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Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), on Monday welcomed the emerging U.S.-Iran understanding aimed at ending hostilities while asserting that peace poses a greater threat to the survival of the Islamic Republic than military confrontation. Rajavi said the NCRI supports efforts to end the conflict and alleviate the suffering of the Iranian people. “The Iranian Resistance, which for nearly five decades has sought freedom and peace, and has, through 133 revelations in the past 35 years, acted as the most important barrier in preventing the ruling theocracy from acquiring the bomb, welcomes any understanding…

President Donald Trump is touting a deal that would end the monthslong war with Iran — and potentially ease some of the political headwinds bearing down on Republicans. GOP lawmakers still have lots of questions. The absence of publicly released text for the “memorandum of understanding” Vice President JD Vance reportedly signed with Iranian officials Sunday left an information vacuum on Capitol Hill, where senators of both parties were left airing concerns about what the deal might entail. Even most Republicans agreed: More information needs to come to Congress soon, and any agreement touching on the future of the Iranian…

The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base, likely killing all eight crewmembers on board A US Air Force strategic nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bomber has crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base has said.The crash occurred on Monday shortly before noon, with the aircraft going down shortly after takeoff. The bomber was carrying eight people on a routine test mission, according to a news release from the 412th Test Wing’s Office of Public Affairs.“Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable,” the release said.“Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the…

An Iran-linked hacker group called Handala on Friday claimed to have infiltrated the surveillance drones operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and threatened to use those drones in a terrorist attack on World Cup soccer matches. The SITE Intelligence Group relayed a statement by Handala claiming the group has been monitoring “every image and every suspect” seen by the FBI’s first-person view (FPV) drones “for months.” “Better tighten your World Cup security, we don’t like some of those teams at all. Don’t forget: FPVs are everywhere; you never know when one might end up right in your team’s…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine’s biggest cities in an overnight barrage that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a world-renowned religious landmark, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials said Monday. The attacks on the capital of Kyiv, and the second-largest city of Kharkiv, came after Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke separately by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. The exchange suggests Washington hasn’t given up on its diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting that followed Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor in…

Actor Rainn Wilson — perhaps best known his role as Dwight Schrute on the popular NBC sitcom, The Office — blasted Democrats over their “hypocrisy” regarding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D)’s Nazi tattoo. “The political right is all up in arms about it [Platner’s tattoo], ‘Oh, he’s a racist, see?’” Wilson told Fox News on Sunday, before surmising, “But they won’t look at their own side when people show racist tendencies or say racist things.” The actor went on to acknowledge that the left also does this. “And it’s the same on the left,” Wilson said. “They’re willing to…

The British government has announced plans to require age verification for access to online platforms The UK’s move to ban social media for under-16s is a ruse to implement digital surveillance of all internet users, X owner Elon Musk has declared, accusing the British government of building a “police state.”British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the ban on Monday, promising that the measure would protect “the safety and happiness of our children.”Children under 16 will be barred from “user-to-user” platforms such as X, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, according to a statement from Starmer’s office. They will also be prohibited from…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Paris is prepared to deploy its aircraft carrier to the Strait of Hormuz “within two or three days” to ensure the free movement of ships in the wake of a peace deal between the United States and Iran. Speaking ahead of the G7 summit in Évian, France, President Macron doubled down on his commitment to lead an international coalition to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open and ensure the free flow of energy, which has been restricted for months after the Islamist regime in Tehran claimed to have dropped sea…

What the Yale Budget Lab Got Wrong About Immigration and Productivity If you were told that the Yale Budget Lab had studied the economic consequences of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, you would probably be able to guess that it would find the reduction in immigration those policies brought about was harmful. The exact details might be harder to surmise without any further information, but there’s just about zero chance the Yale Budget Lab would produce a study that discovered unforeseen benefits from Trump’s policies toward immigration. For one thing, immigrants are holy beings in the liberal imagination, almost wholly responsible…

As Washington and Tehran prepare to sign a historic peace agreement, many Israelis fear the deal preserves Iran’s military power and sets the stage for the next war After more than three and a half months of fighting and intense back-and-forth negotiations, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington and Tehran, under Pakistani mediation, have reached a final agreement to end hostilities between them.The deal is expected to be signed in Geneva on June 19.According to reports, the memorandum of understanding stipulates that upon signing, both sides will declare an immediate, complete, and permanent end to all hostilities across the region,…