Trump And Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, ICE Farm Raids Continue

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

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President Trump has escalated his rhetoric against Iran. Israel and the U.S. intelligence community disagree about whether Iran has suspended its nuclear weapons program or not, and immigration enforcement continues to target work sites in agriculture, construction and hospitality.

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0:00.0	President Trump campaigned to get the United States out of foreign wars.
0:06.4	He's now considering whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran.
0:10.1	What are the risks abroad and the political costs at home?
0:12.7	I'm Stevens-Keep with A. Martinez.
0:14.4	And this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	Israel asserts that Iran is making a big new push to make a nuclear bomb and that they're
0:25.6	on the verge of success.
0:27.2	The U.S. intelligence community has said otherwise.
0:30.3	They assert that Iran suspended its weapons program more than 20 years ago, so who's right?
0:34.7	And the White House is sending mixed messages about how it'll
0:38.1	enforce immigration orders for agricultural workers. President Trump promised to find solutions for farmers,
0:43.0	but ICE officers are still targeting workplaces such as meatpacking plants and dairy farms.
0:47.4	Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day. President Trump once distanced himself from Israel's military action. Now he's taking some
1:03.7	ownership. The president is talking in terms of we when he discusses Israel's war against Iran.
1:08.9	He's even saying the United States could take out his words,
1:12.7	the Supreme Leader of Iran, calling Ayatollah Ali Hamenei an easy target,
1:16.7	who is only safe for now.
1:18.5	The president has faced some pushback from his own political allies
1:21.5	who oppose American involvement.
1:23.2	NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordonez has been covering this.
1:26.6	So Franco, President Trump spent
1:28.0	the afternoon yesterday with its national security team in the Situation Room. What are the chances
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