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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Hour 1 - Israel Strikes Iran

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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Politics, Daily News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.3 • 11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show delivers a powerful and timely breakdown of the breaking news surrounding Israel’s unprecedented military strike on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure. Broadcasting live as the story unfolds, Clay and Buck provide exclusive insights from their recent visit to the White House, including a private meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office just hours before the Israeli operation commenced. The hosts emphasize the strategic brilliance and secrecy of the mission, highlighting how President Trump and his administration maintained operational security while publicly signaling diplomacy. Drawing on Buck Sexton’s CIA background and Clay Travis’s recent travels to Israel, the duo analyzes the geopolitical implications of the Israeli airstrike, which targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile infrastructure, and senior IRGC leadership. They describe the operation as potentially the most impressive tactical aerial strike of the 21st century, comparing its precision and scale to historic military campaigns. The hour features a live report from Newsweek’s Josh Hammer, broadcasting from Tel Aviv, who shares firsthand accounts of life under missile sirens and the Israeli public’s overwhelming support for the strike. Hammer underscores that across Israel’s political spectrum, there is near-universal consensus on the existential threat posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions. He also notes the quiet approval from key Arab nations like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, despite their public condemnations. Clay and Buck explore the broader Middle East dynamics, including the fallout from Hamas’s October 7th attack, the weakening of Hezbollah, and the strategic miscalculations by Iran and its proxies. They credit President Trump’s leadership and the current administration’s discipline in avoiding leaks and maintaining a strong deterrence posture. The hosts also discuss the potential for lone-wolf terrorist responses and urge vigilance while dismissing alarmist claims of World War III. The hour concludes with commentary on domestic law enforcement, featuring a viral clip from Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, reinforcing law and order in Florida.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:04.1

Welcome to today's edition of the Clay Travis and Buck-Sexton show podcast.

0:09.3

Welcome in. What a day we are destined for here on a Friday rolling in to Father's Day weekend.

0:18.6

Major news breaking yesterday evening, as we suggested, might well be the case based on our read of the situation. Israel attacks Iran and goes once and for all for a knockout blow when it comes to Iran's ability to get nuclear weapons.

0:40.3

Buck made the travel back.

0:42.4

I believe he was in the air when the attack started on his way back to Miami.

0:46.1

I am still in Washington, D.C., city of D.C.

0:50.5

Really much of a mess right now for many reasons as it always is but in particular huge parade

0:57.5

tomorrow for the 250th anniversary of the army and all of that underway streets being shut down

1:05.0

the timing on this very interesting but buck speaking of interesting i was able to get in had the passport they let me in

1:13.1

uh to the white house yesterday you and i had the opportunity on like any day you get to go

1:19.1

to meet with the president in the oval office and have a chat is a pretty big day but in

1:26.1

conjunction with the fact that the attack happened a few hours after we left

1:31.0

there are for those of you inclined that like pictures there are tons of pictures of us with

1:35.9

president trump with jd vance uh with caroline levitt uh all of that is up on social media you guys

1:42.7

can track it out we had a great conversation with President Trump.

1:46.3

He wanted to let all of you know how much he appreciates you.

1:50.8

Oval Office meeting met also with security-related officials in the Oval Office and in the West Wing area,

2:00.5

trying to tiptoe up to exactly what I can say.

2:03.1

But Buck, I think it's fair.

2:04.3

You have the CIA background.

2:05.6

We also were at Langley this week.

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