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President Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over · The Daily Article

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Good morning, and welcome to the Daily Article Podcast from Denison Forum.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's Wednesday, July 8th, 2026.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is an automated reading of today's Daily article authored by Dr. Jim Denison.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Today's article is titled, President Trump says, ceasefire with Iran is over.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: President Trump said this morning that he believes his ceasefire deal with Iran is over.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He told reporters that a NATO summit in Ankara Turkey, to me, I think it's over.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't want to deal with them anymore.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He added their liars, their cheats, their sick people.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now I'll let our wonderful negotiators keep talking if they want, but I don't see it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Oil prices jumped after the president's comments.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: With futures rising more than 5% higher at roughly $78 a barrel, which is far above their pre-war price.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When I saw the breaking news, I did not want to write about it for two reasons.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: One is that I'd like to focus on a topic that is more encouraging and relevant than a back and forth conflict that has been going on for months with no apparent end.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The other is that I had no idea what I could say that I have not said about Iran and the Middle East over recent years.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Then good news emerged in my mind that led me to today's article.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: To explain it, first I'll need to sketch the background for today's headline.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Mr. Trump's remarks came after the U.S. and Iran-traded blows ignited by Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The U.S. military set it hit more than 80 targets, primarily on Iran's coast, along the Strait of Hormuz.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Iran responded with strikes, launching ballistic missiles and drones at Bahrain and Kuwait, both of which host U.S. military bases.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is the latest in a war that began on February 28th when the U.S. and Israel struck Iran over concerns about their nuclear and missile programs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Strikes took out the country's top leadership, hitting military sites across the country.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Iran responded by attacking its Arab Gulf neighbors and by shutting the straight through which 20% of the world's oil passes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In June, the President signed a memorandum of understanding that called for pausing the war for 60 days and reopening the straight while negotiations continued.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Iran, however, asserts sole control over the waterway, which was open to international shipping without fees or constraints before the war.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: All of this is occurring during a week-long funeral organized by Iran's government for their late Supreme Leader, Ayatola Ali Kamini, who was killed in February at the onset
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His body will be buried tomorrow in his hometown of Machad.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon, but apart from affecting the price of oil, the war doesn't seem relevant to our lives in any practical way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Our soldiers are in harm's way to a degree, but we don't have boots on the ground in Iran.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I have great concern for Israel, but it seems able to defend itself against Iranian aggression.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In short, while I would like there to be an end to this conflict,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Apart from following the news in a cursory way, I'd rather not think about it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The good news is that God doesn't feel the same way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: One of the many ways our Creator transcends his creation is with his present tense compassion for every single member of the human race, all $8.3 billion of us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Lord who knows when a sparrow falls from the sky and has numbered the hairs on every head, knows everything there is to know about every person who has ever lived and ever will.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You and I may not be passionate about each of the 93 million people living in Iran, but he is.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We may not think about those threatened by Iranian aggression in Bahrain and Kuwait, but he does.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is good news for them, of course, but it is also good news for us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Robert Sloan passed away suddenly on July 4th at the age of 77.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Sloan was my German professor in doctoral studies.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The president of Houston, Christian University, my alma mater.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The former president of Baylor University and a longtime friend.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I was shocked by the news as was everyone who heard it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His memorial service will be held this Friday on the HCU campus.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Sloan was one of the most brilliant scholars I've ever known, and a person who cared deeply for his students in the schools he led.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: However, unless you knew him or otherwise affected by his passing, you're probably wondering why I'm mentioning him this morning.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The reason is that his story is your story.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: One day, perhaps today, you will need the compassion of a loving God in ways the rest of us may not know.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Sloan's widow, Sue, and their seven children and extended family are grieving today, along with friends like me in ways you may not be.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But you will one day be grieving in ways we are not.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On that day, it will matter enormously that the same God who loves the Iranian people also loves you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you turn to him in faith, his tears for your grief and compassion for your pain will sustain your heart and comfort your soul.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His presence at your side, as you journey through the valley of suffering, will be your hope when all hope seems lost.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This day may be that day for you, if not that day will come, perhaps sooner than you imagine.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Today is therefore a good day to thank your father for being your father, and to love hurting people as he loves you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It is a good day to intercede for Dr. Sloan's family, and for the millions of people in the Middle East, directly affected by this ongoing conflict.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When you know how much God is in love with you, then you can only live your life radiating that love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Do you know how much God is in love with you today?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for listening to the Daily Article Podcast.
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