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6/19/2025 As the World Monitors Middle East Unrest, Iranians are Open to the Gospel and Grateful for Israel’s Efforts
June 19, 2025 · 59 min
Iran continues targeting Israeli civilian targets as Israel takes aim at Iranian military strongholds. Meanwhile, Iranians pray that Israel will set them free from their tyrannical dictatorships.
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In this video 0:00 Middle East Tensions and U.S. Involvement1:59 Domestic Issues and Cultural Debates4:35 Washington Watch and Christian Engagement8:35 Iran-Israel Conflict and Global Implications14:40 Cultural and Political Challenges in the U.S.0:59
1:10 It was such a shame. They were so close. You know, Iran was very close to signing what would have been a very good agreement for them, and maybe that could still happen, I guess. You know? They do wanna come and see us.
1:21 They wanna see me in the White House. That's a big statement. But, it's very late.
1:26 Is it enough of a statement to hold
1:29 off getting We're gonna see what happens.
1:31 But the question saloons whether the United States will get involved or not. Military analysts have suggested the US is the only country with weaponry capable of destroying Iran's top nuclear
1:43 facility, Fordow. The site is located deep inside a mountain and would require American bunker busters to destroy it. Experts have said Fordeau could manufacture a nuclear warhead
1:55 dangerously soon unless destroyed, leaving Trump with a difficult decision. Back stateside, hospitals are still receiving federal funding and pushing DEI.
Domestic Issues and Cultural Debates
2:07 A group called Consumers Research reported that children's hospitals like Cleveland Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins, and more have been advocating for DEI and transgenderism,
2:20 even going as far as promoting transgender procedures for minors. The director of consumers research authored multiple letters to Republican leaders urging them to investigate the issue. In
2:32 his letter to Trump, the director wrote there is justification for initiating a formal investigation. He specifically requested the president review their funding and tax exempt
2:44 status. Speaking of transgenderism, drag queens just performed in the Oregon House of Representatives. You heard that right. On the house floor, multiple drag
2:55 queens danced and lip sang for Oregon legislators. The performers were invited to, quote, recognize black drag queens in Oregon. The display was not short of its
3:07 critics. Republican state representative Duane Juncker called it outrageous and a complete waste of taxpayer money. He also pointed out the house floor is meant for serious
3:19 debate, lawmaking, and serving all Oregonians, not partisan spectacles designed to push cultural agendas. Moving from legislators to judges, the
3:30 Supreme Court will be announcing multiple decisions this month, 2 of which could have massive impact. 1 such case has to do with birthright citizenship. And for context, back
3:42 in January, Trump signed an executive order attempting to ban birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. Well, multiple judges issued injunctions blocking the
3:54 order from coming into effect. However, the court's decision will not be about whether Trump's action was constitutional or not. Instead, the case is meant to determine whether a district court has the
4:06 authority to freeze federal policy in the first place. A second case is about states being able to restrict Medicaid funding from going to abortion clinics like Planned Parenthood.
4:18 When South Carolina tried to end Medicaid enrollees from receiving coverage at abortion clinics, they were sued. The court's pending decision could prove pivotal for states cutting money from going to abortion
4:30 providers. And those are today's headlines. I'm Zachary Goll. Up next is Washington Watch with guest host Jody Heiss. We're back tomorrow with more stories that matter.
Washington Watch and Christian Engagement
4:51 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington, DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and
5:02 newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Heise.
5:10 Well, good afternoon, and welcome to this Thursday edition of Washington Watch. I am Jody Heise, a senior fellow here at the Family Research Council and deeply honored to be filling in today for
5:22 Tony. We've got a lot in the news. Let me give you some of the highlights that we'll be discuss discussing today. We'll begin with the Iranian regime that targeted Israel's, hospital, 1 of their larger
5:34 hospitals today in a missile attack. It took place earlier this morning. They wounded about 80 people and caused extensive damage.
5:43 This is exactly the face of this regime. It's a terror regime. We are targeting military targets, and they are targeting civilians. They are aiming to kill as many civilians as they can. And this is
5:54 exactly why we launched this operation.
5:58 Well, that was Israel Defense Force spoke, spokesperson Efe Defrin earlier today, and we'll get more details from Real Life Networks Daniel Cohen when he joins me here in just a few
6:10 moments, and he'll be joining us live from Israel. And then at the same time, we have many here in the US wondering whether or not we are going to get involved in the war between Israel and
6:21 Iran. Well, sound like we'll be finding out at least within the next 2 weeks.
6:27 I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my
6:39 decision whether or not to go within the next 2 weeks.
6:44 Alright. The next 2 weeks, that was White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt this afternoon. And Arizona congressman Andy Biggs will be joining me a little bit later in the program to talk about what the president
6:56 might decide to do. We'll also be discussing the house oversight committee's investigation into a billionaire who could be behind some of the nationwide protests that we've been watching,
7:08 including those recently in LA. And then while Pride Month certainly is a thing of the past for more and more Americans this year, there are
7:20 some who want to bring it back on the stage. For example, a folks catch this. Democrat lawmakers in Oregon decided to bring
7:32 a drag show to the floor of the state legislature yesterday. Unbelievable. Well, we'll be joined a little bit later in the program with a state representative from
7:43 Oregon, Dwayne Yonker, to talk about that. And then to close out the program today, I'll be joined by, doctor Harmoz Sherryat to discuss what's happening on the ground
7:55 in Iran. That's a powerful thing. You know, with so much is discussed about Israel. But what's happening in Iran as this war rages on, and what could
8:07 potentially hold as regard, in reference to the future if a regime change takes place in Iran. Some important questions that we'll be talking
8:18 about with Doctor. Sherryat. So we've got a lot coming your way as always. Our website, tony perkins dot com. If you miss any portion of the program, you wanna be sure to check it out there. And, of course, there are
8:29 also tons of resources available there for you as well. Tony perkins dot com. Alright. Let's begin with the missile strikes that Iran unleashed on Israel earlier this morning.
Iran-Israel Conflict and Global Implications
8:41 1 of those at least hit the largest hospital in southern Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site today and he is vowing retaliation
8:53 against Iran and their nuclear threat. And here to fill us in on the details live from Israel is Daniel Cohen. He is the host of the upcoming Daniel Cohen show on
9:05 Real Life Network. And, Daniel, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thank you for staying up late. It's good to have you.
9:12 It's great to be with you, Jody. How are you?
9:15 I'm doing great. I hope, number 1, that you're staying safe. And with that, fill us in on the hospital strike and overall, what's going on right now?
9:24 Well, yeah, Jody. Things are escalating. They're not getting quieter here. We woke up in the morning this morning to sirens, a double siren again, and more ballistic missiles from
9:36 Iran. And this 1 was something. 30 ballistic missiles, in fact. We've had we've been woken up in the middle of the night 3, 4 times a night. But this morning, we as you mentioned, Siroca Hospital, which serves, has a
9:48 thousand hospital beds. This is the largest hospital in southern Israel. It serves about 2000000 people. And all day, people here in Israel have been speaking of, that that this was a war crime,
10:00 that that this was most definitely a war crime carried out by Iran. Look. They've hit they've they've been launching at residential buildings. We've had fatalities here, people, in their apartments
10:11 sleeping. Think about my my children are asleep, and and there are ballistic missiles. Just think about this, America, for just a second. Your children are sleeping and people are launching ballistic missiles at your
10:20 family in the middle of the night. Apartments, synagogues, and and I just wanna remind everybody that if you're hearing people talk about this being a war crime, this is just the latest in a series of war
10:32 crimes. October seventh was bought and paid for by Iran. That was a war crime. There has been a system, for decades of Iran creating this ring of fire around Israel. Hamas, the Houthis,
10:44 Hezbollah. The these are all terror networks that have been attacking Israel. That is a war crime. Israel has wrecked every single 1 of them, Jody. 1 at a time, systematically has taken them out. The emperor,
10:55 Iran, has no clothes. And Israel has been, by the grace of God and by the strength of God, my goodness, if there hasn't been a lesson taught, you don't mess with God's covenant nation. Look at what Israel has been
11:07 able to do in less than a week. Complete air superiority going all the way back, in what? 5, 6 days in the first 48 hours. And so the questions that we need to be asking ourselves is not did did they cross the line?
11:19 They've already crossed the line, and they keep crossing the line. And hitting Soroka Hospital, I wanted to say you 1 thing that was a miracle, then I sent it back to you, Jody. Just yesterday, Israel's health ministry
11:29 decided to vacate they they they evacuated the wing of the hospital where that ballistic missile struck today. Think about how hard it must be having people receiving chemo, people in
11:40 in patients in a hospital bed, and those sirens go up. When I when we hear a siren in my house, I live just outside of Tel Aviv. We have 90 seconds to get to our bomb shelter in our basement. How do you move people in
11:51 beds in 90 seconds? Again, the hand of God, I think it was just a miracle, a miracle that just yesterday Israel said, we wanna we wanna scale back this particular wing of the hospital. And today, a missile struck,
12:02 and there were no fatalities. I think it was about a half dozen people that were slightly injured, Jody.
12:08 Wow. That that's stunning. Yeah. I was not aware of how how people were moved from that section of the hospital just yesterday. No question. Yeah. Daniel, the hand of God. How there there is no other
12:20 way to explain that. Yeah. Real quickly, these these strikes are being carried out against Israel are quite different from the strikes that Israel is
12:31 returning. Real quickly, explain to us the difference of the targets that Iran Right. Is choosing versus the targets that Israel is choosing.
12:40 Yeah. It's the first part of your question cut out, but I think you were asking me about the difference. Look. Iran's heart here Iran is a wounded animal. Iran is wounded. And it makes me ask myself the question, why did
12:52 it why did the world take so long? Israel is striking military sites, ballistic missile sites, nuclear sites. Israel has taken out
13:04 military commanders. Israel has taken out scientists that are creating the nuclear weapons that Iran has been bragging for 46 years, Jody. Since the Islamic res revolution in 19 79, they've been
13:15 bragging. They've been saying, we consider you, Israel. They they characterize the place I'm at as the little Satan and America as the great Satan. And as Israel has been strategically taking out
13:27 1 site after another after another, what is Iran doing? They're hitting residential buildings, synagogues, schools, and hospitals. I just I I wonder, did you know that, during World War 2,
13:39 Jody, there was actually an America First Commission. And Charles Lindbergh, I think you all know that he's a history. I don't have to go who he is. Charles Lindbergh actually was was the chairman of the America First
13:50 Commission. And I wanna address this with this audience because I think it's really important.
13:53 Gotta be
13:53 real quickly, Daniel. I've got a rough draft. People this this fracture, of people on the Reich, the conservative base. And he said, hey, it's Europe's war. Let's not get involved. Hitler hasn't attacked us. Let's not
14:04 after Pearl Harbor was struck, the America First Commission was disbanded. How many lives could have been saved? Hitler, Iran is vulnerable right now. America doesn't have to get boots on the ground, don't have to
14:16 spill any American blood, just support Israel. Israel is fighting radical Islam for the rest of the world, keeping the fight here in the Middle East instead of it in America's soil. Jody.
14:26 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much, Daniel Cohen, host of the upcoming Daniel Cohen show on Real Life Network. Cannot wait
14:34 God bless you, Jody.
14:34 For that to get underway. God bless you as well, Daniel. Alright. I wanna I wanna switch over real quickly. As all this war rages, president Trump is still considering potential US involvement in the conflict. AndShow more
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