Iran Updates, Day 6 | So Long, Kristi | 3/6/26

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

News, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Friday's Five Pack on The A.M. Update with Aaron McIntire delivers sharp takes on the Iran conflict's rapid escalation, including President Trump's stark ultimatum to the regime, Central Command's report of over 30 ships sunk and destruction targeting missile production capabilities, plus seamless air defense integration with regional partners. Domestic shakeups include Kristi Noem's exit from Homeland Security amid controversy over ad spending and other issues, with Markwayne Mullin stepping in. Texas Senate primary drama heats up as Ken Paxton ties John Cornyn and floats a conditional dropout tied to the Save America Act. A striking debate moment sees prominent streamer Destiny shift positions under calm cross-examination on moral and physical realism. Plus listener questions on geopolitics, NATO's future, regional reactions to Iran's weakening, and more in Ask or Tell Me Anything.

A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire, Iran war, Operation Epic Fury, President Trump, Kristi Noem, Markwayne Mullin, Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, Save America Act, Destiny debate, NATO, Ask or Tell Me Anything, Friday Five Pack

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0:00.0	It's Friday, March 6th, 26.
0:02.0	Fridays are a Friday five-pack and ask or tell me anything next on the AM update.
0:10.0	President Trump provided from his perspective an update on how things are going in Iran.
0:15.0	He once again called for the Iranian regime to lay down their arms.
0:19.0	Their arms are only going to be killed.
0:22.4	And now is the time to stand up for the Iranian people and help take back your country.
0:27.6	You're going to have a chance after all these years to take back your country.
0:32.5	Accept immunity, we'll give you immunity, and we'll be giving you really the right side of history, because that's what it is.
0:41.0	So you'll be perfectly safe with total immunity, or you'll face absolutely guaranteed death.
0:49.1	And I don't want to see that.
0:50.3	Strong words. More details from Central Command Commander Brad Cooper.
0:55.9	Intensified. You may have heard the president say just a little while ago that we have
1:00.9	sunk or destroy 24 ships. That was true at the moment. We're now up over 30 ships. And in just
1:06.8	the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly the size of a World War II aircraft carrier, and as we speak, it's on fire.
1:16.6	The President gave us another task to raise or level Iran's ballistic missile industrial base.
1:23.6	So we're not just hitting what they have, we're destroying their ability to rebuild. And so as we transition to the next phase of this operation, we will systemically dismantle Iran's missile production capability for the future, and that's absolutely in progress.
1:37.3	This is going to take some time, but our forces are well supplied, as the Secretary said, and we are absolutely ready to prosecute this mission decisively.
1:46.4	Our combined joint forces have relentlessly destroyed Iran's air defenses over the past few days,
1:51.3	and they've continued hunting for more systems to kill.
1:54.6	Our air defenders are operating at the very top of their game.
1:57.8	I couldn't be prouder, shoulder with our partners in the region in many
2:01.1	cases, providing the most integrated air defense networked in Middle East history. We are fighting
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