Why Even Conservatives Are Worried About Trump’s Iran Deal

Zelensky Said Do It. Lukashenko Did.

Belarus appears to have backed away from a dangerous escalation. After Zelensky warned Lukashenko that Ukraine would take action against Belarusian repeaters helping guide Russian drone attacks, those systems reportedly stopped operating. In this video, we examine what happened, why Putin wants Belarus more deeply involved in the war, why Lukashenko may have decided the risks were too high, and what this reveals about the changing balance of pressure between Kyiv, Minsk, and Moscow. We also look at growing tensions between Poland and Ukraine, Hungary's latest move against Ukraine's EU path, signs of a possible shift in Trump's Ukraine rhetoric, Russia's refusal to accept a ceasefire, and the continuing fallout from Ukrainian strikes on Moscow's fuel infrastructure. #Ukraine #Russia #Belarus #Lukashenko #Zelensky #Putin #NATO #Poland #Trump #Moscow Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.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): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience [https://www.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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...] Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 [https://www.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/ [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: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes [https://www.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) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr [https://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: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE [https://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

Why Even Conservatives Are Worried About Trump’s Iran Deal

President Trump entered this confrontation promising to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions and strengthen America's position in the Middle East. But after military action, weeks of escalation, and a new memorandum of understanding, conservatives are increasingly questioning whether the deal actually delivers those goals. In this video, we examine the criticisms coming not from the left, but from Republicans, conservative commentators, former Trump officials, and national security experts. We look at the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief, reconstruction funding, nuclear inspections, and the growing concern that Iran may be receiving major economic benefits without making meaningful concessions. Is this a strategic victory? Or are conservatives right to be worried that America paid a high price for very little in return? Chapters 00:00 Why Conservatives Are Sounding the Alarm 02:00 The Strait of Hormuz Problem 05:00 Republican Critics Break Down the Deal 08:00 What Did America Actually Get? 11:00 Is This Better or Worse Than Obama's Deal? #Iran #Trump #IranDeal #MiddleEast #Republicans #Conservatives #ForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #ProfessorGerdesExplains Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.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): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience [https://www.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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...] Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 [https://www.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/ [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: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes [https://www.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) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr [https://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: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE [https://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

Russia Got Hit Three Times Harder Overnight

Ukraine escalated its overnight drone campaign, striking Russia with roughly three times the number of drones Russia launched at Ukraine. The attacks hit major energy infrastructure, air defenses, military airfields, and occupied Crimea, where power outages and secondary explosions point to a growing campaign to squeeze Russia’s logistics and military presence. Russia still attacked Ukrainian civilians overnight, but the balance of pressure is shifting. Chapters 0:00 Ukraine’s three-to-one drone night 1:14 Russia’s Orenburg gas facility hit 1:46 Crimea power and air defense strikes 4:42 Black Sea drone warfare 6:03 Russia’s overnight attacks on Ukraine 7:30 Battlefield update 9:06 Crimea logistics under pressure 10:57 Closing thoughts Hashtags #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Crimea #Drones Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.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): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience [https://www.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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...] Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 [https://www.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/ [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: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes [https://www.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) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr [https://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: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE [https://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

Putin Blames Europe for Russia’s Next Mobilization

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