Israel vs. Iran, Who's Winning, What's Next & Will America Bomb Fordow

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Israel-Iran Conflict:
- Israel has reportedly conducted highly effective military operations against Iran, targeting military leadership and nuclear facilities.
- Iran is retaliating with ballistic missile attacks aimed at Israeli civilians.
- The discussion emphasizes Israel’s precision and success in degrading Iran’s military capabilities.

U.S. Involvement and Trump’s Role:
- The podcast speculates on whether the U.S., under former President Donald Trump, will assist Israel by deploying bunker-busting bombs to destroy Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility.
- Trump’s long-standing position against Iran acquiring nuclear weapons is highlighted through a montage of his past statements.
Tucker Carlson Interview:
- Cruz recounts a contentious interview with Tucker Carlson, criticizing Carlson’s isolationist stance and his recent attacks on Trump.
- The conversation touches on Carlson’s views on AIPAC and his skepticism about Iran’s threat to Trump.
Foreign Policy Philosophy:
- Cruz outlines his stance as a “non-interventionist hawk,” advocating for strong defense and selective military action to protect U.S. interests.
- He contrasts this with both interventionist and isolationist extremes.
Public Sentiment and Political Unity:
- The hosts argue that the majority of Americans support strong action against Iran to prevent nuclear proliferation.
- They downplay the idea of a major rift within the MAGA movement over foreign policy.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.2	Welcome, it is Vertiquist Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you, and we've got a lot to unpack on the show,
0:11.8	especially when it deals with the issue of Iran and where we are right now.
0:15.6	Well, Israel is winning massive victories in Iran, that they have decimated Iran's military leadership.
0:22.3	We've seen one chief of staff after another, after another of Iran's military taken out by Israel.
0:29.0	We have seen nuclear facilities across Iran taken out by Israel.
0:34.4	The attacks have been incredibly effective. Iran is striking back. They are firing ballistic
0:40.9	missiles into Israel trying to kill civilians. Israel is attacking military targets. Iran is attacking
0:47.3	civilian targets. So far, the degree of success has been spectacular. But yet, the question remains, what is America's role? What do we do?
0:58.2	Is America, as the Trump administration, going to be directly involved in taking out the
1:03.4	Fordow nuclear facility in Iran? We're going to break that down in this podcast. Yeah, I want to also
1:09.9	just talk to you real quickly about what you can do to
1:11.9	help the people in Israel. And we've been talking for a long time about an organization called
1:17.4	the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. And right now, after you're witnessing what
1:22.0	is happening, you may say, you know what, I want to stand with the people in Israel. And what
1:26.1	we're saying, it is disturbing.
1:28.0	Anti-Semitism on the rise, not just in the Middle East, but even here in America.
1:33.1	We're saying Jewish schools that are being targeted, synagogics, they're being threatened,
1:36.7	families that are living in fear, and it's a whole other level of pain that we're witnessing
1:42.2	in Israel. And that's why I want you to get involved with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
1:48.7	They're on the front lines and they're giving food and shelter to so many displaced Jewish
1:54.2	families that are under threat.
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