Trump Allegedly Positioning Carriers Near Iran for Gulf of Tonkin Style False Flag
"Donald Trump is panicking this morning and he is trying to create a false flag incident inside the strait of Hormuz to justify an even more massive escalation of United States troops and the United States military attacking Iran. It seems clear to me what Donald Trump is trying to do is create another Gulf of Tonken incident, Allah, the Vietnam War, as he gets more and more desperate."
About this episode
Host Ben Meiselas delivers an urgent analysis alleging that President Donald Trump is engineering a false flag military incident in the Strait of Hormuz to justify expanded military action against Iran. Meiselas reports that Trump has cancelled all White House events for three days while positioning two aircraft carriers, the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George HW Bush, within 220-250 kilometers of Iran's coast, closer than at any point during the four-month conflict with Iran. He draws explicit parallels to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, suggesting Trump needs a pretext for war escalation as US strategic petroleum reserves approach what he calls functional tank bottom within seven to eight days. Meiselas presents satellite imagery showing the carrier positions and analyzes the disconnect between manipulated crude oil paper markets at 71-72 dollars per barrel versus rising retail gas prices now averaging 3.85 dollars per gallon nationally. He argues the crack price spread between crude and refined products reveals Trump's market manipulation is failing to deliver lower pump prices. The episode also covers Trump's threat to block a bipartisan housing affordability bill unless Congress passes the Save America Act, which would eliminate mail-in voting and require proof of citizenship. Meiselas characterizes this as voter suppression and notes the irony that Trump himself votes by mail. He references reporting from Axios journalist Barak Ravid about Qatari negotiators traveling to Iran for talks, which Meiselas suggests provides cover for military positioning. The host cites statements from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister asserting the war is not over and promising strikes with greater force if deemed necessary. Throughout the episode, Meiselas emphasizes the depleting strategic reserves, rising gas prices, reduced shipping traffic through Hormuz, and what he interprets as coordinated messaging between Trump and Netanyahu as evidence of an imminent manufactured crisis.
Key takeaways
- President Trump has positioned two aircraft carriers within 220-250 kilometers of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz while canceling White House events for three days, which the host alleges is preparation for a Gulf of Tonkin style false flag incident.
- US strategic petroleum reserves are seven to eight days from functional tank bottom according to the host's analysis, creating potential for massive fuel shortages and gas station lines.
- National average gas prices have risen to 3.85 dollars per gallon despite crude oil paper markets showing 71-72 dollars per barrel, revealing a widening crack price spread that the host attributes to Trump's market manipulation failing.
- Trump announced he will refuse to sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill passed by Congress to pressure the Senate into passing the Save America Act requiring voter ID and eliminating mail-in ballots.
- Satellite imagery shows shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a major halt with virtually no ships moving through the southern lane the US attempted to open.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister have stated the war is not over and promised to strike Iran with even greater force if deemed necessary.
- Qatari negotiators have traveled to Iran in coordination with the United States for deescalation talks, according to Axios reporting cited in the episode.