June 23, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes. The US
Ambassador to the UN is defending saturday strikes on Iran.
At the Security Council meeting yesterday. Dorothy Camille Scha said,
for forty years, the Iranian government has called for death
to America and death to Israel, imposed of constant minister
(00:24):
the peace and security of its neighbors, the United States,
and the entire world. The time finally came for the
United States, in the defense of its ally and in
the defense of our own citizens and interest, to act decisively.
Sheay also warned Iran against retaliation. She said any Iranian
attack direct or indirect against Americans or American bases will
(00:46):
be met with devastating retaliation. The ambassador also urged the
UN to call for Iran to terminate its drive for
nuclear weapons. The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency is calling
an emergency meeting today after the US strikes on Iran
on nuclear sites over the weekend. President Trump says the strikes,
aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, obliterated
(01:07):
the nation's main atomic sites. The head of the IAEA
says he hopes inspectors can get on the ground in
Iran as soon as possible to assess the damage. The
bombings of Iranian nuclear sites are having an impact on
oil prices. Rob Martyr reports.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Skittish oil prices are jumping following the US air strikes
on Iran. US crude oil went up more than two
percent Sunday evening to seventy five dollars and sixty cents
per barrel. This comes as there is uncertainty regarding the
oil supply outlook in the Middle East. Iranian state media
reported earlier Sunday that the country's parliament supported closing the
Strait of hor Moves. According to the Energy Information Administration,
(01:45):
twenty percent of the crude oil consumed by the world
passed through the strait last year.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I'm Rob Bartier and.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
At least eight people are dead after a hot air
balloon crash Saturday in Brazil. More than a dozen others
were injured in the crash, which happened south of sal Paulolet,
who survived, told police that a fire started in the
basket and the balloon ended up falling. I'm Mark Neyfield.
Iran's foreign ministers headed to Moscow for urgent talks with
Russian President Vladimir Putin following the US air strikes against
(02:13):
Iranian nuclear sites. Lisa Curtin fills US in.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
According to media reports, Minister of Iranian Foreign Affairs Abas
Arachschi told reporters in Istanbul on Sunday that Iran and
Russia have a strategic partnership and always consult with each
other as close allies. The Kremlin has helped Iran with
its civilian nuclear program in exchange for supplying Russia with
military drones for its war in Ukraine. I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has announced that during his
and Cash Mattel's first three months in office, the agency
has conducted large scale sex predator operations. In a post
on x, Bongino said two child sex predators stings resulted
in the rescues of hundreds of children. In the post,
he wrote, Operation Restoring Justice apprehended two hundred and five
child sex predators and seven hundred and sixty four purveyors
(03:03):
while rescuing one hundred and fifteen children. A separate Operation
Soteria Shield resulted in the apprehension of two hundred and
forty four child predators and one hundred and nine children rescued.
Honolulu is once again the most desirable city in the
US to live, though it's not even among the top
twenty in the world. Here's Scott Carr.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
The rankings come from the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Livability
Index and are based on several factors including stability, healthcare, education,
and infrastructure. Honolulu tops the US ranking for the third
straight year. Atlanta takes second place, while Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Washington,
d C. Round out the top five in the US. Worldwide,
(03:43):
Honolulu only ranks twenty third. Copenhagen tops that list worldwide,
followed by Vienna, Austria, and Zurich, Switzerland. I'm Scott Carr.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
And How to Train Your Dragon is once again soaring
to the top of the box office. The live action
remake of the twenty ten animated film Home brought in
thirty seven million dollars in its second weekend. I Marked
Mayfield
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes. The US
Ambassador to the UN is defending saturday strikes on Iran.
At the Security Council meeting yesterday. Dorothy Camille Scha said,
for forty years, the Iranian government has called for death
to America and death to Israel, imposed of constant minister
(00:24):
the peace and security of its neighbors, the United States,
and the entire world. The time finally came for the
United States, in the defense of its ally and in
the defense of our own citizens and interest, to act decisively.
Sheay also warned Iran against retaliation. She said any Iranian
attack direct or indirect against Americans or American bases will
(00:46):
be met with devastating retaliation. The ambassador also urged the
UN to call for Iran to terminate its drive for
nuclear weapons. The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency is calling
an emergency meeting today after the US strikes on Iran
on nuclear sites over the weekend. President Trump says the strikes,
aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, obliterated
(01:07):
the nation's main atomic sites. The head of the IAEA
says he hopes inspectors can get on the ground in
Iran as soon as possible to assess the damage. The
bombings of Iranian nuclear sites are having an impact on
oil prices. Rob Martyr reports.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Skittish oil prices are jumping following the US air strikes
on Iran. US crude oil went up more than two
percent Sunday evening to seventy five dollars and sixty cents
per barrel. This comes as there is uncertainty regarding the
oil supply outlook in the Middle East. Iranian state media
reported earlier Sunday that the country's parliament supported closing the
Strait of hor Moves. According to the Energy Information Administration,
(01:45):
twenty percent of the crude oil consumed by the world
passed through the strait last year.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I'm Rob Bartier and.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
At least eight people are dead after a hot air
balloon crash Saturday in Brazil. More than a dozen others
were injured in the crash, which happened south of sal Paulolet,
who survived, told police that a fire started in the
basket and the balloon ended up falling. I'm Mark Neyfield.
Iran's foreign ministers headed to Moscow for urgent talks with
Russian President Vladimir Putin following the US air strikes against
(02:13):
Iranian nuclear sites. Lisa Curtin fills US in.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
According to media reports, Minister of Iranian Foreign Affairs Abas
Arachschi told reporters in Istanbul on Sunday that Iran and
Russia have a strategic partnership and always consult with each
other as close allies. The Kremlin has helped Iran with
its civilian nuclear program in exchange for supplying Russia with
military drones for its war in Ukraine. I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has announced that during his
and Cash Mattel's first three months in office, the agency
has conducted large scale sex predator operations. In a post
on x, Bongino said two child sex predators stings resulted
in the rescues of hundreds of children. In the post,
he wrote, Operation Restoring Justice apprehended two hundred and five
child sex predators and seven hundred and sixty four purveyors
(03:03):
while rescuing one hundred and fifteen children. A separate Operation
Soteria Shield resulted in the apprehension of two hundred and
forty four child predators and one hundred and nine children rescued.
Honolulu is once again the most desirable city in the
US to live, though it's not even among the top
twenty in the world. Here's Scott Carr.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
The rankings come from the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Livability
Index and are based on several factors including stability, healthcare, education,
and infrastructure. Honolulu tops the US ranking for the third
straight year. Atlanta takes second place, while Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Washington,
d C. Round out the top five in the US. Worldwide,
(03:43):
Honolulu only ranks twenty third. Copenhagen tops that list worldwide,
followed by Vienna, Austria, and Zurich, Switzerland. I'm Scott Carr.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
And How to Train Your Dragon is once again soaring
to the top of the box office. The live action
remake of the twenty ten animated film Home brought in
thirty seven million dollars in its second weekend. I Marked
Mayfield
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