Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 7/9/2026
7/9/20261 hr 15 min
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day.
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Ben Meiselas· Host0:29
Welcome to Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Mysellus, and this is your breaking news. The breaking news from last Tuesday while we were live, while the first day of the NATO summit was taking place, Donald Trump attacks Iran. Escalation of the war ensues. The memorandum of understanding, which was already tenuous at best, was ripped to shreds. Trump strikes Iran. Iran responds against U.S. air bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. The same thing happens on Wednesday. Trump pretty much waits until the markets close, launches the strikes. Iran responds. And here we are today on Thursday. What I've been consistently trying to warn about and discuss, this is the worst possible time for Donald Trump to be doing these war games. And there's never a good time to be doing