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Summary
The episode focused on the Trump administration’s review of Iran’s latest interim-deal proposal as the US-Iran war reached the two-month mark. Bloomberg reporting said the proposal would swap mutual lifting of blockades around the Strait of Hormuz, include Iranian demands for war reparations and guarantees against another US strike, and defer nuclear talks for later. A guest argued the offer looked unserious and suggested the White House would likely counter while keeping military readiness high.
The program also covered rising political and media tensions at home. The host reported that President Trump and Melania Trump want ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about the first lady, while Kimmel defended the comment as a First Amendment issue and denied it was a call to violence. Separately, the White House correspondents dinner shooting continued to reverberate in Washington, with prosecutors charging the suspect with attempted assassination of the president.
Markets and corporate news reflected the strain of the conflict and AI concerns. Technology stocks fell, oil pushed Brent above $110 a barrel for a seventh straight gain, and the dollar strengthened. The show also noted disappointing OpenAI results, a roughly 10% drop in SoftBank shares, and the seating of jurors in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman over OpenAI’s founding mission.
Key takeaways
- The guest said Iran’s proposal was “unserious on its face” and unlikely to give the White House anything workable.
- Bloomberg reported that Iran wants mutual easing of Strait of Hormuz blockades, reparations, and delayed nuclear negotiations.
- The host said Trump is not satisfied with Iran’s latest suggestions, even as the administration keeps saying Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.
- Markets sold off on renewed AI-investment worries while Brent crude topped $110 a barrel for a seventh day.
- The episode said Kimmel is defending his joke as protected speech, while Trump and Melania Trump are pressing ABC to fire him.
Notable quotes
“The proposal was being discussed. I don't want to get ahead of the president or his national security team”
“It involves a mutual lifting of the blockades that are around the street of Hormuz right now”
“the president's red lines with respect to Iran have been made very, very clear”
“I can't tell what strategic exit the Americans are pursuing, especially since the Iranians are obviously negotiating very skillfully”
“It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination”
How the episode opens
Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio, news. — Good morning. I'm Nathan Hager — And I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the stories we're following today. — Karen, we begin with the latest on efforts to resolve the war with Iran. President Trump has gotten his national security team together to discuss the latest proposal from Thran for an interim deal. Here's White House press secretary Caroline Levit. The proposal was being discussed. I don't want to get ahead of the president or his national security team. What I will reiterate is that the president's red lines with respect to Iran have been made very, very clear.
Press secretary Caroline Levit spoke at a White House news conference heard live on Bloomberg radio. Bloomberg's Jumanna Bureti has more on what Iran is proposing. — It involves a mutual lifting of the blockades that are around the street of Hormuz right now. So, not just Iran lifting their blockade, but the US as well lifting theirs. In turn, Iran also asking for war reparations and guarantees that the US are not going to strike again. But crucially here, a deferral of negotiations around the nuclear file.
It's Bloomberg Middle East correspondent Jamanna Bureti in Dubai. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that Iran's offer is better than what the White House thought they'd submit, but the White House says tan still cannot be allowed to build a nuclear weapon.
Well, Nathan, criticism of the US from a world leader. Germany's Friedrich Mertz says the US had been humiliated by Iran. — At the moment, I can't tell what strategic exit the Americans are pursuing, especially since the Iranians are obviously negotiating very skillfully or perhaps very skillfully, refusing to negotiate and then letting the Americans travel to Islamabad only to send them back without any results.
From the episode’s captions: roughly the first two minutes, lightly cleaned. Keep watching on YouTube →
Topics
- iran deal
- trump national security
- kimmel first amendment
- ai investment concerns
- oil and strait of hormuz
Companies and tickers mentioned
- ABC
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