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The Chinese Foreign Ministry deftly avoided committing to any concrete support for Iran during its press briefings on Monday and Tuesday, failing to answer directly if it would offer military aid to the Islamist regime or use its veto power at the United Nations Security Council in its favor. China is one of Iran’s closest allies on the international stage and depends heavily on Tehran for its oil supply. Iran is a full member of the China-led BRICS alliance, created to oppose American interests globally. China’s international policy arm was unequivocal in condemning “Operation Epic Fury,” the American operation that eliminated…
During an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continued heaping praise on President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their strikes on Iran. He likened the two to Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill for their World War II heroics. “John Fetterman’s big enough to be three Democratic senators,” he said. He’s going to be seen in history as a very commonsense guy. John Fetterman loves his country, and he’s not afraid to say Israel’s the good guy and the Ayatollah is the bad guy. Democrats are associating themselves with opposing a military operation to take…
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that lawmakers are waiting for the White House to formally request emergency cash to support the war in Iran, as administration officials reportedly consider seeking up to $50 billion. In an interview, Johnson said he hadn’t heard yet about a specific funding level but that “we’ll pass a supplemental when it’s appropriate and get it right.” “We’re waiting on the White House and [the Pentagon] to let us know, but we have an open dialogue about it,” he said when asked whether Congress could pass a $50 billion supplemental funding bill. Passing any emergency…
There are some technical holes in the Pentagon’s official “friendly fire” story The US military wants you to believe that its worst day of air combat losses since the Vietnam War was the result of a “friendly fire” mishap. But do some digging and that story begins to look far-fetched.Three US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait on Monday morning in what US Central Command (CENTCOM) called “an apparent friendly fire incident.” All six crew members – two per plane – ejected safely and suffered no serious injuries.The incident made Monday the joint worst day of losses for…
The advancement of AI-generated art suffered a crucial blow this week when the Supreme Court left in place a lower-court ruling that such works cannot be protected under U.S. copyright law. The original plaintiff, a computer scientist from Missouri named Stephen Thaler, appealed to the Supreme Court after “lower courts upheld a U.S. Copyright Office decision that the AI-crafted visual art at issue in the case was ineligible for copyright protection because it did not have a human creator,” per Reuters. Thaler, of St. Charles, Missouri, applied for a federal copyright registration in 2018 covering “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,”…
Austin Police released the identity of two victims in the downtown mass shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the city’s entertainment district. A third fatality was announced by authorities on Monday afternoon after a victim hospitalized as a result shooting died after being pulled from life support at an area hospital. The two victims who died at the scene of the shooting were identified by Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis as 21-year-old Savitha Shan and 19-year-old Ryder Harrington at the Monday press conference. Police later provided the identity of the third victim, who succumbed to his injuries, as 30-year-old…
A second poll released in a week shows President Donald Trump with an approval rating at or above 50 percent. There are also polls showing the Republicans closing in on Democrats in the generic ballot, which serve as a barometer for how the midterm elections might go. On Thursday, Trafalgar released a poll of 1,084 likely voters showing Trump with a 51 percent job approval rating and a 48 percent disapproval rating. Five days later, a Harvard-Harris poll of likely voters places Trump’s job approval rating at 50 percent, while 47 percent disapprove. Among registered voters, Trump sits at 46…
The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales Wednesday, establishing a panel to probe allegations that the Texas Republican “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his congressional office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.” The announcement comes as Gonzales faces a 12-week runoff campaign to keep the Republican nomination for the south Texas seat he has held for three terms. He narrowly trails challenger Brandon Herrera in the latest returns from Tuesday’s election but neither candidate is on track to win an outright majority, setting up a May 23 runoff.…
Sources in Colombo have told RT that some 30 sailors have been rescued following a distress call A reported submarine attack has sunk an Iranian naval frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka, according to Reuters, citing sources in Colombo’s navy and defense ministry.Earlier reports indicate that the IRIS Dena, a Moudge-class frigate of Iran’s Southern Fleet, issued a distress signal on Wednesday morning from the Indian Ocean, about 40 nautical miles off the city of Galle in southwestern Sri Lanka.“We first received a distress call at around 5:08 AM,” Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Wednesday. “We immediately dispatched two…
A Democrat running for office in California has reportedly called to defund the Pentagon, but her husband works for a company that built missiles the United States is believed to have used during the recent strikes on the Islamic regime in Iran. Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is a candidate for the state’s 65th Assembly District and her husband, Fazlul Zubair, is an engineer manager for Raytheon, the New York Post reported Monday. The United States and Israel launched a joint military operation targeting Iran on Saturday in part to ensure the regime will never have the capability to threaten the world with…