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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’: Rising concerns over potential U.S. involvement in Israel-Iran conflict

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

NBC News

Politics, Washington, News, President, Policy, Government, Senate, Congress, Msnbc

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Concerns rise over potential U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Then, the deep MAGA divide over a possible U.S. strike on Iran. Plus, Trump reverses his reversal on ICE raids. Tim O’Brien, Hagar Chemali, Mark McKinnon and Charlotte Howard join The 11th Hour this Wednesday.

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0:00.0

Tonight, growing concerns that the U.S. could join Israel's war with Iran, as Trump declares, nobody knows what I'm going to do.

0:08.9

Then, a deep MAGA split over the Middle East conflict, how the widening rift is playing out very publicly.

0:15.4

Plus, another major issue splintering the president's base.

0:19.0

Trump reverses his reversal on immigration raids as the 11th hour gets underway on this

0:24.1

Wednesday night.

0:29.0

Good evening once again.

0:30.4

I'm Stephanie Ruhl.

0:31.3

And welcome to the midweek nightcap.

0:33.3

If you have not checked your calendar, I'll do it for you.

0:36.1

It is a 150 of the second Trump administration,

0:39.7

and it has been nearly a week of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Tonight, Israel's military

0:45.3

says it hit nuclear weapon development sites inside Tehran, and President Trump is considering,

0:51.6

he is considering whether to order U.S. forces to join these strikes on Iran.

0:56.1

He met with his advisors again tonight in the situation room.

0:59.6

And here's what he told reporters about the possibilities ahead.

1:04.4

Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

1:06.2

I've been saying it for a long time.

1:08.1

And I think there were a few weeks away from having one.

1:10.6

I like to make the final

1:11.7

decision one second before it's due, you know, because things change. I mean, especially with war.

1:16.6

I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do. I can tell you this,

1:20.2

that Iran's got a lot of trouble. And they want to negotiate it. And I said, why didn't you negotiate with me before?

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