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The A.M. Update

I Thought We Already Took Out Iran's Nuclear Program | ANOTHER Would-Be Assassin? | 2/23/26

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

News, Daily News, Politics

4.9833 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Monday's A.M. Update dives into stunning revelations about Iran's nuclear program defying past assurances of dismantlement, amid massive U.S. military buildup in the Middle East and a canceled high-stakes trip. President Trump dodges yet another assassination scare at Mar-a-Lago, then turns a Supreme Court tariff ruling into an unexpected green light for bold new global trade measures. From New York City's snow chaos and emergency shovel hires to bold displays of faith in the administration, Olympic patriotism, and Mike Rowe's wake-up call on the jobs AI won't touch anytime soon, plus reflections on the technology's real-world utility and looming questions.
 
A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire, Iran nuclear program, Trump assassination attempt, tariffs Supreme Court, Middle East buildup, Mike Rowe trades AI, Pete Hegseth biblical, New York snow mismanagement, Olympic patriotism, Tucker Carlson Israel interview

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Monday, February 23rd, 26. I thought we had already dismantled Iran's nukes, another attempted assassination on Trump, and the jobs AI is not coming for.

0:11.2

Next on the AM update.

0:15.7

Well, change of plans contrary to what I told you on Wednesday of last week, the foreign trip I was about to take to Israel, that got nerfed at the last minute, largely owing to this.

0:28.8

The president has, he gave Jared and I direction before we went over there. There were red lines. Zero enrichment.

0:36.2

We have to have the material back.

0:38.4

You know, they say that it's all about their civil program, and yet they've been enriching well beyond the number that you need for civil nuclear.

0:51.0

It's up to 60%. They're probably a week away from having industrial

0:56.9

grade bomb-making material. That is the voice of Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkoff, in the midst of

1:05.6

ongoing, we think back-channel indirect talks with Tehran over their nuclear program.

1:12.2

He made those comments on Fox News on Sunday.

1:16.2

Really a striking thing to say, especially amidst the backdrop of Operation Midnight Hammer,

1:24.1

which we were told completely wiped out their nuclear capabilities.

1:28.5

This is our Middle East envoy in the midst of these ongoing negotiations saying that they're again about a week

1:34.6

away from nuclear bomb material. That's just an incredible thing. So the reason why my trip

1:42.1

got canceled is because we've seen the largest buildup of

1:45.2

assets in the Middle East since 2003 and 91. Now it doesn't approach still those asset buildups

1:52.9

during those invasions of Iraq, but it's still a very massive, massive military asset

1:58.7

buildup in the Middle East. and things could pop off at any

2:02.2

moment. I thought we had already gotten rid of Iran's nuclear program. That's what I was told.

2:08.0

Either they need to come clean or they need to start using a different justification for

2:12.0

whatever they're doing with Iran than they're a week away from fill in the blank.

2:16.3

The Mexican army killed the leader of the

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