Iran reportedly has threatened to withdraw from this summer’s World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, following the U.S.-Israeli operation on Saturday.
Iran, which qualified for the competition by finishing as one of the best teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is scheduled to play three contests in the United States.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz got into a fiery exchange with his Iranian counterpart at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
The heated moment occurred after the United States and Israel conducted Operation Epic Fury on Iran.
President Trump said that Iran will be hit with a “force” like they’ve never seen before if they “hit very hard” following the U.S.-Israeli operation on Saturday.
“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!” Trump said on Truth Social.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Friday his company reached an “agreement” with the Department of War to deploy its models in their classified network.
“In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible outcome. AI safety and wide distribution of benefits are the core of our mission. Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems. The DoW agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement,” Altman said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a “nationwide” HPV vaccination campaign.
“We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the daughters of the country are healthy and prosperous. In this direction, this morning around 11:30 AM, I will launch the nationwide HPV vaccination campaign in Ajmer, Rajasthan. The objective of this initiative is the prevention of cervical cancer,” Modi explained.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei released a statement following the company’s discussions with the Department of War on the use of its AI technology.
“I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries. Anthropic has therefore worked proactively to deploy our models to the Department of War and the intelligence community. We were the first frontier AI company to deploy our models in the US government’s classified networks, the first to deploy them at the National Laboratories, and the first to provide custom models for national security customers,” Amodei said.
Iranian state media has confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
“The Iranian government announced 40 days of public mourning following the ‘martyrdom’ of the 86-year-old ayatollah, who had ruled Iran for over 36 years,” Axios reports.
Ok folks, we have a LOT to unpack here…so let’s get right to it!
Some people are calling this “Fake News” and I want to address that right up front. I’m aware of the doubters and I’m aware that some of the doubt comes from Alex Jones’ association with this story, but I’ve looked into it and I cannot discredit it as easily as the people shouting “Fake News”.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) broke from many of his Democratic colleagues and praised President Trump for the air strikes conducted on Iran.
“Operation Epic Fury. President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region. God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel,” Fetterman said.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an anti-Iranian regime group, on Saturday announced the formation of a provisional government after the U.S.-Israeli operation against the Islamic regime.
The NCRI said its goal is to “transfer sovereignty to the people of Iran and establish a democratic republic.”
For many months now, President Trump has been hinting and joking about running for another term as President.
That would be either his third or fourth term, depending on how you count them.
Certainly it would be his fourth “win”.
Dubai’s international airport, one of the world’s busiest transport hubs, and the luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage on Saturday in a suspected air strike.
“Dubai Airports has confirmed an incident at Dubai International Airport (DXB) just moments ago. Emergency response teams have been activated immediately, and the incident is being handled in coordination with the relevant authorities,” the Dubai Media Office wrote.
