Trump considers strikes on Iran; Kristi Noem; immigration raids; Anne Burrell; and more
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🗓️ 18 June 2025
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Wednesday, June 18. The seven stories you need to know today.
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| 0:00.0 | Remember, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple. |
| 0:08.5 | We don't have to go too deep into it. They just can't have a nuclear weapon. |
| 0:12.3 | President Donald Trump is considering bombing Iran. That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:19.4 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Wednesday, June 18th. |
| 0:22.7 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. In a string of posts yesterday, the president |
| 0:30.4 | had tough language for Iran and its leadership. Iran and Israel have been trading strikes since an |
| 0:37.0 | Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities last |
| 0:40.1 | week. Trump posted that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hamanae was an easy target, and he demanded Iran's |
| 0:48.3 | unconditional surrender. He didn't say what that meant, but he said it in all caps. |
| 0:59.5 | Trump also told reporters on Air Force One yesterday that he wants an end to the fighting. |
| 1:02.2 | A real end, not a ceasefire, an end. |
| 1:03.4 | So something that will be permanent. |
| 1:07.4 | Or giving up entirely. |
| 1:08.6 | That's okay, too. |
| 1:15.1 | Trump's comments signaled the possibility of U.S. involvement in another Middle East war. |
| 1:17.8 | And that is dividing his supporters. |
| 1:22.8 | Some Trump allies want him to try and take out Iran's nuclear program. |
| 1:27.1 | Others think America first means avoiding foreign wars. |
| 1:34.4 | What Israel wants from Trump is a powerful bunker-busting bomb and the American planes that can carry it. |
| 1:42.9 | The massive ordinance penetrator may be the only way to reach Iran's most deeply buried nuclear enrichment site. |
| 1:46.9 | As Trump weighs his options, Iran and Israel are continuing to strike each other on day six of this conflict. Number two, business leaders are |
| 1:59.0 | scrambling to respond to Trump's immigration raids. |
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