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Iranian state media reported on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had spent much of the day in “intensive” phone conversations with diplomats from a variety of countries after a contentious Monday in which Araghchi appeared to reject Iranian military claims the country had halted its talks with America. The Tasnim News Agency, widely believed to be close to the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported on Monday that Iran had stopped answering messages from the United States in “indirect” talks mediated by the government of Pakistan. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), then reported on Monday that Araghchi…

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was acting like he has “Stockholm syndrome” because he was a hostage to President Donald Trump. Host Kaitlan Collins,  “He says, the war’s over. You say it’s not. Do you agree with him, though, that Iran is in a weaker position because of the war?” Booker said, “Their navy has degraded, their air force is degraded. But as we see as they continue to launch attacks on our regional allies and the United States as they’re holding the Strait of Hormuz right now, and clearly…

West Jerusalem’s escalation in Lebanon has undermined diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, Mohammad Marandi has said Israel has a clear interest in prolonging US hostilities with Iran and has been successfully sabotaging efforts to reach a peace agreement, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT.The political analyst was commenting on the latest escalation of Israeli military operations against Lebanon, including strikes on Beirut, which have triggered a new surge in tensions between Washington and Tehran and could bring negotiations to a permanent halt.Tehran has said that continued Israeli violence effectively voids the fragile ceasefire with the US, which…

NBA star Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has signed an endorsement deal with the Chinese company Li-Ning after departing from Under Armour. Curry’s deal with Li-Ning aims to expand his “Curry Brand venture globally,” per ESPN, which will reportedly run for 10 years. Curry opted for Li-Ning over other pitches from American and foreign companies. One factor in Curry’s ultimate decision was his comfort while testing the shoes of two Li-Ning signature athletes: Jimmy Butler, his fellow Warriors teammate, and Dwyane Wade. Li-Ning plans to build Curry Brand stores in the United States and in China. Curry’s agent, Jeff Austin,…

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Democrats will “force” Republicans to vote on President Donald Trump’s anti-weaponization fund. Host Kaitlan Collins said, “When it comes to this fund, is what you heard from the attorney general today. The acting attorney general. Enough? Booker said, “No. It’s not. How many times have they told us one thing and done another? We’ve seen this administration lie over and over and over again unless we pass legislation stopping this I don’t trust that the Trump administration might not pick this up and change their mind later down the road. And…

Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday he believes a controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and security funding for a White House ballroom are both “off the table” for the GOP’s stalled immigration enforcement bill. “I think the president’s been pretty clear via the Department of Justice — their statement [is] that it’s now being set aside,” Johnson said. “So I understand there’s some senators that want a little more than that, but in terms of clarification, so I suppose they’re in the process of doing that.” The DOJ statement Monday said it would “abide by” a temporary court order blocking…

Family members of Vickrum Digwa, the murderer of Henry Nowak, face weapons charges relating to the same day that the 18-year-old was stabbed to death and left to bleed out in front of police. On Monday, Vickrum Digwa, 23, was handed a so-called “life sentence” of at least 21 years in prison over the murder of Henry Nowak, having stabbed the 18-year-old several times on December 4th of last year with a ceremonial Sikh knife. Meanwhile, Vickrum’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was previously found guilty of assisting her son during the killing by removing the murder weapon from the scene of…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer would share no details Tuesday afternoon of his meeting earlier in the day with Graham Platner — the embattled candidate for a Maine Senate seat who was not the New York Democrat’s first choice for challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. “I met with Graham Platner today,” Schumer told reporters at his weekly news conference. “We’re going to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate.” Schumer’s comments came as Platner faces a litany of potentially damaging scandals, the latest involving revelations he exchanged sexual text messages with other women while he was married. Schumer…

The Lebanon-based militant group has shared footage of attacks on Israeli troops operating near Beaufort Castle The militant group Hezbollah has released a video showing its kamikaze drones attacking Israeli soldiers in the immediate vicinity of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.The 900-year-old medieval fortress was seized by the Israeli military over the weekend, with West Jerusalem hailing it as a major achievement and vowing to push deeper into the country. The castle, a key vantage point in the area, housed an Israeli military base for two decades during the occupation of southern Lebanon, which ended in 2000.The group released footage of its…

Sandro Castro, grandson of late Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro, mocked Elián González, a former refugee turned regime mascot and lawmaker, this week in a “recap” video of his most recent party. Castro’s latest Instagram “content,” published on Monday evening, comes hours after the self-described “influencer” reportedly hosted a weekend-long party at Varadero beach, one of the island’s most beautiful natural sites. The Cuban independent outlet Cibercuba reported that Castro’s party coincided with a separate three-day-long festivity hosted by a Cuban regime-run hotel in Varadero celebrating the start of this year’s summer season. Much like Castro’s life, the Varadero parties did not appear to be…