Israel & Iran: Oil, Iran’s Nuclear Program, & What’s Next 6/13/25

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🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Israel’s strikes against Iran early Friday morning killed Iran’s most senior military official and the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as two nuclear scientists. Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment senior fellow of the Middle East Program, discusses Iran’s military strategy and the future of its nuclear program. From Brookings, director of foreign policy research Michael O’Hanlon unpacks Israel’s capabilities, Iran’s appetite for retaliation, and whether the United States should be prepared for an attack on American assets. Plus, NBC’s Matt Bradley reports on the ground in Tel Aviv, and RBC’s Helima Croft discusses the impact regional conflict has on global energy markets. Karim Sadjadpour - 22:35 Matt Bradley - 35:54 Michael O'Hanlon - 38:28 In this episode: Karim Sadjadpour, @ksadjadpour Matt Bradley, @MattMcBradley Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	On today's supersized squawk pod.
0:10.0	Israel strikes in Iran.
0:13.0	Questions about who knew and how because you had to get people.
0:16.0	Well, they knew, but it doesn't mean we were involved.
0:18.0	Reaction in Washington with Megan Kisela.
0:21.6	The White House was emphasizing as these attacks were unfolding overnight,
0:25.6	that the U.S. was not involved and that it was not providing assistance.
0:29.6	And the impact on oil markets with RBC's Halima Croft.
0:33.6	What do the Iranians do? Do they try to internationalize the cost of what happened last night
0:38.7	by trying to raise oil prices further? Karim Sanjadpur, senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment's
0:44.3	Middle East program, on the ego and the strategy. At the moment, Iran has been really humiliated,
0:50.4	and they don't have a great hand to play. And at Brookings, head of foreign policy research, Michael Hanlon, says retaliation will likely come.
0:59.5	I don't think Iran will strike the United States with any vehemence.
1:03.1	There's a chance they'll feel the need to do something symbolic.
1:06.5	Plus, what does it all mean for Iran's nuclear program?
1:10.0	Talks were scheduled for this weekend.
1:12.6	NBC's Matt Bradley reports from Tel Aviv.
1:15.5	Looks as though Trump's effort to try to get this deal done
1:18.5	has been scuttled by Israel's actions.
1:21.8	It is Friday the 13th of June.
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