Syria sanctions, more Harvard funding pulled, Cassie Ventura testimony & more

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🗓️ 13 May 2025

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President Donald Trump has revealed where the US stands in the Middle East. The Trump administration has announced more funding cuts to Harvard. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky has said what he wants out of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin on Thursday. Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura is testifying in his criminal trial. Plus, Texas will hit triple digit temperatures this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Sharna, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday,
0:06.2	May 13th.
0:08.4	President Donald Trump has started his tour of the Middle East, beginning in Saudi Arabia,
0:13.0	and he's already announced several deals.
0:15.3	The big one is a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest in the U.S., which
0:20.4	the U.S. called a, quote,
0:21.9	historic and transformative moment.
0:24.7	Just earlier, Trump addressed business leaders at a U.S.-S.-S.-Saudi Investment Forum.
0:29.6	The U.S.-S.-Saudi relationship has been a bedrock of security and prosperity.
0:37.0	Today we reaffirm this important bond and we take the next steps to
0:41.5	make our relationship closer, stronger and more powerful than ever before.
0:46.6	In the speech, Trump announced a plan to lift sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad
0:51.7	regime. He also issued a stark warning to Iran amid nuclear negotiations with the country, saying the
0:58.0	country, quote, will never have a nuclear weapon, but offered the alternative of a,
1:02.4	quote, much brighter future, should a deal be struck.
1:05.3	Here, CNN's Farid Zakaria explains how Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
1:10.4	are positioning themselves
1:11.5	in the region.
1:12.6	It's probably noteworthy that he and MBS are now really on the same page, not just
1:20.2	economically, but strategically.
1:23.2	Because the really big story here is Saudi Arabia has emerged as a very powerful and stabilizing force
1:30.2	in the region.
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