Ron Dermer on the U.S. Airstrikes as Iran Returns Fire

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In response to a United States airstrike aimed to decimate their nuclear capabilities, Iran launched an attack on a U.S. airbase in Qatar. Could Donald Trump’s actions help eliminate the existential threats Israel hoped to extinguish with “Operation Rising Lion?” Paul Gigot speaks with Minister of Strategic Affairs of Israel Ron Dermer about the message the United States is sending its enemies and allies by assisting Israel and how much damage the airstrikes did to Iran’s nuclear program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.4	and today we have a special guest in the wake of the weekend's bombing of nuclear sites in Iran
0:51.0	by the United States on the orders of President Trump. He is Ron Dermer, Israel's
0:56.5	Minister of Strategic Affairs, and a close advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He was also
1:02.4	for many years, Israel's ambassador to the United States and has been an important interlocutor
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1:12.6	Minister Dermar. Good to have you here. Good to me with you, Paul. Word now is filtering out
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