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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote.
Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Trumps calls Iranians ‘very devious negotiators’ President Donald Trump said Iran's leaders are "devious negotiators" on Tuesday as his administration continues to attempt to reach a peace agreement with Tehran. "They're very devious negotiators because they'll agree to something, then they'll go out and tell the press that they never agreed to it. They're very dishonest people," Trump said in a clip shared by the White House. Pakistan: US, Iran Close to 'Some Sort' of Deal Pakistan said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz were at an advanced stage, despite reports of new attacks on shipping in regional waters. The comments offered some hope that Iran and the U.S. can end a stalemate that has in effect blocked the vital waterway, through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the war. Prospects for a deal had appeared to dim on Monday after the sides' latest remarks and demands. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said "things are shaping up again in favor of a peace arrangement or a deal." "The signals in the last two three days are that we are close to some sort of an arrangement."
Iran installs new war chiefs as Tehran signals 'prolonged confrontation,' expert warns Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei formally appointed six senior military commanders Monday, cementing a wartime reshuffle as Tehran rebuilds a command structure impacted by months of U.S. and Israeli strikes. The appointments, announced by Khamenei’s office and promoted on social media, fill posts across Iran’s armed forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Basij paramilitary force, with a counterterrorism expert warning the timing and language of the decrees signal Tehran is preparing for "prolonged confrontation" and not a settlement with Washington. "Strategically, the announcements made were issued in English, on X, while Iranian and Omani negotiators finalize the coordinates of a proposed shipping route through Hormuz, which is deliberate sequencing," Dr. Omar Mohammed, director of the Antisemitism Research Initiative at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, told Fox News Digital. US fired on Panama-flagged ship that tried to break blockade of Iranian ports: report A U.S. military helicopter fired at the rudder of a Panama-flagged ship after its crew ignored warnings from personnel working to enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a U.S. official. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the incident, the report said, adding that the ship appeared to be trying to transfer its crew to another civilian vessel after the attack. British maritime risk management group Vanguard and a maritime security source said earlier that according to initial assessments, the Panama-flagged container ship Vela Nova was believed to have been hit by a missile when sailing through the Gulf of Oman.
Wisconsin progressive Hong's supporters are confident she's the answer to affordability ahead of primary Democratic socialist state lawmaker enters election night as a polling frontrunner Supporters of Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor Francesca Hong expressed confidence ahead of Tuesday that the far-left progressive and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) can win the Democratic gubernatorial primary on a platform centered on economic relief. "She's speaking to working-class issues. Everybody's struggling right now. The price of gas is insane. Trying to pay for your groceries is insane, trying to pay your rent is insane," campaign canvasser Josiah Wampfler told Fox News Digital at Hong’s campaign headquarters in Madison. "We're all struggling, and she's presenting solutions to bring down prices and to have improved government programs." The affordability crisis has plagued many Americans amid rising costs of groceries, housing and healthcare. The House passed legislation — showing a rare display of bipartisanship earlier this year with a 390-9 vote — to deliver policies aimed at growing the supply of affordable housing in the U.S. Ukraine’s drones reached 750 miles into Russia and set fire to the first modern refinery built after the Soviet collapse Thirteen people have reportedly died after a Ukrainian drone strike in central Russia, authorities said on Monday. The attack, which also left 75 people injured, was the deadliest attack to take place within Russia’s borders in two years. The city’s Taneco oil refinery is highly advanced and was the first state-of-the-art facility of its kind built in post-Soviet Russia. The facilities have a refining capacity of around 17 million tons of oil annually. Omsk and Kirishi, which have also been targeted by Ukraine in the past, are capable of producing 22 million and 20 million tons, respectively. Video appears to show catering truck secretly moving Trump to military jet from Air Force One following NATO summit in Turkey President Trump’s secret ride inside a Turkish airport catering truck to board a military jet appears to have been captured on video last month — the climax of a stunning plane swap carried out while journalists and even some White House staffers sat unaware on Air Force One. The footage shows a catering truck with a raised box bed — typically used for loading meals — positioned with its dock raised on the far side of Air Force One as Trump boarded the presidential plane in Ankara on July 8 following the annual conference of NATO heads of state, after spending the day repeatedly mentioning Iran’s interest in killing him. As the White House press pool boarded Air Force One moments later, the catering truck, now with its bed lowered, backed away from the jet and drove virtually unnoticed to a nearby military C-32A plane, which the Washington Post reported carried Trump to the United Kingdom.
Trump Demands Iran Pay Its Attack Victims President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Iran compensate the families of all the people killed or gravely wounded by its "roadside bombs" and many attacks during the past 50 years. Trump issued the demand after Tehran sought compensation for damage inflicted during the five-month military conflict with the United States, turning Iran's demand for reparations back on the Islamic Republic as negotiations continue over the Strait of Hormuz. "I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month Military Conflict," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the war began because Iran would not be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon. Sen Marshall calls for special counsel investigation into Anthony Fauci after COVID-19 vaccine texts Newly released messages show Fauci privately raised pregnancy concerns weeks before publicly dismissing vaccine risks Sen Roger Marshall slams Dr Anthony Fauci over newly released vaccine text messages Newly released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci are intensifying scrutiny of what the former White House advisor knew and said during the COVID-19 pandemic — and prompting calls for an investigation with the power to prosecute. "[A special counsel has] subpoena power. They can have an independent investigation, and then they can prosecute as well," Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., said Tuesday on "Fox & Friends." "All Congress can do is expose the truth or try to expose the truth, which is hard to do when a guy takes the 5th 111 times," he added. A retired obstetrician, Marshall has long clashed with Fauci over COVID-19 origins, pandemic policies and the government's vaccine guidance, challenging the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director both as a senator and a physician. Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary had two winners — but only one was on the ballot Hasan Piker is now effectively on the general election ballot with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. If El-Sayed wins, so does Piker By Hugh Hewitt
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is Hasan Doğan Piker and Hasan Doğan Piker is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. That’s the bottom line for Michigan voters considering the race for an open United States Senate seat as they prepare for that October-November election. (Early voting in Michigan begins on October 24 and ends November 1, 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026.) El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open United States Senate seat, and Piker is a progressive Twitch commentator. A particularly vulgar, hate-filled, racist "streamer," an online ranter who hates Blacks, Whites and women of all races with seemingly equal passion. This isn’t a hidden secret. Piker’s calling card is the endless streaming of his unhinged diatribes. I’d recommend searching for his clips on X, formerly known as Twitter, but you don’t really need that sort of unhinged radical ranting in your life. Piker is Robespierre without even a false front of education. Judge squelches Mamdani’s ‘enemies list’ — but the socialists have still put you on notice By New York Post Editorial Board
Hooray for Judge Wayne Ozzi for derailing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax. Or at least the most outrageous part of the rollout, at least for now: In advance of an Aug. 31 hearing, the city has to take down its list of hundreds of thousands of names of homeowners who “might” have to pay the class-war tax. Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul sold the levy as hitting only to non-residents who own ultra-expensive luxury homes that are usually empty — Russian oligarchs who park tens of millions of dollars on Billionaire’s Row, or capitalists like Zoh’s favorite target Ken Griffin. |
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