Author: Press Room
An Australian woman has taken a video of herself chasing and threatening Iranian guards as they frantically searched for five Iranian women’s soccer team members who sought asylum in Australia. The footage shows multiple Iranian guards – two men and a woman – running down the steps of a hotel in an attempt to catch up with the players. Trailing behind them and mocking them is an Australian woman who lets them know how she feels. “You’re in Australia now. You’re in Australia, motherf*cker,” the woman yelled. “Get the f*ck out of our country, IRGC,” the woman shouted, referring to…
Iran cannot - and will not – participate in the FIFA World Cup after the U.S. eliminated its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali vowed Wednesday. “Considering that this corrupt regime [the U.S.] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television, Reuters reports. The U.S. will co-host the World Cup with Canada and Mexico in June/July but all of Iran’s group-stage fixtures are allocated to American cities. Iran are due to face New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles on 15 and 21 June…
Governor Gavin Newsom has downplayed the alert, saying he is “not aware of any imminent threats at this time” The FBI has warned the authorities in California that Iran has planned drone raids launched from an unidentified vessel off the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by US media outlets. Local officials, however, have cast doubt on the warning, saying it is unverified.According to ABC News, the memo was distributed to California departments in recent days, though the contents first surfaced publicly on Wednesday.The memo warned that in early February, Iran “allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using…
Jihadists from Boko Haram and the ISIS-backed Islamic State-West Africa Province (ISWAP) — once the same group — have reportedly intensified their attacks against Nigerian military facilities over the past week, killing several officials and civilians, local outlets reported on Tuesday. Nigeria is experiencing an intensified wave of jihadist attacks against its security forces that has reportedly seen the insurgents attack military bases and seize any weaponry and ammunition they can find. Military spokesmen have reportedly confirmed “several coordinated attacks” on military bases in northeast Nigeria. The Daily Trust detailed on Tuesday that both Boko Haram and ISWAP launched a series of…
Popular podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan criticized hard progressives demanding that billionaires pay higher taxes while demanding no accountability for government fraud and waste. Rogan revealed his thoughts during an interview with Michael Shellenberger. “California’s done such a terrible fucking job of governing their state. That place is so crazy. Like every time there’s some new law that they’re trying to push through, some new bill, and I’m like do they just want everyone to leave?” Rogan said. After Shellenberger noted the several prominent billionaires who allegedly left California due to high taxes and regulation, Rogan called for more government…
From Jewish street-corner preachers, to Christian high-ranking officials, many believe the conflict has been prophesized The war between Israel, the US and Iran is raging. Throughout these days I’m woken to the sounds of emergency alerts on my phone, air raid sirens ringing, or the boom-boom in the skies above me as missiles are being intercepted. I have this song by the band REM looping in my head. You know the one. It goes, “It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.” Yes, a classic.As it’s playing non-stop in my mind, I’m accosted while walking on…
Ecuador’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that, with the help of the United States, Ecuadorian Armed Forces officials seized 1.9 tons of presumptively U.S.-bound suspected drugs at sea. The Ministry detailed in an official statement that the drug bust was carried out by Ecuadorian officials in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard and the support of naval intelligence, noting that the action was part of the South American country’s cooperation agreements to combat transnational crime at sea with allied nations such as the United States. The seized illicit cargo is valued at approximately $40 million at U.S. markets and $70 million…
New York-based rapper Bentley Bugz, real name Jimmy Francois, has been charged with trafficking a 16-year-old girl. Francois faces federal charges for allegedly trafficking the girl across state lines for at least two months, at one point threatening her with violence, per Long Island News: The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jimmy Francois, a rapper known as Bentley Bugz, trafficked the teen from June to August 2024 in multiple states including New York. According to court documents, Francois also threatened and assaulted the girl over those two months — in one instance stating, “I will personally break your bones.” U.S. Attorney…
Huge gas lines have been reported in China this week, and Hong Kong residents are joining the logjams by rushing across the border to fill their tanks, as the threat looms of price increases or shortages from the Iran war. The gas-hungry drivers were not overreacting based on mere rumors, as the Chinese government officially announced major price increases for fuel would take effect on Tuesday. Beijing sets floors and ceilings for gas prices, and on Tuesday it raised the ceiling for retail gasoline prices by a little over $100 per metric ton, the highest increase in four years. China has…
A complaint filed with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General against CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott alleges the agency head utilized the agency’s internal affairs office to “consolidate power and attack colleagues he mistakenly perceives as his political enemies.” The complaint was addressed to DHS Inspector General Dr. Joseph Cuffari. In the complaint to the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the whistleblower described themselves as currently working in Commissioner Scott’s office at CBP in a position that affords the complainant “a front-row seat to important internal decisions” within CBP. The complaint alleges Assistant CBP Commissioner Jennifer…