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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Israel, Hezbollah Renew Ceasefire After Conflict Nearly Derailed U.S.-Iran Talks

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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The new Air Force One is a luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar and is expected to enter service soon. What CNN is learning about how the military made sure this foreign plane was safe for the president. Plus, it’s the first day on the job for Trump’s controversial pick for acting director of national intelligence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let's hope this blue paint doesn't start peeling.

0:05.1

The lead starts right now.

0:08.0

President Trump unveiling the new presidential airplane today, and gone is the color scheme

0:12.3

designed by Jackie Kennedy.

0:14.1

The new Air Force won a luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar, painted red, white,

0:19.5

and blue, and expected to enter service soon.

0:22.3

What we're learning about how the military made sure this foreign plane was safe for the

0:26.4

president.

0:27.4

Plus, it's the first day on the job for Trump's controversial pick for acting director

0:32.4

of national intelligence, but CNN is actually learning Bill Pulte showed up at his new

0:36.6

job a day early.

0:38.3

Yesterday, asking for a list of every employee in the office with plants of fire, hundreds of them,

0:43.3

will get reaction from a former top official in that office.

0:47.3

And Team USA looking to advance to the next round of the World Cup leading their match with just a few minutes to go.

0:53.3

One of the team's star

0:54.5

players sitting out because of an injury. So what does that mean for their chances moving

0:58.8

forward? We're live outside the stadium in Seattle ahead. Welcome to the lead. I'm Phil Mattingly.

1:08.7

In for Jake Tapper. All of those stories coming up this hour, but we start in our world lead. The first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran was nearly derailed today, but appears to be back on track for now. Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to renew a ceasefire after fighting in Lebanon. Israeli strikes there killed at least 47 people today, according to Lebanon.

1:29.3

That's the second deadliest day there since the war began.

1:32.3

Hezbollah also killed four Israeli soldiers overnight.

1:36.3

Now, the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the U.S. and Iran stated that fighting on all fronts of the war would end.

1:42.3

So today's conflict caused Iran to postpone talks that were

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