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Jun 2025
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Early U.S. Intel: Strikes Only Set Iran’...

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President Trump is at odds with his own Pentagon intelligence when it comes to the impacts of American strikes against Iran. Trump has been adamant that Iran’s nuclear program has been totally obliterated while at least one early intelligence assessment says otherwise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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