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President Donald Trump is right to believe that Iran is in a historically vulnerable position right now.
The Assad regime is kaput. Hezbollah’s effectiveness has been dramatically reduced since Oct. 7. Hama is living underground among the rubble of Gaza.
However, even with a maximum pressure campaign, oil embargoes, domestic instability, two things will never change:
You can’t trust a word that comes out of the Iranian regime’s mouth, and their legitimacy hinges on acquiring nuclear weapons, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:”
“The pressure is all on Iran. Militarily. Diplomatically. Economically. Socially. Culturally. What do I mean by that? Culturally, there is about 30% to 40% of the country are non-Farsi Persian speakers. And they're very restive, angry. Power outages. The regime is unpopular. It's diverted billions of dollars to these terrorist appendages that now didn't pay off, that they're defunct.
“And so, Donald Trump thinks that he, with this maximum pressure, putting this crushing oil embargo—which by the way, Joe Biden lifted—that he can bring them to negotiations one last time.
“Personally, I don't think he can. Nothing that that regime has ever said is accurate. Nobody in the MAGA movement wants an optional war in the Middle East. But they will have nuclear weapons, perhaps in a year. So, what is the likely scenario?”
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What caused the massive power blackout in Spain and Portugal? Anti-fluoridation activists gain ground in the wake of RFK Jr's newest statement. A former Disney employee gets in hot water for hacking menus. Mexico hopes to popularize anti-narcocorridos. The tariff controversy surrounding Amazon and the White House. The FBI may be close to eating its own. All this and more in this week's Strange News segment.
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(00:21) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Warren Buffett’s plan to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
- The parallels between Berkshire’s succession planning and Apple’s transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook.
- The available cash, opportunities, and challenges ahead for Greg Abel and team.
Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, AAPL, BAC
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guest: Jim Gillies
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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After 60 years in charge, Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway later this year. Jessica Mendoza talks to WSJ’s Jason Zweig and Karen Langley about Buffet’s prolific career and Greg Abel, the man he chose to succeed him as CEO.
Further Listening:
- Does Warren Buffett Know Something We Don't?
- The Life of One of Wall Street's Greatest Investors
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Enzyme founder Mona El Isa.
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Enzyme founder Mona El Isa joins CoinDesk to discuss the current "strange bear market" in the crypto space, with a few assets remaining close to their highs while the broader market experiences significant underperformance. Plus, potential of a DeFi summer and the state of M&A in the crypto industry.
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The Trump administration is hoping tariffs will spur companies to bring manufacturing back to the United States. But a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that most companies are planning to deal with tariffs another way. (Spoiler alert: we totally saw this coming!) We’ll also discuss how the Department of Homeland Security is hoping to cut the cost of mass deportations. Plus, did Trump get the idea to reopen Alcatraz from a movie?
Here’s everything we talked about today:
-Post on Bluesky from Carl Quintanilla
-"Tariff Politics; Rent-Stabilized Tenants May See a Rent Hike; Surviving Wall Street; Celebrating NYC's Mexican Communities" from The Brian Lehrer Show
-"DHS Announces Historic Travel Assistance and Stipend for Voluntary Self-Deportation" from Department of Homeland Security
-"US offers $1,000 stipend to encourage migrants to self-deport" from Reuters
-"Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy" from American Immigration Council
-"Trump Seems to Have Decided to Reopen Alcatraz Because of a Movie" from The New Republic
-"Trump Says He Wants to Reopen Alcatraz as a Functioning Prison" from The New York Times
-"Met Gala 2025: Highlights from exhibit of Black style and designers" from AP News
-"'Tailoring Black Style': Dandyism shines at the 2025 Met Gala" from NPR
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