Verdict with Ted Cruz - June 17, 2025


BONUS POD： Trump Leaves G7 & has a Consistent Message Against a Nuclear Iran

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Trump G7 Departure
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Donald Trump Ben Ferguson Caroline Levitt Viktor Orban Ben Shapiro Netanyahu Zelensky Cruz
Day 5 at War： Israel Wins Major Victories over Iran, but Serious Risks Remain Israel vs. Iran, Who's Winning, What's Next & Will America Bomb Fordow

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As we enter Day 6 of the war between Iran and Israel, there are an awful lot of headlines, and we re going to deal with many of them today, including Iran could resort to unconventional means of retaliation that coming from the regime. We ve been telling you about the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and the work they are doing to help keep people safe in Israel. When things get bad, that is when they step up and protect families and loved ones.

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00:00:00.000 This is an iHeart Podcast.
00:00:02.640 Guaranteed human.
00:00:05.780 You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:08.680 No nuclear weapons.
00:00:09.520 You can't give them nuclear weapons.
00:00:10.800 Now they're going to have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:12.140 Don't let Iran have nuclear weapons.
00:00:15.660 They can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:16.860 Can't have nuclear weapons.
00:00:18.100 No nuclear weapons.
00:00:19.000 You can't have nuclear weapons.
00:00:20.160 I just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:22.000 They cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:23.620 Hostile country that wants nuclear weapons.
00:00:25.960 The one thing, I say, you cannot have.
00:00:27.960 Nuclear weapons are the single greatest threat to this world, to the whole world.
00:00:32.940 This is a 47 Morning Update special edition with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:37.520 Good Tuesday morning.
00:00:38.900 We have a lot of news to talk about on the 47 Morning Update,
00:00:42.060 and it all revolves around day six of the war between Israel and Iran.
00:00:47.040 We now know that President Trump has left the G7 summit,
00:00:50.920 and he's also gotten together his national security team.
00:00:53.940 And many things are happening overnight when it comes to bombings in Tehran.
00:00:59.220 I want to also make sure you guys remember, hit that subscribe auto-download button
00:01:04.100 and share this podcast on your social media wherever you're listening right now.
00:01:08.440 We've also had so many of you that have asked the question,
00:01:11.060 how can I help people in Israel?
00:01:12.680 And we've been telling you about the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews,
00:01:15.900 and the work they are doing is incredible.
00:01:18.020 They are deploying bomb shelters as we speak to help keep people safe in Israel.
00:01:23.540 When things get bad, that is when they step up and protect families and loved ones.
00:01:29.320 And if you want to get involved and stand with the people in Israel right now,
00:01:33.560 you can do it by giving food and shelter to Jewish families that are under threat.
00:01:38.040 As I said, they're building bomb shelters for children.
00:01:41.040 They're helping survivors of the attacks that we're witnessing right now,
00:01:44.980 and they are doing it daily.
00:01:47.020 Your gift of only $45 will help support life-saving work by providing food, shelter, and so much more.
00:01:54.560 I was speaking with the CEO of IFCJ,
00:01:57.140 and she was talking about just how hard it is for so many families in Israel right now,
00:02:02.120 and what they're doing on the ground, and the bomb shelters that are needed.
00:02:05.540 And she said very simply,
00:02:07.120 if you can help stand with the people in Israel that are under attack,
00:02:10.660 they are doing everything they can to support them and to give the bomb shelters that are needed.
00:02:15.800 So step up and help right now if you can at all.
00:02:19.300 888-488-IFCJ.
00:02:21.740 That's 888-488-4325.
00:02:25.800 You can also give online at ifcj.org.
00:02:29.700 Every dollar helps.
00:02:30.880 Don't wait.
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00:02:33.100 ifcj.org or 888-488-IFCJ.
00:02:36.660 It's the 47 Morning Update, and it starts right now.
00:02:41.120 Story number one.
00:02:42.280 As we enter day six of the war between Iran and Israel,
00:02:46.720 there are an awful lot of headlines,
00:02:48.540 and we're going to deal with many of them today,
00:02:50.680 including Iran could resort to unconventional means of retaliation.
00:02:55.640 That coming from the regime.
00:02:57.460 We also note the IDF underestimated the military strength.
00:03:01.320 That was a criticism early on,
00:03:02.900 but the reality seems that Iran doesn't have much of an answer.
00:03:07.620 We have missile attacks going back and forth,
00:03:10.340 and shut down oil refineries in Iran.
00:03:13.300 Sirens.
00:03:14.320 Sonic booms.
00:03:15.340 It's all now part of the daily life in both countries.
00:03:18.980 We also know that Netanyahu said that they could, in fact, 0.70
00:03:21.780 kill the supreme leader of Iran.
00:03:24.580 And then there's the other part, which is even bigger news. 0.96
00:03:28.220 The president of the United States of America has left the G7 summit early,
00:03:33.540 which brings us to the big part of the story.
00:03:36.500 Monday night, the president departed a full day ahead of schedule.
00:03:40.920 The White House cited the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran as the reason.
00:03:45.800 Now, his early exit followed completing a working dinner with G7 leaders,
00:03:51.080 after which he also chose not to sign the summit's joint de-escalation statement.
00:03:56.940 Instead, he urged civilians in Tehran to evacuate via social media posts,
00:04:03.120 signaling a firm and unilateral U.S. stance with Israel.
00:04:07.700 Trump also canceled key bilateral talks scheduled for Tuesday,
00:04:12.240 including with Ukraine's Zelensky and Mexico's president as well.
00:04:16.520 And then there was the return to Washington, D.C.
00:04:19.300 Reuters reporting at this moment that as Trump flew back to D.C.,
00:04:23.600 he requested that the National Security Council be on standby in the White House Situation Room
00:04:29.840 to closely monitor developments within the Middle East.
00:04:33.600 Additional news outlets also note that senior national security staff were assembling to prepare
00:04:38.680 for his return, signaling heightened coordination.
00:04:41.660 Now, the White House press secretary, Caroline Leavitt,
00:04:44.580 told the press that Trump's return was because of what's going on in the Middle East,
00:04:48.860 not hiding the reality of the situation.
00:04:50.700 And while in Canada, Trump secured a trade deal also that is not being really reported on with the U.K.,
00:04:57.640 but refused to join the G7's collective statement, as I mentioned earlier,
00:05:02.120 on the Israel-Iran de-escalation, underscoring his independent agenda.
00:05:07.460 Now, the G7 host and other European leaders continued summit discussions without Trump
00:05:13.120 to press, quote, for diplomatic pressure on the Iran-Israel situation.
00:05:18.200 So, in short, Trump's early departure from the summit was driven by immediate security concerns in the Middle East.
00:05:25.000 And Trump is actively mobilizing his national security apparatus on his return,
00:05:30.400 putting the NSC on standby to respond to the unfolding crisis.
00:05:34.520 Now, let me be very clear.
00:05:36.220 We also have another thing that's happening in the media, and it's the big lie.
00:05:40.620 That Donald Trump is some guy that wants massive war,
00:05:43.580 when clearly he's saying he wants peace.
00:05:46.280 But he's also been clear about something else.
00:05:49.120 There was no way that Iran would be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
00:05:53.820 How do we know this?
00:05:55.160 Well, you can go back to when he was running for president in 2015.
00:05:59.740 And what did the president say then, and what has he been saying since then?
00:06:03.040 Well, here's a little montage of the president never wavering on his stance,
00:06:07.640 that Iran could never have a nuclear weapon.
00:06:11.900 You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.
00:06:15.300 You cannot let it happen, because bad things will happen if that happens.
00:06:19.720 But everybody stopped.
00:06:21.060 They were ready to make a deal.
00:06:22.180 We would have made a deal that was great for everybody.
00:06:23.980 No nuclear weapons.
00:06:24.900 You can't give them nuclear weapons.
00:06:26.220 Now they're going to have a nuclear weapon.
00:06:28.240 Don't let Iran have nuclear weapons.
00:06:31.980 That's my only thing.
00:06:33.120 I have to tell you today, don't let them have it.
00:06:35.280 They would have never had them, including Iran. 1.00
00:06:37.440 We would have, they can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:06:39.260 That's all.
00:06:39.620 They can't have nuclear weapons.
00:06:40.980 It's too, too destructive, too powerful.
00:06:44.100 They can't have it.
00:06:45.320 But I wanted to make a deal with them.
00:06:47.120 No nuclear weapons.
00:06:48.000 You can't have nuclear weapons.
00:06:49.600 Nuclear weapons are the single greatest threat to this world, to the whole world.
00:06:54.200 And Viktor Orban understands that, and some others do too.
00:06:57.400 I just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon.
00:06:59.940 And they weren't going to have one.
00:07:01.600 And they cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:03.220 That was the only thing.
00:07:03.980 The one thing, I said, you cannot have.
00:07:06.680 I just didn't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:08.680 I said, you know, we're going to make a great deal.
00:07:10.400 Everybody's going to be happy.
00:07:11.420 You're going to be rich as hell again.
00:07:12.700 Everything's going to be great.
00:07:14.240 But you cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:16.720 You can't let Iran have nuclear weapons.
00:07:19.860 Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:22.700 Very simple.
00:07:23.440 They cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:26.320 Instead, we have a very hostile country that wants nuclear weapons.
00:07:32.320 You can't let that happen.
00:07:33.940 The main thing is Iran can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:36.040 That was my main thing.
00:07:37.200 The deal was a simple deal.
00:07:38.820 Iran can't have a nuclear, you know, it can't have a missile, can't have a nuclear missile.
00:07:43.800 It cannot have that nuclear capability.
00:07:46.300 Iran should not have a nuclear weapon.
00:07:48.320 They should have never been in a position where they could have had.
00:07:51.080 If I were president, they wouldn't even be thinking about a nuclear weapon.
00:07:54.600 And now they're months away from getting one.
00:07:56.560 You go back to what the president said.
00:07:59.100 He says it for a long time.
00:08:00.920 Whether it's trade and China taking advantage of America.
00:08:03.920 When he was saying it in the 1980s that we need to have a trade war.
00:08:07.020 And we need to stop being taken advantage of.
00:08:09.420 Or if it's the more than 16 minutes of a montage of President Trump saying that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
00:08:17.520 Over and over again.
00:08:19.080 Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:08:21.320 They can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:08:22.880 Very simple.
00:08:23.680 They can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:08:24.980 We're not going to allow them to have a nuclear weapon.
00:08:27.980 So why is the media now shocked?
00:08:30.660 And the rest of the world shocked that Donald Trump is actually standing up and saying, yet again, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
00:08:38.500 It is truly amazing just how crazy the media has become.
00:08:42.440 And now they want to say, oh, well, what's really happening here is Donald Trump is warmongering.
00:08:47.880 Going to get us into World War III.
00:08:50.000 Here's what I can say.
00:08:51.180 It is obvious that the President of the United States of America wasn't lying.
00:08:55.300 And he was telling you the truth in 15 and 16 and 17 and 18 and 2019 and 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
00:09:05.680 When he said that Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon.
00:09:10.400 There's also something else that's happening right now in the Senate.
00:09:14.040 52 Republican senators are now agreeing with President Trump.
00:09:17.860 Senator Cruz talking to Ben Shapiro saying this.
00:09:21.020 Well, Ben, as you know, I led a letter of 52 Republican senators that we all came together and we said we agree with President Donald J. Trump.
00:09:29.740 President Trump has said repeatedly the red line is that Iran must have complete dismantlement of its enrichment capacity, that every centrifuge must be shut down.
00:09:40.700 They must have no capacity to enrich uranium at all.
00:09:43.680 Now, what President Trump said is you can either do that nicely through diplomacy or you can do that through warfare.
00:09:50.120 So it's very clear that President Trump is building a coalition with many members on Capitol Hill.
00:09:55.680 And then there's also speculation about what could be next.
00:09:58.800 In fact, according to Israeli Channel 14, President Trump, they are now reporting, is expected, their words, to sign an order in the coming hours to formally join the war between Israel and Iran.
00:10:13.740 Channel 14 in Israel saying this.
00:10:16.040 There are also reports that the U.S. itself is already attacking Tehran.
00:10:20.780 There is very, very significant development in the coming hours that the Americans are behind them and are moving forces towards the Middle East, moving aircraft carriers and planes in general towards the Middle East, really to reinforce the forces and enter the war in a very, very official way.
00:10:38.140 Now, again, this is coming from Israeli Channel 14.
00:10:42.280 It is obvious that there's a lot that is moving right now.
00:10:45.560 Some of it may turn out to be very real.
00:10:48.160 Other reports may be inaccurate, but there's one thing you can take to the bank.
00:10:53.100 That is that Donald Trump has said over and over again that Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon.
00:10:59.180 We know that Israel and the people there are under attack and surrounded on all sides.
00:11:04.160 And it's also very clear that the president says we will stand with Israel, allowing Israel to protect and also to defend itself.
00:11:12.120 Now, the Israeli ambassador also was on TV earlier saying this about what's happening.
00:11:18.160 It's pulled off a number of surprises.
00:11:19.160 When the dust settles, you're going to see some surprises on Thursday night and Friday that will make the beeper operation almost seem simple.
00:11:32.600 That is the Israeli ambassador saying that the world should expect a, quote, surprise later this week in its attacks on Iran that will make the Mossad Hezbollah pager operation, quote, look simple.
00:11:46.820 Now, the president of the United States of America leaving the summit to go back to Washington.
00:11:51.540 What happens next for the U.S.?
00:11:53.600 We don't know.
00:11:54.600 But what we do know is that the president is clearly standing side by side with our ally Israel.
00:12:00.360 Thank you for listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
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