presented by bp hello i'm adam ren and i'm jake trailer it's friday june thirteenth and this is the playbook

podcast and jake i think that date explains a lot here are the topics driving the day and there

are significant conflicts unfolding

at home and abroad as we come to you this morning. The first big thing driving the conversation

in Washington today comes from the Middle East. Over night, Israel launched a preemptive attack

targeting dozens of sites in Iran as part of a major strike at Iran's nuclear program.

In a speech, after the first wave of

the attacks were launched, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the offensive, quote,

struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program, as well as its weaponization program,

its enrichment facility, its ballistic missile program, and leading Iranian nuclear scientists.

State TV and Iran reported that among those killed in the attacks was the commander-in-chief

of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, as well as the deputy commander of Iran's armed forces.

Netanyahu said that the, quote, operation will continue for as many days as it takes

to remove this threat, end quote. So you can be sure that this is going to be the topic of

conversation and official Washington today and for many days beyond, with much of it centering

around a few key questions.

What will the U.S. do?

The statement that we saw last night from Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a point of gently distancing the U.S. from the attack,

saying that Israel took unilateral action against Iran and that we are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region

while warning that Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.

Jake, President Trump has a meeting of the National Security Council today at 11 a.m. in the

situation room. What are you hearing from your White House sources?

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