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CNN 5 Things

Nuclear claims questioned, energy security risk, law enforcement face covers & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Recent US intelligence suggests Iran was a few years away from being able to make a nuclear weapon, despite Israel saying otherwise. We’ll look at why this conflict could be bad news for oil and gas prices. Russia has hit Ukraine’s capital with deadly strikes. G7 leaders have agreed on a plan to protect global supplies of critical minerals. Plus, California could introduce a rule to stop law enforcement officers from covering their faces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:31.4

Hello, from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, June 17th.

0:38.7

As the conflict in the Middle East reaches its fifth day, questions are being raised about

0:43.8

Israel's justification for attacking Iran.

0:47.2

Israeli officials say Iran was racing towards creating a nuclear bomb, but US intelligence

0:53.2

says otherwise. Four people familiar with recent

0:56.8

US assessments say not only was Iran up to three years away from being able to produce a nuclear

1:03.1

weapon, it also wasn't actively pursuing one. And after days of Israeli strikes, forces claim they've

1:10.4

done serious damage to Iran's nuclear

1:12.6

program.

1:13.6

But one of the US sources says officials believe they've actually only set it back by a matter

1:18.6

of months.

1:19.6

President Donald Trump still says Iran was on the verge of creating a nuclear weapon,

1:24.6

disputing testimony his own director of national intelligence gave last

1:29.1

month. Talking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump shot down suggestions that he was working

1:35.0

on a ceasefire between the two countries, saying he was working on something better.

1:40.2

What specifically is better than a ceasefire? What are you looking for?

1:43.8

A real end, not a ceasefire.

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