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An Iranian-born immigrant who became a lawful permanent resident alien under the Obama administration was arrested and charged with brokering arms sales on behalf of the Iranian Government. According to Bill Essayli, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California, federal authorities arrested 44-year-old Shamim Mafi at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday evening. According to Essayli, Mafi, of Woodland Hills, is accused of trafficking arms on behalf of the government of Iran and is being charged with 50 USC section 1705, for brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition. The…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel highlighted the “incredible work” of the FBI’s Los Angeles and San Diego divisions, in an internal update. In Patel’s weekly update, he explained that he “had the chance to see” the agency’s teams in California, and that he visited the L.A. and San Diego Field Offices. Patel noted that the offices have been “doing incredible work to protect the American people.” “FBI L.A. recently carried out Operation Never Say Die, $50-million-dollar healthcare fraud takedown — AND in the same week, they seized 255 kilograms of cocaine during a major DTO takedown,” Patel shared.…

The Slovak leader has vowed to find an alternate route in order to pay respects to fallen Soviet and allied soldiers as he did last year Lithuania and Latvia have announced that they will refuse Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use of their airspace to travel to Moscow for Victory Day on May 9. Fico vowed to reach the Russian capital nonetheless, saying that the Baltic states would not prevent him from paying tribute to those who liberated Slovakia from Nazi occupation.Fico revealed the refusal in an address on Saturday. “Lithuania and Latvia have already informed us that they will…

Chinese robots apparently have been training. After performing well behind their human rivals only a year ago, an android smoked the entire field on Sunday in a Beijing half marathon and ran faster than any human in history. Lightning, a robot developed by Honor, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, finished the 21-kilometer run in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by more than six minutes. Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo this year set the human record at 57 minutes and 20 seconds. Using swinging forearms for balance, the bright-red humanoid Lightning, which stands five and a half feet…

George Robertson claims the Defense Ministry would not know where to find most of those eligible to serve in the event of an urgent need The UK has effectively lost contact with tens of thousands of reservists who would be called up in a national emergency, George Robertson, a former NATO secretary general and a lead adviser for the Strategic Defense Review (SDR), has said.Amid the broader Western militarization over a perceived Russian threat – claims repeatedly dismissed by Moscow as “nonsense” – the UK rolled out its new SDR last November, outlining a shift to “warfighting readiness” by 2035.…

President Donald Trump has warned the Islamist regime in Tehran that if it refuses to accept his deal, the United States will once again start to bomb the country, including “every single” bridge and power plant. U.S. peace negotiators head back to Islamabad, Pakistan, for further talks on Monday, President Trump said, as the end of the two-week ceasefire looms over the conflict with Iran. The U.S. leader accused Tehran of a “total violation” of the ceasefire agreement by attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, just hours after publicly agreeing to leave the critical waterway open. According…

An illegal alien is accused of killing 37-year-old Giovany Negron Talavera, a father, and leaving a mother of three children in critical condition following a hit-and-run in Hillsborough County, Florida. Edwin Rapalo-Lorenzo, a 27-year-old illegal alien, has been arrested by the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office and charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crash involving death, leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury, and driving without a valid driver’s license. According to police, on April 11, Rapalo-Lorenzo was driving when he crossed into another lane and crashed head-on into a motorcycle with two passengers. The driver of…

Eight children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana on Sunday, police have said, describing the attack as a domestic dispute that escalated into deadly violence.According to a statement on social media, officers responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in the 300 block of West 79th Street just after 6:00 AM local time (11:00 GMT). According to spokesperson Christopher Bordelon, the violence spanned multiple locations.“You have three different scenes,” Bordelon said, adding that the initial shooting occurred on West 79th Street, with a related incident unfolding on Harrison Street, and at least one victim fleeing to a…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Iranian regime is “falling apart.” Host Jake Tapper said, “So President Trump and the Truth Social post this morning said if the Iranians don’t take the deal being offered, quote, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant in every single bridge in Iran. No more Mr. Nice guy. They’ll come down faster, come down easy. Are you not concerned that those proposed strikes on civilian infrastructure, including power plants, would hurt the innocent people of Iran and would constitute a war crime?”…

Iran, with U.S. assistance, is removing the sea mines it placed in the Strait of Hormuz and has committed to never closing the Strait again as part of the agreements reached Friday, President Donald Trump announced. Trump told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer that Iran “agreed to everything” in a phone call in the morning, which, according to his Truth Social posts, includes several commitments around the critical waterway, through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil travels. “Iran, with the help of the U.S.A., has removed, or is removing, all sea mines! Thank you!” Trump wrote in one post. “Iran has…