Trump responds to Medvedev on international locations readying to assist Iran with nuclear weapons
Donald Trump has responded to Dmitry Medvedev, the previous president of Russia and an ally of Vladimir Putin, who stated on social media {that a} “variety of international locations are able to instantly provide Iran with their very own nuclear warheads”.
In a publish on Sunday, Medvedev additionally wrote that Trump, who he stated was “as soon as hailed as ‘president of peace” has “now pushed the US into one other conflict”.
On Monday morning, Trump responded on Reality Social, writing in a prolonged publish, “Did I hear Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing across the ‘N phrase’ (Nuclear!), and saying that he and different International locations would provide Nuclear Warheads to Iran?”.
He added: “The ‘N phrase’ shouldn’t be handled so casually. I suppose that’s why Putin’s ‘THE BOSS.’”
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An Axios reporter, citing an Israeli official, stated that six missiles had been launched by Iran directed in direction of US air bases in Qatar.
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A Western diplomat advised Reuters that there was a reputable Iranian risk towards the US-run al Udeid air base in Qatar since midday.
The air base in Qatar is the Center East’s largest US base that homes round 10,000 troops.
On the identical time, the Wall Avenue Journal is reporting that Iran is shifting missile launchers into place for a potential assault on US forces within the Center East, citing US officers.
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Macron says ‘no framework of legality’ for US strikes on Iran nuclear amenities
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, stated at present that there was no “framework of legality” relating to the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear amenities, including any regime change within the nation needs to be a results of the desire of the individuals, not of bombs.
“There is no such thing as a framework of legality in these strikes, even when France shares the target to not see Iran purchase nuclear weapons,” he advised reporters throughout a press convention in Oslo alongside the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre.
“I imagine within the sovereignty of peoples and territorial integrity … so I don’t assume we will take the place of a individuals to vary its leaders,” Macron added.
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A bunch of 12 Home Democratic army veterans are backing efforts to constrain Donald Trump’s army authority, saying they’ll assist a Battle Powers Act decision in response to the US president’s go forward for airstrikes on Iranian nuclear amenities.
The veterans – a few of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan – had been strongly essential of Trump’s resolution to launch what they known as “preventive air strikes” with out US congressional approval, drawing specific parallels to the run-up to a few of America’s longest current wars.
“Twenty years in the past, of their rush to look sturdy and difficult, politicians – from each events – didn’t ask the laborious questions earlier than beginning wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” they wrote in a letter led by Consultant Pat Ryan to Trump despatched on Monday. “We refuse to make those self same errors.”
Their intervention comes as a number of conflict powers resolutions are gaining momentum on Capitol Hill, with the Senate minority chief, Chuck Schumer, pushing for a vote as early as this week to rein within the president’s army actions. The veterans didn’t specify which measure they’d assist, as competing variations are being drafted by completely different Democratic factions alongside a bipartisan effort.
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Trump is scheduled to fulfill together with his nationwide safety group at 1pm ET within the Oval Workplace.
Trump responded to Dmitry Medvedev, the previous president of Russia and an ally of Vladimir Putin, who stated on social media {that a} “variety of international locations are able to instantly provide Iran with their very own nuclear warheads”. In response, Trump stated that “The ‘N phrase’ shouldn’t be handled so casually. I suppose that’s why Putin’s ‘THE BOSS.’”
Trump issued a warning about oil costs after White Home adviser says Iran strike gained’t disrupt markets.
The US embassy in Qatar suggested Americans there to “shelter in place till additional discover” and on Sunday night time, the state division issued a “worldwide warning” safety alert advising US residents overseas to “train elevated warning”.
Pakistan has condemned Trump for bombing Iran, lower than 24 hours after saying he deserved a Nobel peace prize for defusing a current disaster with India.
Trump is ready to attend the 2 day Nato summit starting on Tuesday. The White Home stated that on the summit, Trump will push Nato members to extend protection spending.
Trump insisted that “monumental harm” had been finished by US strikes to Iran’s nuclear websites, however the head of the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company says nobody ready to completely assess harm to Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
The White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that the US place on Iran regime change has altered, regardless of Trump elevating the prospect of regime change in Iran on Sunday.
Democratic senator John Fetterman known as US strike on Iran “completely applicable” and criticized his Democratic colleagues who’ve condemned the strikes.
On Monday morning, Trump as soon as once more hit out at Republican representative Thomas Massie, who has publicly opposed Trump’s resolution to strike Iran.
The LA county sheriff’s division deleted after which apologized for posting a message expressing sympathy for “the victims and households impacted” by US strikes on Iran’s nuclear amenities.
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Trump responds to Medvedev on international locations readying to assist Iran with nuclear weapons
Donald Trump has responded to Dmitry Medvedev, the previous president of Russia and an ally of Vladimir Putin, who stated on social media {that a} “variety of international locations are able to instantly provide Iran with their very own nuclear warheads”.
In a publish on Sunday, Medvedev additionally wrote that Trump, who he stated was “as soon as hailed as ‘president of peace” has “now pushed the US into one other conflict”.
On Monday morning, Trump responded on Reality Social, writing in a prolonged publish, “Did I hear Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing across the ‘N phrase’ (Nuclear!), and saying that he and different International locations would provide Nuclear Warheads to Iran?”.
He added: “The ‘N phrase’ shouldn’t be handled so casually. I suppose that’s why Putin’s ‘THE BOSS.’”
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German chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Monday that there was “no cause to criticize” the US over its strikes on three nuclear websites in Iran.
In a speech on Monday, Merz stated:
There is no such thing as a cause to criticize what America did on the weekend. Sure, it’s not with out danger. However leaving issues as they had been was not an possibility both.
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Messaging app WhatsApp has been banned on units utilized by workers within the US Home of Representatives, per stories.
Based on Reuters and Axios, the US Home’s chief administrative officer (CAO) notified congressional staffers on Monday that WhatsApp is now prohibited from their authorities units.
The e-mail, obtained by Axios, reportedly acknowledged that the “Workplace of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high-risk to customers as a result of lack of transparency in the way it protects consumer information, absence of saved information encryption, and potential safety dangers concerned with its use.”
It additional specified, “Home workers are NOT allowed to obtain or preserve the WhatsApp utility on any Home gadget, together with any cell, desktop, or internet browser variations of its merchandise.”
Moreover, it talked about that those that have the WhatsApp utility on their Home-managed units can be contacted to take away it.
The e-mail listed Microsoft Groups, Wickr, Sign, iMessage and FaceTime as acceptable options to WhatsApp.
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Fetterman on US strike on Iran: ‘I believe it was completely applicable’
On Fox Information this morning, Democratic senator John Fetterman, who has been a vocal supporter of Israel and has advocated for the US to hitch Israel’s assault of Iran, criticized members of his personal social gathering who’ve condemned Trump’s assault on Iran over the weekend.
“There’s going to be lots of people in my social gathering who’re going to disagree with the strike in Iran,” Fetterman stated. “And I truly assist that. I’ve all the time been calling for that factor. I believe it was completely applicable. And once more, there is likely to be votes on that. So for me, that’s not a conflict. That was a really restricted army train.
“I’ve been all the time calling to destroy these nuclear amenities,” he continued. “Now let’s speak concerning the context in the course of all that now, too. Now, our social gathering has been typically incorrect, and so they had been pushing for a ceasefire final 12 months, and now Israel pushed by that and has damaged Hamas and Hezbollah as nicely now, too.
“And now right here it’s proper now, Israel has air supremacy over Iraq proper now,” he stated. “And now, right here’s the place Iraq – I imply, excuse me, the place Iran is true now. Their capabilities are severely restricted, and now that was a wholly applicable to lastly take out these nuclear amenities.”
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The Los Angeles county sheriff’s division deleted after which apologized for posting a message expressing sympathy for “the victims and households impacted” by US strikes on Iran’s nuclear amenities.
Within the unique publish, in keeping with a screenshot by native information station KTLA, the Sheriff’s division stated: “Our hearts exit to the victims and the households impacted by the current bombings in Iran.”
A swift on-line backlash adopted, and the division then issued an apology on Sunday that referred to its personal unique publish as “offensive and inappropriate” and “unacceptable”.
The Division stated that the publish was “made in error” and “doesn’t replicate the views of Sheriff Robert G Luna or the Division”.
“As a legislation enforcement company, we don’t touch upon overseas coverage or army issues” the assertion on Sunday added. “Our mission stays solely targeted on defending public security and serving our numerous communities.”
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In a publish on Reality Social this morning, Donald Trump has as soon as once more hit out at Republican Consultant Thomas Massie, who has publicly opposed Trump’s resolution to strike Iran.
Final week, in a uncommon second of cross social gathering cooperation, Massie collaborated with Democratic California congressman Ro Khanna, to introduce a measure that will drive Trump to get congressional approval to enter Israel’s battle with Iran.
On Sunday, Trump took purpose at Massie in a prolonged publish on Reality Social, describing him as “a detrimental drive”, “a easy minded ‘grandstander’”, “weak” and “ineffective”.
“Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky shouldn’t be MAGA, despite the fact that he likes to say he’s,” Trump wrote on Sunday. “Really, MAGA doesn’t need him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him.”
In response to Trump’s feedback, Massie wrote on X: “@realDonaldTrump declared a lot Battle on me at present it ought to require an Act of Congress. #sassywithmassie” tagging Trump’s X account.
And now, on Monday morning, Trump added to his assaults on Massie, saying “GET THIS “BUM” OUT OF OFFICE, ASAP!!!”
Axios reported on Sunday that Trump’s political operation had launched an aggressive effort to unseat Massie.
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Trump warns about oil costs after White Home adviser says Iran strike will not disrupt markets
In a publish on Reality Social this morning, President Donald Trump issued a warning on oil pricing.
“EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I’M WATCHING! YOU’RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. DON’T DO IT!” Trump wrote on Monday morning.
In a second publish, he added, “To The Division of Vitality: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I imply NOW!!!.”
Earlier this morning, White Home Nationwide Financial Council Director Kevin Hassett stated that the US strikes on Iran over the weekend had “probably not disrupted international oil markets”.
In an interview with CNBC, Hassett stated, “when you take a look at the surplus reserves that oil producing international locations have around the globe, it’s possibly about thrice as huge as complete Iranian manufacturing”.
“There’s numerous room to regulate, ought to we have to,” he stated.
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White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared on Good Morning America this morning and stated that the Trump administration was assured that the airstrikes the US carried out on Saturday in Iran “utterly and completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear amenities.
“We’re assured that Iran’s nuclear websites had been utterly and completely obliterated,” Leavitt stated. “And we have now a excessive diploma of confidence that the place these strikes happened is the place Iran’s enriched uranium was saved.
“The president wouldn’t have launched the strikes if we weren’t assured in that” Leavitt added.
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Trump will push Nato members to extend protection spending when he goes to the Nato alliance summit on Tuesday, White Home spokesperson Karoline Leavitt says.
In an interview with Fox Information on Monday morning, Leavitt stated that Trump would push Nato members to extend protection spending to five% of GDP.
“One of many principal matters of dialogue can be that 5% threshold that our Nato allies should hit” Leavitt stated. “The president has been calling on our Nato allies to do extra for fairly a while. He bought them to step up and do extra in his first time period, and also you’ll hear the president speak about that on this subsequent historic journey to Europe.”
The US president and his Nato counterparts are scheduled to fulfill for the annual Nato summit, which is able to happen over two days in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday.
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Trump press secretary denies US place on Iran regime change has altered
White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was requested simply now about Trump’s statements final night time relating to regime change in Iran.
“The President’s posture and our army posture has not modified” Leavitt stated. “The President was simply merely elevating a query that I believe many individuals around the globe are asking, if the Iranian regime refuses to surrender their nuclear program or interact in talks … in the event that they refuse to interact in diplomacy shifting ahead, why shouldn’t the Iranian individuals stand up towards this brutal terrorist regime?”
“That’s a query the President raised final night time,” she added. “However so far as our army posture, it hasn’t modified.”
Leavitt additionally stated that there was each “private and non-private messages despatched to the Iranians” since Saturday night time.
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Trump to fulfill with nationwide safety group after posting about regime change in Iran
President Donald Trump is scheduled to fulfill together with his nationwide safety group at 1pm ET at present within the Oval Workplace, in keeping with his schedule.
This comes as on Sunday night, Trump hinted on the query of regime change in Iran, regardless of prime officers in his administration, together with Vice-President JD Vance and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, have careworn over the previous few days that the Trump administration was not considering overthrowing Iran’s authorities.
In a publish on Reality Social, Trump wrote, “It’s not politically right to make use of the time period, ‘Regime Change,’ but when the present Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Trump posted on social media. “MIGA!!!”.
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