Trump Strikes Iran, View From Israel, Iran's Options

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

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President Trump says U.S. military strikes on Iran "obliterated" Tehran's nuclear program, Iran continues to send missiles into Israel, while Iran's ambassador to the United Nations denounced U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as "premeditated acts of aggression."

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0:00.0	The White House is defending its decision to strike Iran over the weekend.
0:06.4	It says destroying Iran's nuclear sites was the singular goal.
0:10.2	We have no interest in a protracted conflict.
0:12.5	We have no interest in boots on the ground.
0:14.4	What is Congress saying?
0:15.8	I'm Lela Falded with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:22.1	Israel says it won't be dragged into a war of attrition.
0:25.9	As Iran and Israel continue to trade fire, meanwhile, Iran is considering how it plans to respond
0:31.2	to the U.S. attack. Iran would not be able to manage an escalation with the United States, which even if it retaliated,
0:39.6	it will only invite greater and greater American military action. Stay with us. We'll give you
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1:43.6	The Trump administration is defending its strikes on three nuclear targets in Iran over the weekend, beginning with President Trump's address to the nation following the attacks.
1:52.9	Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.
1:58.4	Other world leaders have expressed concern and in some cases condemnation.
2:02.5	The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, is calling for a ceasefire.
2:07.7	We have a window of opportunity to return to dialogue and diplomacy. If that window closes,
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