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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

Debate over effects of Trump’s strikes on Iran continue

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

NBC News

Politics, Washington, News, President, Policy, Government, Senate, Congress, Msnbc

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Senators get first classified briefing on Trump’s strikes, as Pete Hegseth attacks the media for reporting on the intelligence community's cautious early assessments. Then, Trump’s spending bill sees major setback in the Senate today. Plus, why Wall Street is freaking out -- not over trade wars and conflict with Iran, but Zohran Mamdani, the democratic-socialist who could be the next mayor of NYC. Jon Allen, Peter Baker, Mychael Schnell, Ron Insana, Bill Cohan and Mark Joseph Stern join The 11th Hour this Thursday.

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0:00.0

Tonight, what senators are saying about a classified briefing they got on the Iran strike.

0:06.0

As Pete Higgs says, slams the media for their reporting on the initial damage assessment.

0:11.0

Then President Trump's massive spending bill suffers a major setback in the Senate.

0:16.0

Plus, money power politics.

0:19.0

Stocks near record highs as Wall Street shrugs off Trump's tariffs

0:23.3

as the 11th hour gets underway on this Thursday night.

0:31.0

Good evening, once again. I am Stephanie Rule, and it is day 158 of the second Trump administration. Earlier today, senators finally got

0:40.3

their first classified briefing on Donald Trump's Iran strikes from White House leaders,

0:45.0

including Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio. At a news conference, the defense secretary praised

0:50.2

the strikes while repeatedly attacking the media for reporting on an early intelligence report.

0:56.2

And NBC News reports that the White House is now planning to limit intelligence sharing.

1:01.6

This is important. Please pay attention. Limit intelligence sharing with members of Congress.

1:06.5

After that analysis was leaked earlier this week, my colleague Gabe Gutierrez has the details.

1:12.9

Tonight, the Pentagon revealing new details of that secretive mission, the B-2 bomber crews that

1:18.7

targeted Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs. When the crews went to work on

1:24.9

Friday, they kiss their loved ones goodbye, not knowing when or if they'd be home.

1:31.1

The chairman of the Joint Chief saying it was 15 years in the making, showing footage of the bombs being tested, saying it all went according to plan.

1:38.6

The weapons all guided to their intended targets.

1:41.5

Anyone with, you know, two eyes, some ears in a brain, can

1:46.0

recognize that kind of firepower with that specificity at that location and others is going to

1:51.2

have a devastating effect. It all comes after a leaked initial assessment from the Defense

1:55.7

Intelligence Agency suggested Iran's nuclear program was set back by just months, but the agency also saying it had

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