Israel’s Case for Its War With Iran

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

P.M. Edition for June 17. President Trump has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as he considers a range of options, including a potential U.S. strike, against the country. WSJ national security reporter Alexander Ward discusses the key piece of intelligence around which Israel built its case for war, though the U.S. didn’t buy it. Plus, unemployment for recent grads hits nearly its highest level in a decade. We hear from WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart about the factors at play. And Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy says that developments in artificial intelligence will lead to a smaller workforce. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi, this is Ava from Vanta. In today's digital world, compliance regulations are changing constantly,
0:07.1	and earning customer trust has never mattered more. Vanta helps companies get compliant fast and stay
0:12.9	secure, with the most advanced AI automation and continuous monitoring out there. So whether
0:17.8	you're a startup going for your first SOC 2 or ISO-27,001, or a growing
0:22.1	enterprise managing vendor risk, Banta makes it quick, easy and scalable, and I'm not to say
0:27.2	that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com.
0:34.1	President Trump considers options against Iran, including a U.S. strike, though the U.S. disagreed with the Israeli intelligence assessment around which it built its case for war.
0:44.3	There is no disagreement between experts, Israel, or the United States, that Iran is relatively close to getting a bomb if they wanted to go and get one.
0:52.5	You know, and no one's disputing the facts.
0:56.2	They're disputing the assessment of what it means.
1:01.0	Plus, why new graduates are facing roughly the highest unemployment rate in a decade?
1:06.0	And how the U.S. is planning an audacious reboot of its nuclear energy program.
1:08.4	It's Tuesday, June 17th.
1:10.6	I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.
1:16.6	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:22.8	We begin this evening with the latest about the situation in the Middle East.
1:26.2	President Trump is escalating his rhetoric against Iran.
1:28.4	He called on the country to surrender without conditions to bring an end to its days-long conflict with Israel, saying the U.S. knew the location
1:33.5	of the country's leader but was choosing not to take any action. Trump made the comments as the
1:38.6	U.S. expanded its military footprint in the region. Administration officials said that President
1:43.5	Trump met with top advisors
1:45.1	in the situation room today and is considering a range of options, including a potential U.S. strike
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 16 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Wall Street Journal and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.