Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said, „We‘re talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again — you know, as they‘ve been doing for years — and they can‘t blackmail us.“
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President Aoun condemns Israeli attacks, urges international action
The president called on the international community to take responsibility, halt repeated attacks, and curb the aggressive policies threatening regional security.
PM Salam: Israeli strikes hit densely populated areas, calls on allies to help end attacks
Salam called on Lebanon’s international partners and allies to help stop the attacks by all available means.
Indonesia calls for UN investigation into killing of peacekeepers in Lebanon
Speaking during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council, Indonesia’s representative to the U.N., Omar Hadi, said: “We demand a direct investigation by the United Nations, not merely Israeli excuses.”
Iran rejects US proposal, lays out five conditions for ending imposed war: Source to Press TV
The official drew parallels with two previous rounds of negotiations held in the spring and winter of 2025, characterising them as deceptive.
In both instances, the official stressed, the United States had no genuine intention to engage in meaningful dialogue and subsequently carried out military aggression against Iran. (…)
The official outlined five specific conditions under which Iran would agree to end the war. These include:
– A complete halt to „aggression and assassinations“ by the enemy.
– The establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on the Islamic Republic.
– Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations.
– The end of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region
– Iran‘s exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is and will remain Iran‘s natural and legal right, and it constitutes a guarantee for the implementation of the other party‘s commitments, and must be recognized.
Trump says Hegseth ‘first one to speak up’ in support of Iran war
“Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up and you said let’s do it because you can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” the president said at a Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable in Tennessee.
Hegseth was sitting beside Trump at the roundtable in Memphis.
Trump Tries to Spread Blame for Iran War
As the conflict increases in complexity and decreases in popularity with the American public, Trump is trying a new tactic: throwing his Cabinet under the bus.
At a Monday roundtable event with national military and law enforcement leaders, Trump told the audience and reporters that his Secretary of Defense and self styled Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, was actually the person responsible for pushing him to go to war.
President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History
In finalizing this rule, EPA carefully considered and reevaluated the legal foundation of the 2009 Endangerment Finding and the text of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in light of subsequent legal developments and court decisions. The agency concludes that Section 202(a) of the CAA does not provide statutory authority for EPA to prescribe motor vehicle and engine emission standards in the manner previously utilized, including for the purpose of addressing global climate change, and therefore has no legal basis for the Endangerment Finding and resulting regulations. EPA firmly believes the 2009 Endangerment Finding made by the Obama Administration exceeded the agency’s authority to combat “air pollution” that harms public health and welfare, and that a policy decision of this magnitude, which carries sweeping economic and policy consequences, lies solely with Congress. Unlike our predecessors, the Trump EPA is committed to following the law exactly as it is written and as Congress intended—not as others might wish it to be.
Aoun Orders Army to Confront Any Israeli Incursion, Calls Blida Attack “New Violation of Sovereignty”
The directive came during a meeting this morning at Baabda Palace with Army Commander General Rudolph Haykal, who briefed the President on the details of last night’s Israeli incursion into Blida, during which municipal employee Ibrahim Salamehwas killed while performing his duties.
President Aoun condemned the attack, describing it as “part of a continuous pattern of Israeli aggression” and noting that it occurred “shortly after the meeting of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (Mechanism), which must not limit itself to recording incidents, but act to end them by pressing Israel to respect the November ceasefire agreement and cease its violations of Lebanese sovereignty.”
Netanyahu blasts ‘leftist Deep State’ in response to ‘Qatar-Gate’ arrests
(March 19, 2025)
According to reports, Feldstein—who previously failed a security clearance test—was unable to receive a salary from Netanyahu’s office through official channels. Instead, he was allegedly paid indirectly through Qatari-linked funds, transferred via the Qatari government, which sent the money to lobbyist Jay Footlik; Footlik himself, who transferred funds to Israeli businessman Gil Birger; and Birger, whose company allegedly funneled the money to Feldstein.
Amid probe of his aides, Netanyahu attacks ‘leftist Deep State’ in the US and Israel
(March 19, 2025)
The post comes shortly after police said they detained and questioned under caution two suspects as part of an ongoing investigation into whether thousands of dollars were funneled from Qatar to one or more of Netanyahu’s aides.
‚Come to the table‘: Vance says Ukraine must negotiate for aid to be restored
Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Capitol Hill that Ukraine must “come to the table and start negotiating” in order for aid to be restored and that President Donald Trump is still committed to a rare minerals deal.
Reiter für Pistorius als SPD-Kanzlerkandidat
Die politischen Turbulenzen in Berlin wirken sich auch auf die Parteien in München aus. Während die FDP demonstrativ Gelassenheit zeigt, geben sich die Grünen kämpferisch – und der OB rückt von Olaf Scholz ab.
Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say
Another US official said that “these two documents are bad, but not horrible. The concern is if there are more.”
It is not clear how the documents became public, nor whether they were hacked or deliberately leaked.
Hilfe für die Ukraine – Selenski fordert, was Israel bekam
Israel parierte den iranischen Grossangriff aus der Luft – und zwar mithilfe der USA, Grossbritanniens, Frankreichs, Jordaniens und möglicherweise Saudi-Arabiens. Genau solche Hilfe fordert nun der ukrainische Präsident Wolodimir Selenski für sein Land gegen die russischen Luftangriffe. Das ist legitim. Doch passieren wird es nicht.
Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack
Weather will be a major factor in the timing of the strikes, the U.S. officials told CBS News, as the U.S. has the capability to carry out strikes in bad weather but prefers to have better visibility of selected targets…
Lebanese PM urges UK for ‘maximum pressure’ on Israel
(28.12.2023)
Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged the UK to place “maximum pressure” on Israel to end its campaign on Gaza and the Lebanese border.
In a meeting with UK Foreign Minister David Cameron on Thursday, Mikati warned that the “Israeli provocations in southern Lebanon could lead to deteriorating conditions and a full-scale war in the region as a whole.”
Mike Pompeo says State Dept has an ‚AOC, Rashida Tlaib wing‘ after leaked memo blasts Biden‘s Israel policy
(November 7, 2023)
MIKE POMPEO: I wish I could tell you I‘m surprised, but having led that organization, the State Department, this is the AOC, Rashida Tlaib wing of the State Department. These are classic appeasers who don‘t understand that the Israelis are acting in self-defense. They are taking out a terror threat that killed 1,400 of their citizens. They have not only the right to do it, but an obligation to do it.
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, Macron says
(September 25, 2023)
“We are putting an end to our military cooperation with the de facto authorities of Niger because they don’t want to fight terrorism anymore,” Macron said regarding the military leaders who took over rule of the northwest African country.
Am 28. September wollen die EU-Staaten über die Zukunft privater Kommunikation im Internet abstimmen. Um die #Chatkontrolle zu stoppen, müssen wir gemeinsam aktiv werden. Lasst uns dafür sorgen, dass Deutschland mit „Nein“ stimmt! @chatgeheimnis
(Sep 14, 2023)
Zentralafrikanische Staaten verurteilen Putsch in Gabun
Nach dem Putsch in Gabun hat die Zentralafrikanische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (ECCAS) die neuen Militärmachthaber aufgefordert, die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung wiederherzustellen.
Rising GOP Presidential Candidate Calls to End U.S. Military Aid to Israel as Part of Mideast Normalization
“So our commitments have, I think, $38 billion in aid, military support, etc. going in through 2028,” he noted, referring to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries in 2016 pledging Israel $3.8 billion a year from 2019 through 2028. “I want to get Israel to the place where it is negotiated back into the infrastructure of the rest of the Middle East. We should not be worried about holding one nation or one region hostage over one particular question relating to Palestine,” he said.
Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow Coalition – English
כללי דיור ציבורי קרקעות גזענות משטרתית חינוך ואקדמיה תקשורת ותרבות הסכסוך חברה וכלכלה
Bestandsdatenauskunft 2022: Behörden fragen sekündlich, wem eine Telefonnummer gehört
Staatliche Stellen haben letztes Jahr 23 Millionen Mal abgefragt, wem eine Telefonnummer gehört. Damit ist die Zahl der Anfragen das erste Mal seit Langem rückläufig.
U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans’ Personal Data, U.S. Says
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U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline
(June 6, 2023)
Details about the plan, which have not been previously reported, were collected by a European intelligence service and shared with the CIA in June 2022. (…)
The source’s information could not immediately be corroborated, but the CIA shared the report with Germany and other European countries last June, according to multiple officials familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence operations and diplomatic discussions.
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. interview, Musk again uses Twitter to promote candidates aligned with his views
On Monday, Musk is set to share an audio chatroom with Robert Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and Democratic candidate for president.
The decision to host Kennedy again highlights, for the second time in as many weeks, Musk’s unique potential to shape public opinion through a combination of his own personal celebrity and his private control of a social media megaphone.