https://serfdomalley.com/videos/watch/23f7aa61-2935-482c-861e-3ae268812348 Epic Fury Ends, Project Freedom on Pause. Zelensky Ceasefire Crumbles as SWEDEN Monitors Black Sea Topic 2047 The Strait of Hormuz is at the center of a geopolitical storm and nobody in Washington seems to know what they're doing. On today's update, Alex Christoforou breaks down one of the most chaotic news cycles in recent memory: Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Operation Epic Fury over and launched Project Freedom, only for President Trump to pause it hours later, while simultaneously leaking deal terms a JCPOA-style framework with a uranium enrichment moratorium, sanctions relief, and open passage through Hormuz that Iran's own officials immediately denied. Meanwhile, a mysterious $920 million trade bet surfaced as oil prices swung wildly between $90 and $100 a barrel, Romania's EU-backed government collapsed in a historic no-confidence vote, and Ukraine's declared ceasefire for May 5–6 was shattered before it even began. Is the Trump administration genuinely close to a historic Iran deal, or is this diplomatic theater masking deeper confusion and who is placing that massive bet on the outcome? PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100 00:00:00 Introduction & Rubio's Hormuz announcement 00:01:23 Operation Epic Fury declared over 00:02:50 Project Freedom launched then paused by Trump hours later 00:03:21 Iran deal details: JCPOA framework, uranium moratorium & sanctions 00:04:29 Iran pours cold water on deal euphoria oil reverses 00:05:16 The $920M mystery bet & Iran's Hormuz toll website 00:07:30 Trump says deal signing not imminent oil back above $95 00:09:23 Trump White House communications breakdown dissected 00:10:20 IRGC denies hitting UAE pipeline; Iran's FM in China 00:11:27 Lavrov calls Rubio Russia-US diplomacy behind the scenes 00:13:28 Ukraine ceasefire May 5-6: broken before it started 00:15:47 Victory Day ceasefire May 8-9: Russia's warning to NATO & Ukraine 00:18:19 Romania: pro-EU government collapses in no-confidence vote 00:21:12 Zelensky's weapons production scheme & Ukraine missile shield plan 00:24:25 Clown world: Macron hugs Pashinyan; Trump talks nukes 00:28:01 Rubio the DJ & Mertz: "the incredible shrinking chancellor" Thu, 07 May 2026 14:40:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://serfdomalley.com https://serfdomalley.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://serfdomalley.com/videos/watch/23f7aa61-2935-482c-861e-3ae268812348 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://serfdomalley.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.