The U.S. Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Program

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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🗓️ 22 June 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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On Saturday night at 7:50 pm ET, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had entered the war against Iran when he posted: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” In the minutes after this historic announcement we assembled six of the top experts on this issue: Haviv Rettig Gur, Michael Doran, Mark Dubowitz, Amit Segal, Eli Lake, and Matt Continetti. We discussed it all: what we actually know about the strikes; what it means for Iran’s nuclear capabilities, how Iran might respond; why Trump struck now; what this means for the Middle East; and what Trump’s national address signalled to the American public, to Israel, and most importantly to Iran. We'll note we recorded this Saturday night starting at 8:30 pm ET as a Free Press live event, and we will be hosting more in days to come. Go to groundnews.com/Honestly to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on today’s biggest news stories. Beekeeper’s Naturals is offering you an exclusive offer: Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/BARI to get 20% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.4	Last night, Donald Trump announced that the US.S. had entered the war with Iran
0:40.7	when he posted this on Truth Social.
0:43.8	We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran,
0:48.4	including Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.
0:51.9	All planes are now outside of Iranian airspace. A full payload of bombs
0:56.6	has dropped on the primary site, Fordo. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to
1:03.4	our great American warriors. There is not another military in the world that could have done this.
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