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🗓️ 24 June 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Let's talk about Iran's response, Trump, and your questions....
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0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. |
0:05.0 | So today, we're going to talk about your questions about Trump, Iran, and so on. |
0:12.0 | Okay, so after this was recorded, news broke of Iran's response. |
0:18.0 | So we're inserting a little breaking news and analysis into this before we get |
0:23.2 | to your questions. After the U.S. entry into the situation, it was clear that Iran would respond. |
0:30.6 | Iran opted for the first phase of its response to be conventional. They launched short and medium |
0:36.7 | range ballistic missiles at an American |
0:38.8 | air base in Qatar. That's the hub of a lot of operations in the region. Most of them were intercepted. |
0:46.5 | This is being widely cast as a performative action. It's important to remember that historically, |
0:53.1 | Iran engages in responses over an extended window. |
0:57.8 | Trump is saying everything is over, but I feel like he's saying that because he needs it to be |
1:03.4 | the case politically. We'll know whether or not U.S. intelligence believes it's over by whether or not |
1:10.3 | the travel advisories are lifted. |
1:13.0 | If this is the totality of the Iranian response, it's safe to assume the U.S. strikes did not |
1:19.2 | significantly degrade Iranian capabilities. Now, we'll answer a couple of your questions about |
1:25.6 | today's events before moving on to those from |
1:28.4 | before. |
1:29.7 | First question. |
1:31.1 | Quote, why are people doubting reports that no U.S. personnel were injured in Iran strikes? |
1:38.5 | Because the last time this happened during his first term, Trump struck Iran and Iran retaliated. |
1:45.7 | Trump said nobody was hurt and that Iran was weak. |
1:49.3 | But dozens of U.S. service members were being screened and treated for TBIs, and 11 had to be |
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