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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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We start with Iran’s conditions for ending the war despite initially resisting a US plan. We’ll break down a jury’s decision in a social media addiction trial against tech giants. The Supreme Court ruled in a music copyright fight challenging a major internet service provider. The latest push to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown has fallen flat. Plus, the next chapter in this late-night host’s career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm Afamadikai with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, March 25th.
0:08.1	Iran has its own conditions for ending the war in response to a proposal from the United States.
0:13.4	According to Iranian state media outlet press TV, an Iranian official listed five conditions that include a complete halt to quote,
0:20.5	aggression and assassinations and an end to Israel's attacks on Lebanon that target Iranian-backed
0:25.4	militant group Hezbollah, among other things.
0:28.5	It's important to note that it's unclear who's calling the shots in Iran and if officials
0:32.3	speaking to Iranian state media and semi-official media outlets have the authority to.
0:42.2	The White House says talks with Iran didn't hit a dead end, despite Iran's initial resistance to the plan, but warned, President Trump, that is not bluff, and he is prepared to unleash hell.
0:48.3	Iran should not miscalculate again.
0:50.5	Any violence beyond this point will be because the Iranian regime refused to understand
0:55.0	they have already been defeated and refused to come to a deal.
0:59.0	White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt also reiterated that the timeline for the war is still estimated approximately four to six weeks,
1:06.0	when asked if the conflict will end before President Donald Trump's trip to China.
1:10.0	It was delayed after the start of the war, but will now take place on May 14th and 15th.
1:15.0	Despite Washington's diplomatic efforts to engage with Iran,
1:18.4	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country's military campaign against Tehran and Hezbollah will continue.
1:25.2	More news coming up, including a watershed moment for social media.
1:32.7	A jury has found meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark social media addiction case.
1:38.8	CNN's Claire Duffy has more. If I met, Meta and YouTube have for the first time been held liable by a jury for creating
1:45.5	addictive platforms that harmed a young person's mental health. A Los Angeles jury made the decision
1:50.7	after a seven-week trial and more than eight days of jury deliberations, finding that
1:55.7	meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, that they failed to warn of the
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