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Fox News Hourly Update
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🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It's no longer a bully. I'm Lisa Salisara, Fox News. Those words from President Trump three weeks into attacks on Iran from the U.S. and Israel. And he says U.S. intelligence was surprised at Iran's response. |
| 0:14.8 | President Trump says he was not briefed about the potential of Iran retaliating against regional neighbors like Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait. |
| 0:23.7 | All these countries are getting hit. There was no expert that would say that was going to happen. |
| 0:28.8 | It's not a question of like, gee, should you have known? And if we did know big deal, I mean, we have to do what we have to do. |
| 0:35.2 | The president also says the U.S. has estimated much of Iran's ability to launch attacks, |
| 0:39.6 | including targeting its Navy, Air Force, and ballistic missiles. |
| 0:43.4 | As if that meant the war could end within days, President Trump replied, |
| 0:47.6 | it's likely to be wrapped up soon. |
| 0:49.9 | Fox is Jared Halper, the White House. |
| 0:51.7 | House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, continues to slam the administration's actions against Iran. |
| 0:56.8 | They failed to prepare for Iran's actions in the straight of her moves. They failed to prepare as it relates to the fact that thousands of Americans were stranded for days, if not weeks, in the Middle East, with no plan by the State Department to evacuate American |
| 1:12.3 | citizens. And Jeffrey says the administration has not explained why we are striking Iran. |
| 1:17.4 | An Afghan government spokesman says the number of dead from an airstrike by Pakistan on the |
| 1:21.9 | hospital in the capital of Kabul that's treating drug users has risen to 400. |
| 1:27.1 | The Supreme Court will heal arguments on the Trump administration's attempt to remove protected status of refugees from certain countries, including Haiti and Syria. |
| 1:35.7 | Protected status was established by Congress in 1990, giving foreign nationals fleeing situations, such as natural disasters or war, the right to remain in the U.S. |
| 1:46.5 | by designation of the Department of Homeland Security. |
| 1:49.9 | DHS Secretary Christine Homes signaled an end to that in Haiti's case last year. |
| 1:55.0 | Fox is Gronal Scott. America's listening to Fox News. |
| 1:59.7 | Now, are all the traitors present? |
| 2:02.5 | Let's get started, shall we? |
| 2:04.5 | From rags to riches. |
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