Inside the UFC Terror Plot & The Iran Deal's 60-Day Clock | 6.19.26
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What new developments are there in the Iran deal negotiations?
The new 60-day window to negotiate a peace deal begins, and VP Vance says it all comes down to Iran's actions, not words.
It's going to be a holistic approach where we look at their behavior. Are they funding terrorism? Are they leading to attacks of other people? Are they trying to get centrifuges to redevelop their nuclear weapons program?
I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howell. It's Friday, June 19th. This is Morning Wire.
More details come to light about the terror plot targeting the White House UFC event.
The suspected ringleader here was actually a DACA recipient and a Mexican illegal immigrant who overstayed his visitor visa by more than two decades.
And we talked to Senator Josh Hawley about his demands of Major League Baseball after the targeting of Christian players.
They need to knock it off. I mean, they need to quit persecuting these players. They need to apologize to these players and they need to stop it.
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The 60-day window for negotiations is officially open, and the White House has ratcheted up its defense of the Iran deal, including Vice President J.D. Vance holding court and a press briefing to help quell concerns.
Joining us now to discuss is Ben Dominich, Daily Wire opinion editor and host of The Big Ben Show.
Who is the prime suspect in the UFC terror plot and what is his background?
Ben, two days in a row, we're on a roll.
Yeah, it's great to be with you, as always.
So the Iran deal continues to dominate the headlines. We wanted to start off specifically asking you about the J.D. Vance angle. He's really taken a central role in messaging on Iran, including the press briefing yesterday. First, what did we hear from him?
Look, I think J.D. Vance has made himself quite available to the press in the past week plus because he's been on this book tour. And the fact that it's coincident with this Iran deal being announced, this memorandum of understanding, is something that has led to him basically becoming the public face defending this. Whether that's something that he chose to do or not, he's leaned into it, and he certainly has performed, I think, admirably from the perspective of the White House and the president in fending off a lot of the different critiques that have been laid against this deal, both by Republicans in Congress and by people outside who are concerned that it includes a number of different aspects that could end up with Iran benefiting significantly, despite the fact that their military has been largely destroyed.
Right. And what is the defense now that we're hearing? You talked yesterday about how the Trump administration is basically asking us to trust them in this 60-day process. Did we hear anything new from Vance yesterday?
What Vance said is that essentially this MOU has a number of different things that aren't in it that they're trusting the Iranians to live up to. He referred to it as a gentleman's agreement. That's something that I think will probably ring a note of a little bit of skepticism in people's ears because it's the same phrase that was used during the Obama years about their deal with Iran.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What new developments are there in the Iran deal negotiations?
0:04–2:32
2
Who is the prime suspect in the UFC terror plot and what is his background?
2:32–8:12
3
What plans did the suspects have for the UFC event?
8:12–11:31
4
What are the implications of the Iran deal for U.S. foreign policy?
11:31–13:55
5
How is Vice President Vance involved in the Iran deal discussions?
13:55–16:32
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