Chapter 1: What recent developments are influencing the Strait of Hormuz?
Based on statements that were given to us yesterday, the day before yesterday, having to do with Japan, they are really stepping up to the plate.
U.S. allies in Europe and Asia signaled they're in on helping open up the Strait of Hormuz following days of pressure from President Trump. Will we see more NATO allies step up? I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Friday, March 20th.
Chapter 2: How are rising gas prices affecting Americans?
This is Morning Wire. As Iran hits another energy center, gas prices spike again. How high should Americans expect them to go? And is relief on the way? You know, everyone asks, why can't we just pump more here? Well, we can and we will. But that doesn't solve the issue that we are part of the global energy markets.
Chapter 3: What is the current status of U.S. military involvement in Iran?
And the legacy of left-wing labor icon Cesar Chavez is shaken by shocking new allegations.
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Chapter 4: How are global oil prices impacted by the Iran conflict?
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U.S. allies in Europe and Asia signal that they too may get involved in the war in Iran after pressure from President Trump. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce is here to talk about the latest on the war in Iran. First, though, we'd like to note that six American service members who were killed in action were returned this week. Our military leadership honored them at a press conference yesterday.
What did we hear at that event? Right. War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Cain welcomed their caskets back to the States at Dover Air Force Base. And then they honored them and their memory at a press conference yesterday morning.
And I want to mention their names this morning. From the 6th Aerial Refueling Wing out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, but stationed as part of an active associate unit at Birmingham, Alabama, Major Alex Klinner, John Alex Klinner, Major Arianna Savino, she was posthumously promoted from captain to major, and Technical Sergeant Ashley Pruitt, the boom operator on that crew.
From the 121st Area of Fueling Ring, Ohio Air National Guard, out of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Captain Seth Koval, Captain Curtis Ankt, and now Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons, who was also promoted in the boom operator on that crew.
Well, our hearts are with those families. Now, after some initial resistance, it appears there has been some movement among U.S. allies to get involved in the war in Iran.
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Chapter 5: What allegations have emerged against Cesar Chavez?
What are we seeing? Yeah, that's right. Trump has pushed allies in Europe and Asia to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. As you said, that initial resistance seemed to crack a little bit yesterday. NATO Chief Mark Rutte is one of the most significant voices here, and here he was recognizing the world's interest in securing the Strait.
When it comes to the Hormuz Strait,
Chapter 6: Who is Cesar Chavez and why is his legacy significant?
Everybody agrees this trade cannot stay closed. It has to open up again as soon as possible. I am confident that allies, as always, will do everything in support of our shared interests.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi met with President Trump at the White House yesterday, and she had a similar message.
I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world. And to do so, I am ready to reach out to many of the partners in the international community to achieve our objective together.
Now, of course, words are a long way from action, but it does look like Trump's pressure is having an impact. And a big reason for that could be that Europe wants to avoid charges of hypocrisy over its request for USAID to Ukraine. Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, who is not a friend of the president now, made that point yesterday.
Kaya Kalas is one of those, the EU High Commissioner for Foreign Policy, who has been saying Iran is not Europe's war. That kind of rhetoric could very well lead Donald Trump to say, well, all right, it's not Europe's war. Guess what? Ukraine is not America's war.
And we'll have to see if any of this actually translates to concrete support for the U.S.
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Chapter 7: What reactions are coming from Democrats regarding Chavez's allegations?
in Hormuz. Now, what's the latest on the war itself? The administration recently asked Congress for an additional $200 billion in funding for the military. How is it justifying that request? Yeah, as Hegseth said yesterday morning, it takes money to kill bad guys. And he says the military has been doing a lot of that and intends to do a lot more.
To date, we've struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure. That is not incremental. That is overwhelming force applied with precision. As I've said from day one, our capabilities continue to build. Iran's continue to degrade.
Chapter 8: How are communities responding to the allegations against Chavez?
Trump also noted later at the White House that the military needs the funds for other operations as well. On the status of the actual war, Trump and Hegseth said yesterday that Iran's leadership has been decimated. And then the Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said yesterday that there are now defections at all levels of the Iranian regime and that it will likely collapse soon.
And that will trigger a new phase that would hopefully include the rise of a better government with support from the Iranian people. Well, hopefully so, and hopefully sooner rather than later. Tim, thanks for joining us.
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Global oil prices surge as the disruption in energy production and distribution from the Iran operation continues to snowball. Joining us now to discuss is Victoria Coates, a foreign policy expert at Heritage Foundation and the former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Victoria, thank you so much for coming on. Of course. Happy to. So let's start here at home.
We've seen gas prices rise dramatically in the last few days. I know I have personally. What should Americans be bracing for? How high will prices go? Well, this is obviously a very strong concern, and it's not lost on anyone in the White House, including President Trump, that the American midterms are coming and that gas prices over the summer are going to be a major issue.
So they have every incentive in the world to bring this conflict to a close as soon as they, you know, efficiently can. And I think you'll see those prices start to come down actually quite quickly because there's a glut of oil on the water that can't move. The minute the strait is opened, that oil can start moving.
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