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Islamabad has reportedly proposed holding discussions involving top aides from Washington and Tehran Pakistan could host talks between the US and Iran on ending the Middle East conflict, according to reports.The South Asian nation has offered to host talks in its capital, Islamabad, as early as this week, the Financial Times reported on Monday.The talks would likely involve senior officials from Washington and Tehran, the report said.Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday.Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held…
The Wall Street Journal’s latest Iran commentary argues for a major escalation in U.S. involvement, with former Pentagon official Seth Cropsey urging President Donald Trump to put boots on the ground in southern Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and complete what he says is an “unfinished” campaign. In an opinion piece on Sunday headlined American Credibility Is on the Line in Iran, Cropsey contends that Trump must escalate the conflict by deploying ground forces, writing that “President Trump must put boots on the ground to open the Strait of Hormuz and demonstrate the unquestionable supremacy of American power,” while…
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) stated that President Donald Trump deserves some credit for the decrease in crime in Memphis because having more federal law enforcement there helped because the city has a shortage of police officers, but crime was falling prior to the federal surge. Co-host Sara Sidner asked, “Trump is taking some credit for bringing down the crime in a district that you’re well familiar with there in Memphis. Do you give him some credit for that?” Cohen responded, “Give him a little bit of credit. We need more policemen. We’re about…
Tehran has denied any communication with the US, threatening to target regional energy infrastructure if the attacks resume US President Donald Trump has ordered a five‑day delay in planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, claiming “very good and productive” talks with Tehran are under way and will continue through the week. The move follows his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power network if it does not reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Iranian officials, however, insist there is “no dialogue between Tehran and Washington,” describing Trump’s statements as an attempt to cool energy markets and buy…
A group of gunmen riding on motorbikes fired into a packed bar in the tourist hotspot of Playa Del Carmen. That area is roughly an hour away from the beach resort area of Cancun. The attack comes at a time when Mexico’s Caribbean region sees a high influx of tourists during the Spring Break and Easter holiday seasons. The attack took place on Sunday, shortly before 2 a.m., when a group of gunmen riding in motorbikes pulled up to the entrance of the bar and fired several shots and sped away before authorities could respond. According to the local news…
Illinois’s pro-migration governor is trying to blame President Donald Trump for the murder of college student Sheridan Gorman by an illegal migrant living in the amnesty zone of Chicago. “The Trump administration needs to stop politicizing heinous tragedies and instead focus on real solutions, like reinstating federal funds to prevent violence that support our public safety efforts,” said a Monday statement from Gov. JB Pritzker, who is a loud opponent of Trump’s campaign to deport illegal migrants. An illegal migrant from Venezuela, Jose Medina-Medina, has been arrested in connection with the murder of the 18-year-old student of Loyola University during a…
Tehran has threatened to place explosives in the critical global trade route in response to a potential US ground operation In response to reports that the US is deploying thousands of troops to the Middle East ahead of a possible ground incursion into Iran, the country’s National Defense Council has warned it could seed the Persian Gulf with mines in retaliation.In the second week of the war on Iran, US Central Command reported destroying 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, which were reportedly unmanned at the time.Laying naval mines, notoriously difficult to remove, would give Tehran a…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that any potential deal with Iran would “protect our vital interests,” after speaking with President Donald Trump, who he said believes there is a chance to reach an agreement as negotiations to potentially end the conflict move forward. In a video statement, Netanyahu said Trump believes there is “a chance to leverage the massive achievements of the IDF and the U.S. military in order to achieve the goals of the war through an agreement — an agreement that protects our vital interests.” At the same time, Netanyahu stressed that Israel’s military campaign is…
On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) argued that Operation Epic Fury has backfired because Iran’s new leader “actually now believes that they should have nuclear capability” because “Khamenei, the older one, had a fatwa saying, I don’t want to build nuclear weapons. The younger son doesn’t have that fatwa.” And also said that the U.S. hasn’t done anything “to take the enriched uranium that could make bombs and take that out.” Khanna said, “This has been the biggest blunder in American foreign policy in the 21st century, and that’s saying something. What have we…
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Trump border czar Tom Homan said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be in U.S. airports Monday. Host Dana Bash said, “President Trump posted on Truth Social, ‘If the radical left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our country, in particular our airports, be free and safe again, I will move to move our brilliant and patriotic ICE agents to the airports where they will do security like no one has ever seen before. Now, in a subsequent post, he said that he instructed ICE agents to be ready by Monday.…