Category: National Security
Trump Says Iranian President Requested Ceasefire But US Won’t ‘Consider’ Until Hormuz Strait Is Open: ‘Until Then, We Are Blasting’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran’s president asked the United States for a ceasefire. Trump said he will not “consider” such a move until the “Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear”—and will continue “blasting Iran into oblivion” in the meantime.
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Tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days once system operational: Customs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Tuesday filing said tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days to review and process once its new claims portal system is operational. The U.S. Court of International Trade is overseeing the process for tariff refunds to importers who paid levies issued by the Trump administration. …
Iran Escalates Tensions With US, Sending Gunboats To Harass US Tanker and Drone To Confront US Aircraft Carrier
Iran escalated tensions with the United States on Tuesday, harassing a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz hours after sending a drone toward a U.S. aircraft carrier—an aggressive move that ended with an American fighter jet shooting the drone down.
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Portland mayor tells ICE to leave city after federal agents use tear gas on protesters
Portland, Ore., Mayor Keith Wilson (D) pushed for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave his city after federal agents used tear gas on protestors. “Today, federal forces deployed heavy waves of chemical munitions, impacting a peaceful daytime protest where the vast majority of those present violated no laws, made no threat, and posed no…
Sheriff: ICE must be ‘transparent’ with any Super Bowl operations
A California sheriff on Thursday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “transparent” with local authorities about any possible federal immigration operations around Levi’s Stadium during Super Bowl LX. “So I urge our federal partners: if there is something that you’re planning to do in our community, please be transparent and reach out…
Trump ‘reviewing everything’ following Minneapolis shooting
President Trump declined to say Sunday whether the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti in a Minneapolis shooting this week did the right thing, saying his administration is “reviewing everything” and will reach a conclusion. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the president did not answer directly when asked twice whether he thinks the agent acted appropriately, even as members of his administration…
