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Chapter 1: What ultimatum did President Trump set for Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz?
The clock is ticking on President Trump's ultimatum to Iran, with just hours left in the country's power plants in the crosshairs. We have unlimited ammunition, we have the greatest equipment in the world, and we are decimating Iran. It's about time. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Monday, March 23rd, and this is Morning Wire.
With more airports at a crisis point over unpaid TSA agents staying home, President Trump sends in ICE.
Chapter 2: How is ICE being deployed to assist TSA amid the government shutdown?
Look at the line there. We have ICE agents who are trained and can provide assistance to agents.
And as the debate over Epic Fury and DHS rages in D.C., a new analysis finds that big tech is blacking out conservative reporting on the stories.
Zero coverage whatsoever. Why? Because the networks won't cover it.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Trump's threat to Iranian energy facilities?
And so who are the apps in bed with? The networks.
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Chapter 4: How have the Iranians responded to Trump's ultimatum?
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As the economic impact of the war in Iran grows, President Trump has offered a new threat to the regime, drawing a dramatic red line.
Cabot Phillips, host of Wired and Live, joins us now.
Chapter 5: What is the latest on gas prices and inflation due to the Iran conflict?
Hey, Cabot. So a lot happened over the weekend regarding the Iran war. And in the coming hours, a lot to track very carefully. We have this ultimatum. Let's start there. Clock is ticking on this. Where do things stand with Trump's big red line?
Yeah, the next 12 hours or so has the potential to be historic. So the Iranian regime has continued their blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. As we talked about all month long, that has wreaked havoc on the global energy supply. But on Saturday, President Trump issued an unprecedented threat to the regime, saying, quote,
Chapter 6: How is the DHS shutdown affecting airport security and travel?
starting with the biggest one first. And remember, the U.S. up to this point has largely avoided targeting Iranian energy facilities, including power plants and oil refineries, focusing instead on military targets. A major concern from the White House from the start was that those sorts of strikes would create even more turbulence in the global energy sector.
But it appears that Trump is now willing to take that risk. At the moment, the Strait of Hormuz is still blocked. The Iranians have not budged. And that means the 48-hour timeline will soon expire in just a few hours. So buckle up.
Indeed, it feels like this could end up being a breaking point, but we'll see. How have the Iranians responded so far?
Yeah, as you can imagine, as they've done with every other threat to this point, they struck a defiant tone.
Chapter 7: What role is Elon Musk playing in addressing TSA staffing issues?
saying, quote, if the enemy damages our power plants, nothing can stop us from continuing our operations to destroy the energy, oil, and industrial infrastructure of the U.S. and its allies in the region.
The country's foreign minister followed up with a statement of his own, saying that such strikes from Trump would violate, quote, international humanitarian law because it, quote, concerns civilian objects. Now, for obvious reasons, that is ironic coming from a regime that just slaughtered thousands, maybe tens of thousands of protesters in the streets.
But zooming out here from a strategic standpoint, there is no doubt the Iranians are boxed in here. On the one hand, maintaining the blockade of the Strait is undoubtedly their best shot at maintaining leverage. The thought is that they want to prolong the war as long as possible and use the blockade to negotiate a more favorable peace agreement at the end.
But on the other hand, if they maintain the blockade and Trump follows through with this threat— they risk decimating their economy. Losing that production capability obviously could cripple them. And if power goes out across the country, it could make an uprising of their own people even more likely.
All right, so the Iranians under a lot of pressure, to say the least. Now, there's growing economic concerns here at home. What is the latest on the economic fallout in the U.S.
? Yeah, this won't be news to most folks listening, but gas is going up fast.
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Chapter 8: How are news apps impacting conservative reporting during the Iran conflict?
Right now, the national average is $3.94 a gallon. At the start of the war, it was $2.98. That represents the largest one-month increase in gas since Hurricane Katrina. The bottom line is higher gas prices equals higher inflation. And that means not only higher prices, but higher interest rates.
Before the war, the expectation was that the Federal Reserve would continue cutting rates throughout the year. But given all of this economic uncertainty, the Fed is now expected to go the other way and actually raise rates. Traders now give about a 75% chance of rate hikes this summer. That is, it's hard to overstate, just a dramatic reversal.
And for President Trump, who we know obsesses over interest rates, inflation data, and market returns, it is even more pressure for him to wrap this conflict up as soon as possible.
Now, before we go, over the weekend, we saw a particularly concerning Iranian missile strike that was also revealing in many ways. What did we see there?
So the Iranians launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles targeting Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. That is a joint U.S. and British facility. Thankfully, those strikes did not hit their target, but here's why the attempt was so concerning. Diego Garcia is 2,000 miles away from Tehran, and this attempted strike proves for the first time
that the regime is capable of sending missiles far beyond the Persian Gulf. Keep in mind, 2,000 miles, that puts much of Central Europe in range. And it's worth noting, up until this war began, Iran had completely denied having missiles that could travel this sort of distance. So the White House says it is just further proof of why this operation was necessary to begin with.
Right, they've maintained that Iran has continued to be a major threat to the region and our interests, and here's evidence of that fact. Kevin, thanks so much for reporting. Absolutely.
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