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Meiselas examines Iran's underground drones and warnings of further strikes

The MeidasTouch report pairs Iranian television footage of Arash drones with reports of evacuations, diplomatic preparations and rising oil prices.

Why this story? 937,870 views so far, and here is what is inside it.

🚨Iran UNVEILS SECRET ARSENAL…🚨Iran UNVEILS SECRET ARSENAL…

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  1. 2:00Meiselas reviews posts and reports describing military and embassy evacuations across the region.
  2. 3:30Diplomatic reporting forms the basis for his warning about possible U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
  3. 6:12He connects rising crude oil prices with the economic consequences of Persian Gulf tensions.
  4. 7:37The title's arsenal footage appears: Iranian television shows an underground facility packed with Arash drones.
  5. 8:38A separate clip presents the Arash-3 drone model and flight testing.
  6. 13:29Trump's rally remarks promise to finish dealing with Iran, contrasting with Meiselas's warnings about escalation.

The underground arsenal promised in the title comes into view midway through Ben Meiselas's report: Iranian television footage shows a facility packed with Arash drones, followed by a presentation of the Arash-3 model and flight testing.

That is the centerpiece of MeidasTouch's October 23 upload, "🚨Iran UNVEILS SECRET ARSENAL…" But the video is broader than a weapons showcase. Meiselas builds an argument that the region is preparing for further escalation, reviewing reports of military and embassy evacuations alongside diplomatic reporting about possible U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

"Trump is considering military strikes again, and maybe soon," Meiselas says. His warning is part of the analysis in this recording, rather than an announcement of a strike decision.

He also connects Persian Gulf tensions to rising crude oil prices, making the economic consequences part of the military story. Later, he reviews reports of strikes on facilities and bases in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The closing political contrast comes from Trump's own rally footage. After the Iranian military displays and regional warnings, Meiselas plays the president saying, "We're going to have Iran finished very soon, one way or the other."

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The facts
Subscribers
6,490,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
51,492,294
Channel views, pace per day
3,714,999 (on a normal day: 7,573,106)
Video published
October 23, 2026
Video views so far
937,870 (5 days online)
Video views, pace per day
20,153 (on a normal day: 151,872)

The numbers

The report has drawn nearly a million views in five days. Its subject, rather than an unusual jump in views, is the story here.

subscribers
6,490,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
11,107,502,329
views per day
3,714,999
typical day: 7,573,106
the video
views
937,870
likes
30,764
comments
3,937
days online
5
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Russell Brand
6,620,000
MeidasTouch
6,490,000
Benny Johnson
6,100,000
Candace Owens
6,070,000
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