The #Iran government "also has attempted to lure victims to other countries geographically closer to Iran, almost certainly for kidnapping & eventual executions," it said.
The report warned law enforcement officials should remain vigilant to possible threats & share concerning information with […]
Tehran prefers to use operatives with existing #US legal status or access to the US, the report said. The #Iran government in the past has monitored social media, livestreams & map applications to choose targets & assess security measures, the report said, adding that the government also used […]
The report said #Iran security services have attempted to kidnap & kill Americans in recent years. While it says most plots in the #US have involved firearms, other methods included "stabbings, vehicle rammings, bombings, poisoning, strangling, suffocation, & arson."
#NationalSecurity […]
…The report highlighted "the potential for elevated physical threats" to targets in the #US by the #Iran government following the start of the conflict.
"Violent extremists with a variety of ideological backgrounds, including those who oppose the US or #Israel, also may see this conflict as […]
#Trump publicly has minimized the possibility of Iranian attacks on #US soil in response to other #intelligence assessments in recent months. When asked outside the White House on March 11 whether he was worried about #Iran perpetrating an attack in the US, Trump said, "No, I'm not."
…The […]
In the March 20 report, the #FBI & other federal #intelligence agencies cautioned that the #Iran government "poses a persistent threat" to #US #military & government personnel & buildings, #Jewish & #Israel institutions, & Iranian dissidents in the US. Despite those warnings, the FBI & National […]
The #FBI warned #US state & local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by #Iran's government to targets in the #UnitedStates last month even as the #Trump admin sought to downplay the likelihood of an attack, a law enforcement intelligence report reviewed by Reuters shows […]
#Israel says #ceasefire with #Iran doesn’t include war in #Lebanon against #Hezbollah
In a statement Wednesday morning, #Netanyahu’s office said it supports #Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for 2 weeks, but that it doesn’t include the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
It said the […]
At Tuesday’s news conference, …#ToddBlanche said little about how he might lead differently than Bondi. But his public appearance signaled that he would remain close to #Trump & use his role to carry out his agenda.
Blanche brushed off criticism the #DOJ has faced for going after Trump’s foes […]
#Trump tapped #ToddBlanche — his former [losing] defense attorney who has been serving as the #DOJ’s deputy attorney general — to succeed Attorney General #PamBondi after he fired her last week. Trump gave no public explanation for why he ousted Bondi, but it was reported that Trump was […]
“We have thousands of ongoing investigations & prosecutions going on in this country right now, & it is true that some of them involve men, women & entities that the president in the past has had issues with & that he believes should be investigated,” #ToddBlanche told reporters at the #DOJ’s […]
In his first news conference as the nation’s most powerful law enforcement official, acting attorney general #ToddBlanche defended the #DOJ’s repeated attempts to indict #Trump’s political enemies & asserted that the president has a duty to speak out about who he believes should be investigated […]
JFC this is outrageous
Acting AG says #Trump has ‘duty’ to identify people who should be investigated
#ToddBlanche, who is leading the #DOJ after Pam Bondi’s ouster, defended investigations of Trump’s political foes.
#law #LegalEthics […]
Liberal Judge Wins Race for #Wisconsin #SupremeCourt
With Judge Chris Taylor’s win, liberals increased their hold on the court. Judge Taylor, 58, a former Democratic lawmaker, promised to defend democracy and protect the right to free speech if elected. She is the third liberal to be elected to […]
#Trump also largely dropped threats to impose high levies on many imported products from #China, #Mexico, the #EU & #Canada — among other trade partners.
Perhaps the most spectacular example came during a January meeting of the WEF in Davos, where Trump insisted that he wanted the US to get […]
Trump’s second term has largely been defined by his eagerness to make intimidating threats & then to retreat if any backlash ensues — a phenomenon his critics have derided as “Trump Always Chickens Out,” or #TACO.
#Trump backed off many of the sweeping “Liberation Day” #tariffs he first […]
#Trump added in his social media post that #Iran has presented “a workable basis on which to negotiate.”
“Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated,” […]
In a post on his social media site on Tuesday evening, #Trump said #Iran could agree “to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, & SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz” & said that he’d then “suspend the bombing & attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.”
Since the #war began in February, Trump has set a […]
#Trump pulls back on #Iran threats for 2 weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to terms
Trump says that includes an array of #bridges, #PowerPlants & other #civilian targets — subject to Iran being ready for a 2 week ceasefire & to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz […]
#US to weigh deadline extension while #Iran reviews #Pakistan's #ceasefire request
#MassMurder #genocide #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast […]
Tucker Carlson’s big break with #Trump
21 months ago, #TuckerCarlson told the 2024 Republican National Convention that Donald Trump’s survival of an assassination attempt amounted to “divine intervention” — that God had chosen to save Trump because he had a plan for him to lead the country.… […]
#US & #Israel strikes hit #Iran #oil, #rail & #bridges ahead of #Trump deadline
Iranian envoy says Tehran will not “stand idle’ if Trump follows through on #WarCrime threats
Amir-Saeid Iravani, Tehran’s representative at the #UN, said that Trump’s threats earlier Tuesday that a “whole […]
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#Hegseth claims about #IranWar contradict reality, officials say
The #defense secretary’s portrayal of #US success in the conflict risks misinforming the public & #Trump.
#disinformation #propaganda #intelligence #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law […]
Yet on Tuesday, #Vance seemed to contradict #US efforts to push its allies to break with #Russia #energy, excoriating other #EU countries for moving to cease their imports of Russian #FossilFuels in response to the #war.
“It is funny to watch prime ministers & leaders in some of the Western […]
#Hungary, which has broken with most #EU countries by refusing to assist #Ukraine with financial assistance or weapons to ward off #Russia’s full-scale invasion, has remained firmly committed to purchasing Russian energy despite EU efforts to wean off such supplies.
In November, Hungary […]
#Trump has repeatedly endorsed #Orbán’s candidacy for reelection, & many in the #MAGA movement approve of the Hungarian leader’s opposition to #immigration, curtailing of #LGBTQ+ rights, & capture of the #media & #academia.
But with most independent polls showing a double-digit deficit for […]
#US #Journalist Kidnapped in #Iraq Is Freed
The journalist, #ShellyKittleson, was abducted by a #militia allied with #Iran & held for a week. Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar […]
Despite his clear endorsement of #Orbán, #Vance lashed out at the #EU for what he said was “one of the worst examples of foreign election interference that I’ve ever seen or ever even read about.”
Long accused by critics of taking over Hungary’s institutions, clamping down on #press #freedom & […]
Yet speaking at a joint news conference with #Orbán at his HQ in Budapest’s Carmelite Monastery, #JDVance campaigned openly for the PM, saying he wanted to “help as much as I possibly can” ahead of the April 12 vote.
#Vance was scheduled to appear later on Tuesday at an election rally for Orbán […]
#Orbán is running for his 5th-straight term as “prime minister”. He & his #nationalist #populist #Fidesz party are facing their toughest race in 2 decades against a center-right challenger, #Tisza party led by Péter #Magyar, that could bring an end to Orbán’s 16 years in #power.
Orbán has […]