Vessel Hit in Strait of Hormuz

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update

Episode: Vessel Hit in Strait of Hormuz
Date: June 25, 2026
Host: Debra Valentine, with reports from Ayesha Hosny, Shannon Bream, Evan Brown
Theme/Purpose:
A concise roundup of breaking U.S. and international news, with an emphasis on recent military, political, legal, and immigration developments.

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Key Topics and Insights

1. U.S. Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution on Iran

• [00:03] Debra Valentine opens reporting that Senate Republicans, after meeting with President Trump, rejected a war powers resolution which would have limited Trump’s authority for further military action in Iran.
• [00:19] Ayesha Hosny (White House): President Trump “was on a victory lap” after convincing enough Senate Republicans to change their vote. The administration views the vote as a warning to Iran.
• Memorable quote:

  "He says that that has now put Iran on notice." — Ayesha Hosny (00:22)

2. Ship Attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

• [00:19] Ayesha Hosny: U.S. officials confirm Iran attacked a cargo ship after previously warning that unauthorized transit through the strait would have consequences.
• [00:49] Debra Valentine: The International Maritime Organization paused evacuations from the strait following this attack. The British military reported a vessel being hit near Oman, after several tankers followed a UN route.

3. U.S. Earthquake Assistance to Venezuela

• [00:49] Debra Valentine transitions to Venezuela’s crisis:
  • The U.S. is sending search and rescue teams in response to deadly earthquakes.
  • [01:21] Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking from Bahrain, confirms immediate American assistance.
  • Memorable quote:

    "That’s their most immediate need right now, is search and rescue efforts. They have a bunch of collapsed buildings and so they'll need a lot of help in terms of digging through that." — Marco Rubio (01:24)

  • The Venezuelan death toll is at least 188, with 200 more trapped.

4. Shifts in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

• [01:36] Debra Valentine: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy claims Russia is re-allocating major air defenses to protect high-value targets.

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5. Supreme Court Rulings

• [02:16] Debra Valentine: The Supreme Court issues impactful end-of-term decisions, reported by Shannon Bream.

Concealed Carry in Hawaii

• [02:24] Shannon Bream: Strikes down Hawaii rules requiring explicit property-owner permission for concealed carriers to enter private property, saying it “would impose a new burden on permit holders.”

Asylum Border Entry

• [02:47] Decision affirms that asylum-seekers not yet physically in the U.S. (e.g., waiting in Mexico) do not “arrive” for asylum eligibility.
• Memorable quote:

  "...the court said no. It says we decide only that an alien standing in Mexico does not, quote, unquote, arrive in the United States." — Shannon Bream (02:51)

Immigration: TPS and Metering

• [03:08] The Court supports Trump policy on metering (limiting asylum applicants per day), allowing the administration to revert to stricter protocols.
• Also sides with ending Temporary Protected Status for thousands of Syrians and Haitians.

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6. Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Facility Closes (Florida)

• [03:31] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces closure of the Everglades migrant detention center, “dubbed alligator alcatraz,” used primarily for detained criminal migrants pending deportation.
• [03:47] Evan Brown: The facility enabled nearly 21,000 deportations.
  • Memorable quote:

    “Almost 21,000 deportations. And those would be people, by and large who would have been released back into society in Florida had this space not been there.” — Evan Brown (03:47)

• [03:59] DeSantis addresses criticism about inhumane conditions and environmental impact.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On War Powers and Iran:

  "He says that that has now put Iran on notice."
  — Ayesha Hosny (00:22)

• On Venezuela Earthquakes:

  "That’s their most immediate need right now, is search and rescue efforts. They have a bunch of collapsed buildings and so they'll need a lot of help in terms of digging through that."
  — Marco Rubio (01:24)

• On Supreme Court’s Asylum Ruling:

  "...the court said no. It says we decide only that an alien standing in Mexico does not, quote, unquote, arrive in the United States."
  — Shannon Bream (02:51)

• On Migrant Facility Impact:

  “Almost 21,000 deportations. And those would be people, by and large who would have been released back into society in Florida had this space not been there.”
  — Evan Brown (03:47)

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Segment Timestamps

• 00:03 — Senate war powers vote on Iran
• 00:49 — Strait of Hormuz attack and IMO evacuation pause
• 01:21 — U.S. earthquake aid to Venezuela
• 01:36 — Russia-Ukraine defense updates
• 02:16 — Supreme Court term-end rulings (concealed carry, asylum, TPS)
• 03:31 — Florida detention center closure

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Tone and Flow

The episode stays characteristically brisk and serious, moving efficiently from national security issues to legal rulings to immigration enforcement, with a focus on implications of U.S. policy and international responses.

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Ideal for listeners needing a fast, reliable briefing on the day’s most pressing global and policy headlines.

Transcript

[Debra Valentine]

Reversing course. I'm Debra Valentine, Fox News. Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution early Thursday after a heated meeting with President Trump. The measure would have symbolically blocked further military action in Iran. Fox's Ayesha Hosny reports from the White House.

[Ayesha Hosny]

The president was on a victory lap, especially after convincing enough Senate Republicans to change their minds and block a war powers resolution to limit his authority over what's happening in Iran. He says that that has now put Iran on notice. But a US Official confirms for us that Iran attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran was warning ships that transiting the strait without authorization through them would be dealt with.

[Debra Valentine]

The International Maritime Organization has paused its plan to evacuate ships from the Strait of Hormuz. The move after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route by the UN the US is deploying assistance to Venezuela following deadly earthquakes within 30 seconds of each other. Speaking to reporters in Bahrain, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says American search and rescue teams are deployed to assist Venezuela.

[Marco Rubio]

We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia and Los Angeles. There'll be some others we'll add. That's their most immediate need right now, is search and rescue efforts. They have a bunch of collapsed buildings and so they'll need a lot of help in terms of digging through that.

[Debra Valentine]

The president of Venezuela's national assembly says the death toll from Thursday's back to back earthquakes have left at least 188 people dead. Rescuers are trying to free at least another 200 victims. Russia on the defense. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is moving a significant part of its air defenses to protect a handful of prime targets. America is listening to FOX News.

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[Debra Valentine]

Big end of term rulings from the Supreme Court today, including a new concealed carry ruling. Fox's Shannon Bream reports.

[Shannon Bream]

This was out of Hawaii, where if you have a concealed carry permit, which takes some doing there, the presumption under Hawaii law was that you couldn't take private property unless you got express permission from the owner of that private property. So things like shops or restaurants or really any private property. Well, the court shut that down today. They say that arrangement would impose a new burden on permit holders, people who've gotten these concealed carry permits. This other decision dealing with the border was about if you have to arrive in the US to start an asylum proceeding or an asylum claim, what if you're held on the side in New Mexico, you're not allowed to come in. Immigration advocates had said people should be accepted there, but the court said no. It says we decide only that an alien standing in Mexico does not, quote, unquote, arrive in the United States.

[Debra Valentine]

That ruling allows the Trump administration to return to limiting the number of people who can apply for asylum each day. It's called metering, dating back to President Obama's term. The court also sided with the Trump administration in ending temporary protected legal status for thousands of Syrian and Haitian immigrants. An immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades is now officially closed.

[Ron DeSantis]

Florida officials have now shuttered the pop up migrant detention center built atop a closed airstrip in the Everglades, dubbed alligator alcatraz. Governor Ron DeSantis says the facility gave federal agencies options when housing captured criminal migrants intended to be deported.

[Evan Brown]

Almost 21,000 deportations. And those would be people, by and large who would have been released back into society in Florida had this space not been there.

[Ron DeSantis]

The facility's use was criticized by some who claimed it was inhumane or that it impacted the sensitive wetlands surrounding it. Miami Evan Brown, FOX News.

[Debra Valentine]

I'm Deborah Valentine. This is FOX News.