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Daily Show Notes · June 10, 2026

9:06 · U.S. Strikes Iran After Apache Downing

The U.S. military responded to the downing of an Apache helicopter by striking a number of targets inside Iran. In all, 20 targets were hit, and Washington labeled the strikes self defense. Iran has denied any involvement in the downing of the Apache.

• According to CENTCOM, U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter jets struck Iranian air defense systems, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz using precision-guided munitions.
• President Trump described the strikes as very powerful.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued another warning to the United States, vowing Tehran would respond to any attack or threat, and telling U.S. forces to leave the region.
• Iran claimed it struck 21 targets at U.S. military bases, including F-35 fighter aircraft hangars in al-Azraq, Jordan, although U.S. officials have not confirmed the attack. (Fox News)
• Separate reporting says Iran attacked Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for the U.S. strikes on Iranian air defense, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites. (The Jerusalem Post)
• U.S. officials report that U.S. and Iran nuclear talks had moved well beyond the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, narrowing on four key issues regarding Iran's nuclear program before the recent strikes. (The Jerusalem Post)
• A cargo vessel reported being approached by a small craft carrying six armed people about 88 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Balhaf, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said. An exchange of fire followed and the craft turned away.
• Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced the ban is now in effect and warned that escalation will be met with escalation.
• Oil climbed nearly 1 percent after the new U.S. strikes on Iran.
• Open questions: How will the U.S. response affect negotiations? Are we negotiating with non-IRGC connected regime members, and do some inside the regime welcome a weakening of the IRGC?

Panelist: Joan Leslie McGill, Executive Director for the U.S.-Israel Education Association. Ms. McGill helps shape the organization's strategic initiatives to inform and educate senior U.S. policymakers about Israel.

9:20 · Lebanon: Hezbollah Turns to Drones

A senior Air Force officer says Hezbollah is relying on drones to prevent further IDF incursions into Lebanon. The officer said the forces understand the only way to succeed is to hunt the drone operators.

• Hezbollah is trying to prevent an Israeli ground maneuver deep inside Lebanese territory by hitting IDF soldiers with drones, according to a senior officer in the Air Force.
• A big advantage the IDF has in southern Lebanon today is that much of the area has been cleared of civilians.
• Egyptian political analyst Magdi Khalil, founder of the Middle East Freedom Forum, gave a sharp critique of Lebanon's political collapse on his current affairs program.
• Khalil attributed the crisis to the failure of Lebanese leaders, including Samir Geagea of the Lebanese Forces and former president Michel Aoun, as well as the influence of regional actors like Syria, Iran and Turkey.
• He argued that decades of political mismanagement, alliances with Hezbollah, and foreign interference have eroded Lebanon's sovereignty, weakened its Christian communities, and left the country vulnerable. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Open question: Why is Iran insisting that Hezbollah be part of any negotiated settlement, and how weakened are Iran's proxies if the IRGC has been damaged?

Panelist: Joan Leslie McGill, Executive Director for the U.S.-Israel Education Association.

9:35 · The Heroism of the Apache Pilots

A look at the heroism of the Apache crew, after an unexploded Iranian drone crashed into the cockpit, landing between the two pilots.

Panelists: DIAL Producers and Callers.

9:50 · Is Iran Using Hezbollah as a Negotiating Proxy?

Is the absence of a negotiated settlement between Iran and the United States tied to Israel's threat to eradicate Hezbollah from Lebanon? In essence, is Iran using Hezbollah as a negotiating proxy?

• Egyptian political analyst Magdi Khalil, founder of the Middle East Freedom Forum, critiqued Lebanon's political collapse, attributing the crisis to the failure of Lebanese leaders and to regional actors like Syria, Iran and Turkey.
• He argued that decades of mismanagement, alliances with Hezbollah, and foreign interference have eroded Lebanon's sovereignty. (The Jerusalem Post)
• As a former target of Islamic assassination himself, is the Ambassador concerned that releasing frozen Iranian assets as part of a settlement would let the regime rebuild its terrorist networks, as it has before?
• The Ambassador to tell listeners about the Coalition for a Safer Web and its work battling online extremism.

Panelist: Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco and President of the Coalition for a Safer Web, which battles online extremism.

10:08 · Founding Principles, the Jones Act and the Globalists

Do our founding principles still exist on Capitol Hill, and have most Americans given up on a government rooted in them? A look at the latest election results in Maine and California and whether they play into the hands of a globalist order.

• In Los Angeles, a Democratic Socialist backed candidate, Raman, advances to a runoff with Karen Bass in the mayoral election.
• As James Madison counseled, the states have the right and are duty bound to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil of any unconstitutional acts by the federal government.
• Kent Strang to explain what the Jones Act is and why he maintains it needs to go by way of congressional action.
• Economic news has been positive, with the CPI figure released in May standing at 4.2 percent. Even with higher energy prices, is this a marked improvement from the Biden years?
• Dr. Bonta, who has written about the financial reach of the globalists, on how America can free itself from that influence.

Panelists: Kent Strang, Managing Director of Americans for Prosperity; and Dr. Steve Bonta, Publisher of New American Magazine, the official publication of the John Birch Society.

10:20 · Primary Analysis: Maine, California and the Mace Upset

Nathan Worcester offers his analysis of the primary contests in Maine and California, and the shake ups in Washington.

• What to make of Susan Collins flipping her vote two days ago on the Save America Act.
• Nancy Mace was trounced in her primary by Trump supported South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. Is Nancy Mace's political career over?

Panelist: Nathan Worcester, Senior Reporter and award-winning journalist for the Epoch Times, based in Washington DC.

10:33 · Strait of Hormuz Strikes and the Apache

A closer look at the U.S. response to the downing of the Apache, with 20 targets hit across Iran and explosions reported at three strategic locations around the Strait of Hormuz.

• Iranian state media reported explosions in Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas and Jask county, three strategic locations around the Strait of Hormuz. What is the importance of hitting those targets?
• The U.S. labeled the strikes self defense. Iran denied involvement in the Apache downing and threatened Washington if it responded.
• According to CENTCOM, U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter jets struck Iranian air defense systems, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz using precision-guided munitions.
• President Trump described the strikes as very powerful.
• Captain Sadler to describe an Apache helicopter and how it is used by our military.

Panelist: Captain Brent Sadler, U.S. Navy (ret), Senior Research Fellow for Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology at the Allison Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation.

10:50 · New Rescue Technology and Iran's Capabilities

Two servicemembers aboard the Apache were rescued using a new type of sea craft. Captain Sadler describes the technology, never before tried, that rescued the crew in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi again warned the United States, vowing Tehran would respond to any attack or threat.
• Does Iran and the IRGC have the ability to launch a sustained attack against the U.S., Israel or neighboring Gulf states at this point?
• Is the Captain concerned that if additional frozen Iranian assets are part of a settlement, the regime will use that money to rebuild its terrorist infrastructure and networks?

Panelist: Captain Brent Sadler, U.S. Navy (ret), Heritage Foundation.

11:06 · Intelligence Analysis: Where Do We Go From Here?

Paul Davis offers his analysis of the U.S. response to the downing of an Apache helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.

• How did the Iranians take down the helicopter, and what to make of the method used to rescue the two pilots?
• Hezbollah is relying on drones to prevent further IDF incursions into Lebanon. Why is Iran protecting Hezbollah at this stage rather than enriched nuclear material?
• Where do we go from here? Do we continue the tit for tat activity and call it defensive, reach a negotiated settlement, or does full scale war resume?

Panelist: Paul Davis of the Institute of World Politics. Serving in the U.S. Army, Mr. Davis was the lead analyst for MNA-3 Syria and Lebanon and coordinated with the intelligence community from 2003 to 2005. He later served as lead intelligence analyst with the DIA's Iraq Division, responsible for military and political intelligence production in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

11:20 · The USMCA Trade Deal at Risk

What is going on with the USMCA trade deal, which is supposed to expire next month?

• As the United States, Mexico and Canada appear poised to miss the July deadline tied to key USMCA review and implementation issues, concerns are growing over renewed trade tensions, supply chain uncertainty, labor disputes and the future of North American economic cooperation. (Bloomberg)
• Why is the USMCA, a crowning Trump achievement from his first term, now at risk?

Panelist: Alejandro Martinez Araiza, head of the National Food and Commerce Union (SNAC), Mexico's leading labor organization representing workers in the commerce and food sectors.

11:33 · Accountability and the Climate Movement

Joel Gilbert on the evidence he says he has gathered, and on the state of the climate movement.

• Joel to lay out the evidence he says he has on Letitia James, Eric Swalwell and others.
• Before former DNI Tulsi Gabbard left office, there were repeated promises of damning evidence against members of the establishment and the so called deep state. Have Americans grown tired of promises to prosecute domestic enemies?
• Is the climate movement dead, and what is Al Gore going to do now?

Panelist: Joel Gilbert, Director of The Climate According to Al Gore.

11:50 · Salute the Troops

Today we honor SFC Michael J. Goble, who gave his life in service in Afghanistan. We thank him and his family for their sacrifice.

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