This 90-second NewsNation "Reality Check" update, filed from the White House, reports several developments related to US military activity and security policy in the Middle East. The host says the US is coming off another night of strikes, describing it as the 11th consecutive day that US forces in the region have targeted Iran’s ability to mine vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The segment also reports President Donald Trump travelled to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of four US soldiers killed in action, stating three were killed in Jordan over the weekend and one in Iraq, and noting it would be the third dignified transfer Trump has attended since February.
The host then references a Senate appropriations hearing involving Pete Hegseth (described in the segment as “Secretary of War”) and Joint Chiefs chair Dan Kaine, saying they presented a $67 billion request tied to the “war effort in Iran”, alongside a broader Pentagon budget request of $1.5 trillion, and warned of consequences if Congress does not meet the demand.
Finally, the segment reports a purported 30-year nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia that would allow Saudi uranium enrichment “only for civilian purposes”, and says Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued the US would not sign any deal that risks nuclear proliferation.
A NewsNation host reports that the US and Saudi Arabia have reached a claimed 30-year nuclear deal that would allow Saudi uranium enrichment for civilian purposes. The segment says Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to address proliferation concerns by arguing the US would not sign any agreement that risks nuclear proliferation.
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