HOT TOPICS | BREAKING: World At War? - June 23rd, 2025
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Good Monday morning, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Welcome to Hot Topics, 10 a.m. Eastern Time. We're glad that you're here. Make sure you hit the thumbs up. Make sure you hit the like. You know, it affects the algorithm. More people become aware. So please, can you guys do me a promise, a favor, and hit the like button so folks can know the engagement is great and we want it to be even greater. Debbie Navarro, good morning, Lemon Nation. Hello, everybody. Let me know where you are streaming or watching our stream from, where you are watching us from, where you are getting up and getting ready or either at work or walking your dog or out in your garden. Let us know what you're doing. Some folks are watching us on the television.
Doing their chores. Most people are watching us on the television, which is surprising. And then also the next thing that people watch us on is their smartphone. So let us know. Hello, Arkansas. Hi, Nisi. I was going to tell you. Oh, speaking of Nisi, I saw Nisi Nash this weekend. We'll talk about that. Good morning, Carla. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Make sure you while we have people joining members already. Thank you for that. And make sure you hit that subscribe button. It's on the bottom right hand of the screen right below the comments section. Right near the comments. Hi, Yadira Dale. Hi, Netting. We have a big show planned for you. What in the world is going on? I mean, are we now in the middle of a war?
I mean, is it going to be a world war? I don't know. That may sound a bit hyperbolic, but you never know with this. Excuse me. Thank you, Ronald Barnett Jr. Welcome to the New Members. You never know with this particular president what's real, what's not, what's true, and what's not. You do not know because you don't know when he's telling the truth or not, which is rare. And so he is talking about all of these things, about the war and how he got rid of Iran's nuclear capabilities when the intelligence shows from his own national security perspective. head of national intelligence, that Iran was not near. That's what his own person is saying, Tulsi Gabbard. Now she's sidelined. We'll talk about that. So good morning, everybody.
Welcome to the Don Lemon Show. Welcome to Hot Topics. If you're watching us this morning on YouTube, thank you. As I said, make sure you hit the thumbs up. Pardon me. A little scratchy. Excuse me. And if you're watching us on Substack, we're offered Substack the link this morning so that they can check us out to see what we do over here on YouTube. And then welcome to the folks who are watching us on TikTok and the folks who are watching us on Instagram and Facebook as well. So rather than water, I have yogurt, like a drinkable yogurt in this cup. And that's not helping. Let's see if I'll coat my throat. It'll make it better. So anyway, good morning. We are on the air now streaming to you with three major questions.
None of which the Trump administration has been able to clearly answer for anyone after this whole military operation. Some people will say taking us into war. Is the United States at war with Iran? Okay, you guys tell me what you think. Is the United States seeking regime change in Iran? OK, did the United States actually destroy all of the enriched uranium at Natanz, at Isfahan or at Fordell? Did they destroy all of the enriched uranium at these three sites or did the Iranians manage to move any material, any and all or some of the material? before our strikes. We've received conflicting information from the press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, the vice president, J.D.
Vance, and President Donald Trump. Now, it is, to use a highly technical term, a complete and utter, on a Monday morning, shitshow is what it is. And they have been out, the whole Trump, everybody, the whole brigade has been out This is a successful mission. Now, here's what I'm going to tell you what the strategy is, because, again, I know this stuff. I've been doing it for a long time. Here's what the strategy is.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:17–12:04
2
Is the United States officially at war with Iran after Operation Midnight Hammer?
12:04–13:55
3
Did the strikes destroy Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles or could material have been moved?
13:55–23:26
4
What happened during the U.S. strikes on Iran and how were they executed?
23:26–54:03
5
Are the Trump administration’s statements about regime change and the mission consistent?
54:03–1:19:00
6
How likely is Iranian retaliation and could this expand into a wider regional war?
1:19:00–1:24:57
7
What contradictions exist between intelligence officials (like Tulsi Gabbard) and White House claims?
1:24:57–1:27:59
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