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Israel-Iran War Continues: How Will the US Respond?

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Show Notes

In today’s episode, we cover how Trump will respond to the Irsael-Iran strikes, the G7 summit is reduced to G6 after Trump’s premature departure, and Israeli tank fire kills 51 in Gaza waiting for aid.

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Sources:

✍️ How Will Trump Respond to the Israel-Iran War?

https://on.ft.com/4kERAv7 https://on.ft.com/3HKVWSJ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx23e4pzjg3o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx23e4jz2g0t

✍️ Other G7 updates

https://apnews.com/article/g7-summit-canada-trump-departure-ukraine-6c86a0a8463603c9b1a3e950382af0a2 https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-slams-publicity-seeking-macron-amid-early-g7-exit/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8gxp7dvepo

✍️ 51 Gazans Killed by Israeli Tank Fire

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-police-fire-teargas-protesters-after-death-blogger-custody-2025-06-17/ https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-gaza-aid-06-17-2025-7af5503ea7d2176674fba26d34f6ef74

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