United States to stop supporting all militants in the Middle East.
06:57Fourth, Iran must promise not to develop long-range missiles. But there are also many other demands.
07:04The United States is pressuring Iran to stop human rights abuses, to stop suppressing and killing
07:11people with opposing views, and to reform the government of the Islamic Republic. The country
07:17behind the talks, Pakistan has sent one of its military chiefs to negotiate with the commanders
07:22of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic's leadership.
07:27The message from Islamabad is blunt. There is only one more chance. There must be a deal with the
07:33United States. The situation has reached a new point, one that is even more serious than before.
07:39What does that mean? It means war will break out again.
07:43Prime Minister Yishai Yaman, preserved as given, has announced that he has ordered the Israeli Air
07:48Force to be ready to launch another attack on Iran if the upcoming negotiations fail.
07:54Yahu, apparently referring to an Israeli official, stated that Israel will not hesitate.
07:59Israel must attack Iran once again. He claimed that this attack has the green light from President
08:05Donald Trump. Let us recall the scale of the previous attacks.
08:08The United States and Israel conducted airstrikes on Iran for 40 consecutive days. It was only on April
08:168th that the airstrikes stopped along with the air and naval operations of both countries.
08:21The numbers are staggering. The United States and Israel claim they dropped more than 10,000 bombs on
08:28Iranian territory, targeting important Iranian military sites. The United States alone announced that it
08:34dropped more than 14,000 bombs on kill occasions inside the country. The combined total of destroyed
08:41targets was approximately 1,000. The United States has declared that if it is attacked or if American
08:48interests in the Middle East are threatened, it will respond with overwhelming force. The 48-hour clock
08:54is ticking. The ceasefire expires on April 21st. The talks in Islamabad are about to begin.
09:01Iran faces a choice, comply with American demands, or face another round of war. The world is watching.
09:09The troops are in position. The warships are in the strait. And President Trump has made his
09:14position clear. Adapt quickly or suffer the consequences. 48 hours. That is all the time
09:21Iran has left. The United States has deployed tens of thousands of troops. It has sealed the strait of
09:27homers. It is cut off Iran's oil exports. It has offered the world alternative sources of crude oil.
09:34And it has given to Iran an ultimatum. Comply or face the most serious military consequences yet.
09:41The ball is in Iran's court. The clock is ticking. And the world holds its breath.
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