Israeli Fighter Jets Just UNLEASHED HELL On Iran's Proxy Army LIVESTREAM 6PM MT April 9th

About this video

Max (Ryan Bodenheimer), a former F-15E and F-16 Thunderbirds pilot, hosts a live stream discussing recent Israeli strikes on Iranian proxy forces and Iranian actions in the Strait of Hormuz. Max analyzes satellite imagery of Iranian oil islands allegedly struck, speculates that the UAE may have conducted some strikes, and criticizes media commentators like Tucker Carlson for misunderstanding Trump’s military posture toward Iran’s IRGC. He also discusses automatic draft registration, recounts his experience resisting pressure to accept an unqualified pilot onto the Thunderbirds for DEI reasons, and argues that merit-based military leadership is crucial.

Key takeaways

• Max analyzes satellite imagery showing strikes on Iran’s Leavon Oil Island and speculates that the UAE, not just Israel, may have carried out some of the attacks.
• Max criticizes Tucker Carlson’s Easter reaction to Trump’s “open the effing strait” post, arguing Tucker fails to understand that Trump was addressing the IRGC, not the American public, and that strong language is part of wartime negotiation.
• Max recounts that during his Thunderbirds service, General Brown allegedly tried to place a pilot who hadn’t flown fighters in seven years onto the team for diversity reasons; Max and the team threatened to resign over safety concerns.
• Max argues that Iran’s leadership—an Ayatollah controlling the military—is a grifting, charismatic regime propped up by Chinese oil money, and that merit-based military appointments under Trump are a welcome change from what he describes as dangerous DEI-driven decisions under Biden.

Episode details: published April 10, 2026 · 69.5K views · 1:37:03 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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