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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Vance issues harsh warning to Israelis slamming Trump’s Iran deal Vice President JD Vance eviscerated Israeli officials who have criticized President Trump over the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, blasting them for complaining about the document that requires them to stop striking Hezbollah in Lebanon. Vance told reporters Israeli cabinet members had, in some cases, “very personally attacked the president of the United States.” “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,” he added, pointedly. “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time, and he happens to be the head of state of the world’s superpower.” Israeli media outlets unleashed a barrage of criticism against the agreement between Washington and Tehran, with some commentators branding it “a catastrophic capitulation” and “a betrayal” of Israeli security interests. Vance Says US Eases Iran Blockade Under Accord Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the U.S. Navy has allowed more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports, lifting a blockade as part of an agreement to end the war. Vance made the announcement at a White House press briefing, where he said more oil is now flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Republican vice president said more than 12.5 million barrels went through the shipping channel Wednesday night. “So we’re also honoring our end of the early part of the agreement on the military side,” Vance said, citing it as an immediate benefit of the deal as he downplayed criticism that the agreement tilts in favor of Iran.
Eases Iran Blockade Under Accord Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the U.S. Navy has allowed more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports, lifting a blockade as part of an agreement to end the war. Vance made the announcement at a White House press briefing, where he said more oil is now flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Republican vice president said more than 12.5 million barrels went through the shipping channel Wednesday night. And in an extraordinary rebuke, he warned U.S. critics in Israel against “attacking the only powerful ally” it has left. He lashed out at members of the Israeli government, warning them that “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time.”
Iran Declares 'Superpower' Status After Defeating 'Two Nuclear Powers' Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Thursday took a victory lap with the newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the United States, declaring that his country "defeated two nuclear powers … we truly are a superpower." Critically, Baghaei said the agreement preserves Iran's ballistic missile program — a major win for the Iranians because the Trump administration had ripped up former President Barack Obama's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), claiming it did not prevent such weapons, and President Donald Trump said at the outbreak of the war that stopping the program was critical for the U.S. and Israel. Speaking to Iranian state television after the agreement was finalized, Baghaei confirmed that the memorandum had been signed by both countries and said the Persian and English texts were identical. Baghaei emphasized that implementation would be more difficult than negotiating the agreement and warned that Tehran would closely scrutinize Washington's compliance. "Iran will monitor the U.S.' compliance without any leniency," he said, adding that Iran would not fulfill its end of the agreement if Washington "evades its obligations." Homeland Security identifies alleged 'ringleader' of UFC White House terror plot as 'illegal alien from Mexico' FBI arrested 31-year-old Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez earlier this week in Omaha, Nebraska, for his alleged role as “ringleader” in the terror plot against UFC White House last weekend in Washington, DC. Four other co-conspirators including 19-year-old Tycen Proper were arrested over the weekend in Ohio, Missouri, and California. That’s according to an update from Homeland Security. “This illegal alien from Mexico should never have been allowed in our country. He was the ringleader of a failed terror attack targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “He and his co-conspirators now face charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit violence on White House grounds. He will face justice and swiftly be removed from our country.” In all, 23 suspects have been identified in the terror plot, which targeted President Trump and other high-ranking officials at the UFC White House event through explosive-laden drone attacks and coordinated sniper fire. Alvarez and his co-conspirators face federal charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit violence on White House grounds. 'Pure hell' in Moscow as Ukrainian drones strike major refinery supplying capital's fuel market Machine-gunners were deployed around Red Square and flights suspended as 16 people were reported injured across the region Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, striking a major oil refinery in the Russian capital and sending thick black smoke over parts of the city, according to Russian officials and multiple reports. The Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district — one of the capital region’s key fuel facilities — was hit overnight Thursday, marking the second reported strike on the site in three days. Videos circulating online showed large flames and black smoke rising from the facility, while Russian officials said air defenses intercepted waves of incoming drones. Kyiv says its strikes deep inside Russia are evidence that it is turning the tide of the war — a message President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took this week to President Donald Trump and other G7 leaders at a summit in France. Iran leader opposed MOU, but approved it only after Iranian president took responsibility Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday he held a “different view” on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States, but granted permission after Iran’s president accepted responsibility for protecting Iranian interests. In a statement posted in parts to X, Khamenei addressed the “passionate and loyal nation of Iran” and said Iranian officials had worked toward the agreement with “sincere concern and goodwill.” He also claimed President Donald Trump pushed for the MOU “out of desperation” and used “all kinds of leverage” to bring it about. “I, as a matter of principle, held a different view,” Khamenei said, but added that he approved the move after Iran’s president, as head of the Supreme National Security Council, pledged to safeguard “the rights of the Iranian nation and the Resistance Front.” Supreme Court unanimously limits use of gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court majority, saying in a narrow ruling the law limits but does not end government power to take guns from drug users The Supreme Court sided Thursday with a "habitual" marijuana user who challenged a federal law banning anyone who uses illegal drugs from legally possessing a firearm, a Second Amendment case that tested the limits of restricting gun ownership. The court ruled the law, which was used to prosecute Hunter Biden, was overbroad and improperly deprived the man at the center of the case of his right to possess a firearm in his home. But the high court also said in its narrow ruling the law limits but does not end government power to take guns from drug users. "We do not address efforts to ban addicts, or those presently intoxicated, from possessing a firearm," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. The case involved a Texas man charged with a felony after FBI agents raiding his home found a handgun he kept for self-defense and he admitted to smoking marijuana every other day. Pro baseball team forfeits Pride Night game after players refuse to wear themed jerseys, organization says The Atlantic League team called the players' decision 'completely inconsistent with our vision' in a scathing statement Cutting through the Washington chatter to speak directly with people who are impacted by the news. A professional baseball team in Pennsylvania will be forfeiting a game on Thursday that was scheduled to be the team's Pride Night after players refused to wear LGBTQ-themed jerseys, the team announced. The York Revolution of the Atlantic League, the same league where Trevor Bauer currently plays, said the decision "was not reached lightly" in announcing the forfeit to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Wednesday. The team was not afraid to throw its players under the bus in a rather scathing statement, saying it was "deeply troubled and profoundly disappointed by the decisions of these few players." Meghan Markle returning to the UK with Prince Harry and children Meghan Markle is making her long-awaited return to the U.K. with her family for the first time in four years. Markle, Prince Harry, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will touch down in England in July to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham, according to The Telegraph. Harry, who has been open about wanting to visit the U.K. with his family but worried that without government-provided security he wouldn’t be able to bring Meghan and the kids, has been assured that protections will be in place during their visit. There was no word on whether King Charles would meet with Harry and his two grandkids. GOP’s top job now is rebuilding America’s defenses fast President Trump has asked for $1.5 trillion in Pentagon funding. That’s not enough By Hugh Hewitt
The single, most urgent priority of the House and Senate GOP ought to be passing Reconciliation 3.0 and thus funding not just President Donald Trump’s request of $1.5 trillion, but also the out-years when a likely Democratic majority in either the House or the Senate will not support the military we must have and especially address the munitions gap the battle with Iran has exposed. The United States simply does not have the stockpile of interceptors we need in the age of missiles and drones. Whatever the definition of a "crash program" is, that definition ought to be put aside in favor of something far more ambitious. We need enough interceptors for our own stockpiles, as well as enough for our allies in Israel, the Gulf States and Taiwan. Our Arab allies will pay cash on the barrel. From Israel, we should expect ongoing and expanding cooperation between the robust defense industry of the Jewish state and the Pentagon’s acquisition process. Taiwan already has a backlog of orders waiting to be filled. Trump is showing the world, G7 leaders who’s the ‘boss’ and deserves respect for his deal-making By Miranda Devine
“I’m the boss,” President Trump joked when he arrived a bit late to a meeting with G7 leaders in France Wednesday. He is. That’s what his detractors forget. America is “the boss” again, the colossus. Iran doesn’t bully us. Israel doesn’t instruct us. China respects us. Canada bows. Trump understands power, and it rests easy on his shoulders. He joked about it at the G7 in his relaxed American fashion, and European leaders now get it. |
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