Evening Wire: Iran Rebuffs Peace Plan & Meta Loses Big | 3.25.26

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1:04Pakistani intermediaries. Pakistan offered to help facilitate talks and Turkey and Egypt have also emerged as possible venues if negotiations move forward. Even as President Trump says indirect contacts have shown progress, Iranian state media denies any high-level talks, and the U.S. is preparing to send additional forces to the region, including two more marine units. White House Secretary Caroline Levitt spoke at a press briefing today with more updates. More than 9,000 enemy targets have been struck to date. Iran's ballistic missile attacks and drone attacks are down by roughly 90%. We have destroyed more than 140 of their naval vessels. That's why you're beginning to see the regime look for an exit ramp. President Trump does not bluff, and he is prepared to unleash hell. Iran should not miscalculate again. The Department of War announced a series of new deals to quickly increase U.S. weapons production as the Trump administration pushes the defense industrial base toward quote wartime footing. Our Foreign Affairs reporter Cassia Kiva has more.

2:05The initiatives spanning missile systems, critical components, and missile defense are part of a broader effort to accelerate production and build officials are calling the arsenal of freedom. One of the new critical agreements is to accelerate production of the precision strike missile, a long-range weapon capable of striking targets at a range of more than 499 kilometers. Another will quadruple production of a key part used in the FAD missile defense system. This component enables interceptors to track and destroy incoming missiles moving up to 17,000 miles per hour. These initiatives come after President Trump issued an executive order in January, defense contractors from stock buybacks and dividend payments until they accelerate weapons production. The order warned that delays in underperformance by the contractors threatened national security, and that production has not yet met the needs of the U.S. military and its allies. The jump in oil prices is rippling through the world economy, including into a less obvious

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5:13swept cars from driveways and coded buildings in thick red volcanic mud. Daily wire reporter Lyndon Blake has more. The flooding damage hundreds of homes, schools, and a Maui hospital, while prompting more than 5,500 evacuation orders, though no deaths have been reported, 230 people had to be rescued from the rising waters. New downpours triggered more flooding Monday on Oahu's south side, as residents on the north shore cleaned up from last week's storms. Officials warned the damage could exceed $1 billion. Governor Josh Green caught at the state's most serious flooding since 2004. Thankfully, the National Weather Service said conditions are expected to ease, and the big island was able to cancel the flash flood watch this morning. Drought conditions have officials concerned that large parts of the U.S. may be in store for a historic wildfire season. Daily wire contributor Tim Pierce has the latest. Hot temperatures and low humidity have already created severe conditions across the Midwest and Southwest. Over the weekend, dozens of people across two Colorado counties

6:16evacuated their homes under threat from fires. The mild winter is also expected to strain water supplies that were already a concern in some of the nation's driest regions, especially within the Colorado River Basin. Officials from seven states have negotiated for years to find an answer to the coming water crisis, but have missed key deadlines of talks of stalled over what to do about the basin's falling water supplies. This episode is sponsored by Brickhouse Nutrition. You've probably heard about those weight loss injections that everyone's been talking about. And for good reason, the results can be pretty incredible. They work by helping regulate blood sugar and keeping your appetite and check. But here's the thing, not everyone wants to deal with weekly injections, especially when you start hearing about some of the side effects that can come with them. That's where lean comes in. It's a weight loss supplement developed by doctors, and people are seeing some really impressive results. The ingredients in lean are backed by research, showing that they can help lower blood sugar, turn to stored fat into energy, and reduce those constant cravings that make dieting so hard. This stuff is no joke.

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8:21predators online. Daily Wire homepage editor Jordan Schroder reports. A New Mexico jury considered arguments from the state attorney general which claimed the site violated state consumer protection laws. In a 2023 sting operation, government agents post as a 13-year-old girl online and discovered the account was, quote, simply inundated with images and targeted solicitations from abusers. Metaclaim the case was cherry picking examples, but the AG said internal communications reveal Meta knew there was a problem years ago. The next phase of the trial in May will determine whether Meta is liable to pay for programs to remedy the harm caused by their product. Disney's big bet for fans just fell apart before it even began. Daily Wire Entertainment reporter Amanda Harding explains. Open AI announced on Tuesday that it plans to shut down the video creation platform Sora which launched in 2024. It didn't give a reason for their decision. This news comes on the heels of Disney announcing a major $1 billion partnership agreement with the tech company which would have allowed open AI to use characters from Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel franchises in its

9:25Sora video generator. Much ado was made about users having the opportunity to create fan-inspired videos with Disney's licensed characters like Mickey Mouse with Disney plus adding some of those Sora generated videos as part of the exclusive deal. But that's all apparently off the table now as Disney ends its partnership with Open AI. A California University cancelled a debate for gubernatorial candidates due to a lack of diversity. Daily Wire political reporter Cameron R. Kand has more. USC used a data-driven formula to select which candidates would be invited to the debate. Six candidates, two Republicans and four Democrats were selected. Although the highest polling candidates were invited, California lawmakers raised concerns that all of the excluded candidates were people of color. And a letter to the USC president, California law makers wrote that quote, every excluded leading candidate, Javier Basera, Betty Yee, Tony Thurman, and Antonio Villarigosa is a person of color. They continued saying quote, if USC does not do the right thing,

10:28we call in California voters to boycott this debate. In response to the condemnation, USC decided to cancel the debate entirely. And a crowded field of contenders none of the candidates currently pull above 20 percent for the top two primary election in June. The maker of the game Fortnite Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees. Daily Wire Lifestyle reporter Lauren Baer has more. CEO Tim Sweeney in a memo to employees said quote, the downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making. And we have to make major cuts to keep the company funded. Fortnite rocketed to popularity soon after release in 2018, quickly becoming the most downloaded game in the world. Player counts and revenues steadily rose through 2023, but have recently taken a sharp downturn. While daily active Fortnite players averaged around 1.7 million in 2023 and 2024, the first months of 2026 have averaged less than 1

11:28million. Sweeney clarified in his statement that the layouts were not in any way related to AI. And an American who the Taliban held captive for over a year just returned to US soil. Daily Wire reporter's actual has the good news. Dennis Coil, who is held hostage for over 400 days set foot on US soil this morning after his release was secured by President Trump. Landing in San Antonio, Texas, Coil was reunited with his family who had spent nearly 14 months working to help secure his release. Coil had lived in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years as an academic researcher and maintained valid visas and work permits during his time there. Coils return to America comes two months after news nation hosts Katie Pavlich asked Trump about his case. At the time, Trump vowed to quote, take care of it on the White House rapid response ex-account which released footage of Coil's return. They wrote quote promises made promises kept. All right, this is your drive home updates. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com and in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including pressure

12:31ratcheting up in the DHS funding showdown. Trump deploying troops to the Middle East while looking for a diplomatic off-ramp for Iran and scotus hearing a mail-in ballot case that could affect the midterm elections. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Lion.