Is the U.S. on the brink of war with Iran?

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down the evolving news on Iran – from trading strikes with Israel to President Trump's increasing involvement.

The crew breaks down what Trump says he might do, what his endgame is – and whether Israel is luring the United States into a war of its choosing.

Then, Trump's 2024 financial disclosures have been released – and the President made money from all kinds of ventures, from his golf courses to crypto to signed guitars. Which ones earned him the most money?

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0:00.0	What we're trying to do is reduce government. We have too many people.
0:04.2	The word tariff is my favorite word in the dictionary.
0:07.0	He's elected to get him the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it.
0:11.9	The golden age of America has only just begun.
0:18.5	Could the United States go to war with Iran? President Trump is in the situation room right now with his top security advisors.
0:25.6	Now, he abruptly left the G7 meetings in Canada last night and is considering whether to join with Israel to try and destroy Iran's nuclear facilities.
0:34.4	Today, on sidebar from the Washington Post, we'll look at what President Trump is
0:38.6	considering, what could be the possible repercussions of his decisions, and also the politics
0:43.9	of this moment. How are Republicans weighing in and responding? And what about Trump's MAGA
0:48.9	base that loves his America First isolationist agenda? I'm Libby Casey, and I'm here with Rhonda Colvin and James
0:56.0	Homan. Today on the show, we'll also pivot here and talk about President Trump's latest
1:01.8	financial disclosures. They came out but really got buried under the avalanche of news over the
1:07.8	weekend. Friday news dump anybody? Does that sound like something we all know about
1:11.9	that works? You know, we'll look at how much money Trump made last year in crypto. Also, how
1:17.7	much he made with that Bible that he endorsed? And remember those Trump sneakers? We'll find out
1:22.8	more. But first, let's talk about what's happening right now. James, what does it say to you that Trump left the G7?
1:30.1	He's huddled in the situation room right now. He or someone representing him is continuing to put out messages on truth social.
1:35.9	Trump is really gyrating on this conflict, and it does appear at this hour that we are moving closer to becoming a real co-belligerent in Israel's war on Iran.
1:48.6	Donald Trump is, according to our reporting, seriously considering using an American B2 bomber
1:56.2	to drop what would be a 30,000 pound bunker busting bomb on the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordo.
2:03.6	It is a key node of the Iranian nuclear supply chain.
2:10.1	There's a lot of debate about how close, what is it that the U.S. could do that Israel couldn't do.
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