4AM ET 06/12/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 4AM ET, June 12, 2026

Main Theme:
This episode delivers breaking updates on key international and domestic issues: ongoing US-Iran tensions and the prospects for a peace deal, national security policy debates, the US men’s World Cup debut, intelligence leadership changes, developments on government surveillance reforms, immigration enforcement, and a reported mass deportation plan.

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US-Iran Peace Negotiations and Tensions

[00:02–00:55]

• President Trump suggests a peace deal with Iran is “close,” citing his decision to cancel further military strikes on Thursday.
• Fox’s Rich Edson clarifies Iran’s foreign ministry insists there’s "no finished deal."
• US Defense Officials: Iran continues aggressive posturing, targeting commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The US downed two Iranian attack drones.
• Reference to the potential US seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island, a crucial export hub for Iranian crude (handles ~90% of exports).
• Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker responds with a warning:

  "Wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse. Explode energy, infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years. You will see a different Iran."
  (Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, 00:41)

• US Navy blockades remain in place at the Strait of Hormuz until a formal agreement is signed.

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US Men’s National Soccer Team - World Cup Opener

[01:05–01:44]

• Team USA begins its World Cup campaign at home (Los Angeles Stadium) facing Paraguay.
• The background: Rematch from a contentious friendly in November featuring bench-clearing tensions.
• Christian Pulisic, US star, strikes a confident tone:

  "We’re a really good team able to compete with anyone and… we want to be a real force in this tournament."
  (Christian Pulisic, 01:33)

• Match kicks off: 9pm Eastern on Fox.

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National Intelligence Shakeup

[01:44–02:00]

• President Trump nominates Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, to replace Tulsi Gabbard who resigned last month.
• Trump urges the Senate for a swift confirmation.

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FISA Surveillance Program Expires

[02:39–03:27]

• Bipartisan opposition blocks extension of the government’s warrantless surveillance program (FISA 702); expires at midnight.
• Demands for reform: Lawmakers want warrants required for Americans’ information swept up in surveillance.
• Tensions over the president’s interim appointments affect negotiations.
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune expresses national security concern:

  "At a time when we’re hosting the World Cup, we’ve got 250th anniversary celebrations going on around this country. This is a time of risk for the American people."
  (John Thune, 03:10)

• Congress in recess until June 23, leaving the program lapsed.

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Immigration: Unaccompanied Minors and Criminal Conspiracies

[03:27–04:17]

• Homeland Security: Nearly 150,000 migrant children smuggled into the US during Biden’s presidency have been located under Trump’s administration (from an estimated 475,000 unaccompanied children crossings).
• Ongoing prosecution: Criminal network charged with exploiting government sponsorship programs and smuggling over a dozen children, with many victims suffering abuse:

  "These child victims of three Guatemalan nationals, many of them girls, were often sexually abused."
  (Acting US Attorney General, Todd Blanch, 04:07)

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Reported Mass Deportation Plan

[04:17–04:37]

• Trump administration reportedly preparing to deport a group of Iranian asylum seekers, as well as migrants from Syria, Afghanistan, and Turkey, to the Central African Republic.
• State Department not commenting; based on an exclusive Reuters report.

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Memorable Quotes & Key Moments

• "Wrong strategies and impulsive decisions… will reset the entire board for the worse… You will see a different Iran."
  (Iranian Parliament Speaker, 00:41)
• "We’re a really good team able to compete with anyone and… we want to be a real force in this tournament."
  (Christian Pulisic, 01:33)
• "This is a time of risk for the American people."
  (Senator John Thune, 03:10)
• "These child victims… were often sexually abused."
  (Todd Blanch, 04:07)

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Useful Timestamps

• US-Iran conflict & negotiations: 00:02–00:55
• World Cup preview: 01:05–01:44
• Intelligence nomination: 01:44–02:00
• FISA program lapses: 02:39–03:27
• Immigration enforcement: 03:27–04:17
• Mass deportation report: 04:17–04:37

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This summary covers the critical updates and statements, offering concise context on US foreign affairs, national security, major sports moments, immigration policy, and intelligence leadership featured in the June 12, 2026, 4AM ET Fox News Hourly Update.

Transcript

[A]

Not a done deal yet. I'm Chris DiMaio, Fox News. President Trump believes that a peace deal with Iran is close. The president canceling plans to carry out further attacks on Thursday. But Fox's Rich Edson explains that Iran's foreign Ministry says that there is no finished deal.

[B]

Senior US Defense official says Iran is still trying to hit commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. The US Military shot down two Iranian one way attack drones. There have been weeks of assertions an agreement to end the fighting was imminent. Threatened to seize Iran's Kharg island before the conflict began. About 90% of Iran's crude exports went through the island. The speaker of Iran's parliament responded, quote, wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse. Explode energy, infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years. You will see a different Iran.

[A]

The president said The Navy's blockade of ports along the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place until an agreement is signed. The US Plays its first World cup match tonight.

[C]

Team USA will begin its quest for a World cup tonight in front of their home fans at Los Angeles Stadium as the team faces Paraguay in its opening contest. These two squads faced each other in a friendly last November which saw benches clear and stoppage time. It should lead to a great opening contest in this World cup with the Americans trying to silence the critics. Star Christian Pulisic told reporters Thursday that he knows what his team is capable of. We're a really good team able to

[A]

compete with anyone and we're we want

[C]

to be a real force in this tournament. Kickoff is scheduled for 9pm Eastern on Fox. Tony Genu Aldo, FOX News President Trump

[A]

nominating Jay Clayton as director of National Intelligence yesterday. Clayton would replace Tulsi Gabbard who resigned last month. The president using or urging the Senate to confirm Clayton as soon as possible. America is listening to Fox News.

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Democrats in the Senate and Democrats and some Republicans in the House have blocked an extension of the government's warrantless surveillance program. So it expires tonight.

[E]

The House and then the Senate rejected an extension of FISA 702, while Democrats and some Republicans had demanded reforms, including requiring a warrant to obtain Americans information revealed by the surveillance. Democrats then rejected an extension over the president's selection of his federal housing finance director, Bill Polton, as temporary director of national Intelligence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on the Senate floor, at a time when

[B]

we're hosting the World cup, we've got 250th anniversary celebrations going on around this country. This is a time of risk for the American people.

[E]

House lawmakers have left town and are on break until June 23rd. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News.

[A]

The Trump administration says it's located nearly 150,000 migrant children illegally smuggled into the US during President Biden's term.

[F]

The US Homeland Security Department estimates that roughly 475,000 children crossed unaccompanied across the U. S. Mexico border during the years of the Biden administration and that efforts under the Trump administration have resulted in locating 146,000 so far. And people posing as sponsors to these migrant kids are now criminally charged.

[C]

A wide ranging conspiracy to smuggle more

[B]

than a dozen children into the United

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States by scamming the system and exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.

[F]

Todd Blanch, the acting US Attorney general. These child victims of three Guatemalan nationals, many of them girls, were often sexually abused. Eben Brown, FOX News.

[A]

The Trump administration reportedly preparing to deport a group of Iranian asylum seekers and other migrants to the Central African Republic. The State Department not commenting on the report by Reuters. According to the Reuters report, the flight includes people from Syria, Afghanistan and a Turkish national. I'm Chris Di Mao, this is fox.

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