Trump strikes Iran: a conversation with General Yoav Gallant, former Israeli defence minister

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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A few hours after the U.S. Army, under orders from President Donald Trump, bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, Yonit sat down for an in-depth conversation with former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. They discussed the ongoing operation in Iran, the aftermath of October 7th, the ICC arrest warrant—and even found a glimpse of optimism for the region’s future.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Yonit in Tel Aviv. It's Sunday, June 22nd. Israelis woke up this morning to the news of an
0:05.4	American strike in Iran. Seven B-2 stealth bombers, 14 bunker buster bombs, 30 cruise missiles, all in an
0:13.5	attempt to take down what the Islamic Republic of Iran built for over two decades, the nuclear program.
0:19.6	We wanted to speak today to a man who was involved in constructing the elaborate plan against Iran,
0:24.5	who was up until November 2024, Israel's Minister of Defense.
0:33.3	Former Defense Minister Yoav Ghalen, thank you for talking to us today.
0:36.9	Thank you.
0:37.8	We're sitting here on Sunday about nine hours after the U.S. Navy and Air Force attacked multiple
0:42.7	sites in Iran, including the Ferdot enrichment facility and Natanz and Isfahan.
0:47.7	Also, 12 p.m. Israel, we're learning that the IDF recovered the bodies of three Israeli
0:53.5	hostages from Gaza.
0:55.1	We're going to talk about all that in our conversation.
0:57.3	I do want to begin with that.
0:59.8	I think we can even call it historic attack.
1:02.2	The U.S. strikes Iran.
1:05.1	Is the Iranian nuclear program done, gone, and buried?
1:09.8	Let me start by mentioning this rescue operation in Gaza.
1:15.7	We still have 50 hostages.
1:18.1	This is a top priority to bring them back home.
1:21.3	It's not only their lives.
1:22.8	It's not only their families.
1:24.8	This is a Jewish value to bring back any prisoner and this is a core
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