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Show Notes · June 15, 2026

9:00 · Show Open: Peace in Our Time?

Iran state television reported the deal, with an official signing set for Friday. Most observers remain skeptical that Iran will comply with the points agreed to.

• The reported terms appear to give President Trump what he wanted while Iran received little of what it demanded.
• When the deal is signed, where does this leave Netanyahu and the United States relationship with Israel?
• If Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon, could that action put the deal in jeopardy?

Panelist: Brady Knox, Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Washington Examiner · @Brady_k6 · Examiner author page

9:20 · Biolab Disclosure and the Abraham Accords

On her way out the door, outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard told the public the United States funded more than 120 biolabs in 30 countries. On the Iran deal, the bigger question is whether Gulf States sign on to the Abraham Accords.

• Gabbard said the United States funded over 120 biolabs in 30 countries. Will those involved face prosecution at home and abroad?
• With a deal in hand, will Gulf States agree to sign on to the Abraham Accords?

Panelist: Brady Knox, Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Washington Examiner · @Brady_k6

9:35 · Jake Smith Monologue

"A lot can happen between today and Friday."

9:45 · DIAL Survey #1: Will Iran Comply?

The first DIAL survey puts the deal to the audience: compliance, the United States and Israel relationship, and Hezbollah.

• Do you believe Iran will comply with the deal President Trump announced?
• If Israel is unhappy with the deal, how will the United States and Israel relationship be affected?
• Will Israel put that relationship at risk if it continues to strike Hezbollah in Lebanon?
• If Iran is incentivized to remain within the deal, where does that leave Hezbollah?
• If Iran is prevented from developing and possessing a nuclear weapon, is that the ultimate victory for Netanyahu?

Panelist: EJ Kimball, Director of Policy, U.S. Israel Education Association · usieducation.org

10:00 · DIAL Survey #2: Contrasting Objectives

The United States and Israel entered the war with contrasting objectives. Has the partnership been damaged? Plus the G7 and the Strait of Hormuz.

• Has the United States and Israel partnership been damaged because the two objectives differed?
• With Trump at the G7, what effect will the announcement of the Iran deal have at the summit?
• What will the back room discussions be like?
• What happens to the blockade? Will the United States remove its naval assets from the Strait of Hormuz?
• Will Iran violate the agreement at the outset and continue to charge tolls?
• If the deal is signed Friday, the United States would have gained what it wanted at the outset, short of Tehran's unconditional surrender. What has Israel gained when issues in Lebanon remain unresolved?
• Will Iran, through this deal and its hope for sanctions relief, put the kibosh on Hezbollah?
• When negotiations on Iran's nuclear program continue after Friday, what happens if the regime falls into a pattern of delay?

Panelist: Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (ret), Host, Dangerous Intellectuals Podcast, Episode 40: Mike Arnold and Christian Genocide in Nigeria · dangerousintellectuals.com

10:20 · Iran's Nuclear Material, the Putin Call, and France

Who secures Iran's nuclear material? Plus Gabbard's biolab disclosure, a Putin call, unrest in Belfast, and a tariff warning to France.

• Who will be responsible for the search and destruction of Iran's nuclear material?
• Do we permit the United Nations and China into the mix?
• What did you make of outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard's disclosure that taxpayers funded over 120 biolabs in 30 different countries?
• Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, congratulating him on his 80th birthday and discussing relations between Moscow and Washington, according to the Kremlin.
• During the call, which lasted just under an hour, Trump again called for an end to the war in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
• They agreed that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would visit Russia again soon. Putin said that if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants a meeting, he should come to Moscow, an offer Zelensky has consistently rejected. (CNN)
• What is next on Trump's agenda, Cuba or Russia and Ukraine?
• What is your analysis of the uprising in Belfast over the past week and the response by the Northern Ireland government and Number 10 Downing Street?
• Trump threatens France. He warned that unless Paris drops its digital tax on American tech companies, the US will have no choice but to place 100% tariffs on French wines. (NY Post)

Panelist: Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (ret), Host, Dangerous Intellectuals Podcast · dangerousintellectuals.com

10:30 · Reading the Agreement: The Strait and the IRGC

A retired Navy captain assesses the reported terms, the Strait of Hormuz, and the IRGC.

• If we look at the reported peace agreement, the United States receives what it demanded and Iran receives little. Do you agree?
• Iran demanded that the United States remove its troops from the Middle East, and they are not going anywhere.
• What about mines that may still be floating in the Strait of Hormuz? Who has the responsibility to remove them?
• Does this agreement weaken the IRGC in any way? They were the fly in the ointment.

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

10:50 · Markets, Oil Prices, and the PPI

If the peace agreement holds, what happens to stocks, commodities, and the price of oil? And how soon does inflation ease after a soft PPI?

• If the Iran peace agreement holds, what effect will this have on the stock and commodity markets?
• How low could the price of oil go?
• The latest PPI numbers were not good. How soon will inflationary pressure recede?

Panelist: Anthony Esposito, Founder and CEO, Ascalon VI Capital · ascalonvicapital.com

11:00 · The Vanishing Black Family

The Vanishing Black Family explores long term changes in marriage and family structure and what they mean for economic mobility, education, and community stability today.

• Why is family structure increasingly part of the economic conversation?
• What changed in the 1960s, and why does it still matter today?
• The connection between marriage trends and the well being of children.
• What could a modern family stability discussion look like?

Panelist: Delano Squires, Director of the DeVos Center for Human Flourishing at the Heritage Foundation, and author of The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare and Feminism Made Marriage Optional and Children Vulnerable · Book details · heritage.org bio

11:30 · DIAL Survey #3: How History Records the Deal

The final DIAL survey looks ahead to how this moment is remembered.

• How will history record this deal with Iran? Will most Americans focus on an Iran kept from nuclear weapons or on gasoline prices?
• When all is said and done, how will history record the Iran War?

Panelist (Publius Special): Jared Knott, author of Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Book 2: The Many Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever, and the international bestselling Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever · Author · Book 2 · Book 1

11:50 · Salute the Troops

Your News Talk America salutes the men and women serving in uniform.

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