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📰 Today: Tucker Carlson grills Ted Cruz on Iran, NYT publishes editorial against American strike, Trump hints at increased military involvement!

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June 19, 2025

Today:

  1. Tucker Carlson grills Ted Cruz on Iran

  2. New York Times published editorial against American strike

  3. Trump hints at increased military involvement

Tucker Carlson grills Ted Cruz on Iran

American journalist and right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson sharply criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in a heated two-hour interview posted Wednesday. The fiery exchange focused on the Israeli lobby’s influence in American politics, the Russia-Ukraine war and potential military action against Iran.

Before the full interview aired, Carlson released a preview clip Tuesday night of the two conservatives battling it out over Cruz’s lack of knowledge on the Middle Eastern country.

New York Times published editorial against American strike

An editorial published by The New York Times on Wednesday cautioned the United States against joining Israel’s war with Iran, warning that such action would bypass constitutional limits on presidential power.

“Our laws are explicit on this point. An unprovoked American attack on Iran – one that could involve massive bombs known as bunker busters – would not be a police action or operation,” the editorial stated. “It would be war.”

Trump hints at increased military involvement

As tensions escalate, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a post on Truth Social, as signs of increased US involvement grow through both his online statements and military movements. 

Trump posted a warning urging “everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran” earlier in the day, only hours after his abrupt departure from the G7 summit in Canada on Monday. In a separate post, he insisted the move “has nothing to do with a ceasefire. Much bigger than that.”

📖 Quran Verse & Hadith of the Day: Patience

📖 Quran – Surah Baqarah, Verses 155,156

“We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure, who say when struck by a disaster, ‘Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will ËčallËș return.”

đŸ•Šïž Hadith – Riyad As Salihin, Book 1, Hadith 37

Abu Sa’id and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with them both) reported that Allah’s Messenger (ï·ș) said: “Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience.”

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