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CNN 5 Things

US weighs options, Trump rages at interest rates, new Covid-19 variant & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We start with an update on whether President Trump will order a US strike on Iran. President Donald Trump is calling for an unprecedented interest rate cut. A new Covid-19 variant surging in China is now in the US. The DHS issued new guidance for lawmakers visiting ICE detention centers after tense confrontations. Plus, an LGBTQ march in a major European city is longer happening later this month.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.8

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0:07.4

who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.

0:10.0

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Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.

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Offered at Amazon.

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Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.

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Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.

0:29.8

Conditions apply.

0:33.5

From CNN, I'm Afalmediki,

0:37.3

with the five things you need to know for Thursday, June 19th. The White House says President Donald Trump will decide whether to launch a U.S. strike on Iran within the next two weeks.

0:45.3

Trump said he wanted to allow diplomatic efforts to proceed before making a final decision on U.S. military action.

0:52.3

Here's CNN's Kristen Holmes. I'm told by a number of White House officials that all options are still on the table.

0:58.0

The president has reviewed a number of different options, attack options on Iran, but he is holding off

1:04.0

to see if Iran comes to the table for negotiations or steps away from its nuclear program.

1:10.0

He's been asking his advisors, is it possible to, if we do strike, to strike once or twice,

1:14.6

and then get out of there?

1:16.6

Some of his advisors have told him, yes.

1:18.6

On the other side, others are saying, no, once you do this, we are in this war with Iran.

1:23.6

The U.S. military has taken several steps to protect assets and equipment in the Middle

1:28.8

East as the conflict between Israel and Iran continues. Two defense officials tell CNN that includes

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