Unexpected Iran Escalation, Fetterman Sounds Alarm, Cruise Ship Quarantine | 5/11/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including how President Trump's latest warning to Iran signals rising tensions after Tehran reportedly refused to discuss its nuclear program in ongoing peace talks; why Democrat Senator John Fetterman is on "Real Time with Bill Maher" criticizing his own party for focusing too heavily on anti-Trump messaging instead of real solutions; and growing concerns over the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius as stranded Americans prepare for federal quarantine in Nebraska, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin, and this is First Look. |
| 0:07.0 | It's Monday, May 11th, 2026. |
| 0:10.0 | We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:12.0 | President Trump issues a major warning to Iran after Tehran refuses to discuss its nuclear program |
| 0:19.0 | in the latest peace proposal. Democrat Senator John |
| 0:22.8 | Federman blasts his own party for obsessing over F-Trump messaging instead of offering solutions. |
| 0:30.0 | 17 Americans stranded aboard the Hanta virus-stricken cruise ship are now headed to a federal |
| 0:37.2 | quarantine center in Nebraska. |
| 0:40.1 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:41.2 | We start overseas where tensions between the United States and Iran are heating up once again |
| 0:46.7 | after Tehran reportedly refused to discuss its nuclear program in the latest peace negotiations. |
| 0:54.0 | President Trump responded Sunday with a very blunt warning. |
| 0:58.0 | Hosting on Truth Social, Trump accused Iran of dragging negotiations out for decades while |
| 1:03.0 | continuing to destabilize the region and manipulate world powers. |
| 1:08.0 | Trump wrote, |
| 1:09.0 | Iran has been playing games with the United States and the rest of the |
| 1:12.2 | world for 47 years. Delay, delay, delay. And then he escalated further. Trump accused the |
| 1:20.2 | regime of killing Americans through proxy attacks and roadside bombs, crushing internal |
| 1:26.2 | protests, and overseeing the deaths of tens of thousands |
| 1:30.1 | of Iranian dissidents. |
| 1:32.0 | He wrote, they will be laughing no longer. |
| 1:35.5 | Now, this latest blow-up comes after Iran reportedly sent its response to the U.S. peace |
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