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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani created a new Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appointed Taylor Brown as its first director.
Brown, a civil rights attorney and openly transgender advocate, becomes the first transgender person to lead a NYC government office.
Zelensky met Reza Pahlavi in Paris today.
They discussed Iran’s situation, the U.S. operation against the Iranian regime, and supporting change in Iran.
Zelensky emphasized wanting a “free Iran” that stops cooperating with Russia.
Trump on shoes:
When they tell me they have a problem, I say, “Let me get you a pair of shoes.” It seems to work out pretty well.Читать полностью…
Now they look all spiffy and nice.
I never like Cabinet members walking in on sneakers. Sneakers are wonderful, but I don’t want my Cabinet members wearing sneakers, so I’ll get them a pair of shoes. It’s a gift from Donald Trump.
Trump on Iran:
They literally have people in the streets machine-gunning people down if they want to protest, okay?
That’s a pretty high standard to say, “I want to go out and protest.”
IRGC Aerospace Commander says 30 “super-heavy” ballistic missiles weighing 1–2 tons were launched at targets in Israel.
Maj. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi says the strike “disrupted and destroyed key aerospace monitoring systems,” calling it “the heaviest operational barrage against the regime so far.”Читать полностью…
He added “a new part of the regime’s sky is now under our control.”
Trump on Iran:
We are going to be hitting them very hard over the next week.
The Pentagon is considering sending more warships to the Middle East to potentially escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz after increased Iranian attacks.
U.S. officials say escorts won’t start until the threat level drops, which could take a month or longer.
Source: WSJ
German Chancellor Merz on Iran:
Our appeal is first and foremost directed at Iran and its Mullah regime to end the war.Читать полностью…
Above all, the Mullah regime has it in its hands not to attack further countries in the region, such as the Gulf States, and to destabilize the whole region.
The responsibility for this lies first and foremost with the regime in Tehran.
Iran's Larijani:
The attacks they carry out are out of fear, out of desperation.
Someone who is strong doesn't bomb in the middle of a march.
It’s clear they have reached their breaking point.
The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) was hit in a suspected attack. Authorities are investigating a possible drone strike linked to regional tensions involving Iran.
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NEW: Police are responding to reports of an active shooter at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
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Iran's Larijani:
Donald Trump said: "I could cut off Iran's electricity within an hour, but I didn't do that."Читать полностью…
However, had he proceeded with that, it would have taken only half an hour for a complete power outage to engulf the entire region, and the darkness would become a suitable opportunity to track down the fleeing American military personnel in the region and hunt them.
WATCH: Israeli police arrested the son of a public figure in Lod on suspicion of spray-painting a Palestinian (PLO) flag on the facade of Lod City Hall.
Police released video showing a large raid with heavily armed officers storming a home and detaining the suspect.
Orbán Says Ukrainians Threatened Family Ahead of Election
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed Ukrainians threatened his family as tensions with Kyiv escalate, using the dispute to bolster his campaign ahead of 12 April elections, sources and official statements show.
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The U.S. will permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, the closest American diplomatic mission to Afghanistan.
The State Department says the move will save about $7.5 million per year and services will shift to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.Читать полностью…
The closure is part of the Trump administration’s State Department downsizing and is the first overseas diplomatic mission fully shut down under the reorganization.
Source: NBC News
Kilmeade: Do you think Putin is helping Iran?
Trump: I think he might be helping them a little bit. He probably thinks we are helping Ukraine, right?
Kilmeade: And you are, right?
Trump: Yeah, we are helping them also, and he says that and China would say the same thing.
They do it, and we do it, in all fairness.
Trump on James Talarico:
He is so woke. He is beyond woke.
Brian Kilmeade: Would you say that it is important to get the uranium that Witkoff talked about? Is there some type of operation in place to grab it?
Trump: No, not at all. We are not focused on that, but at some point we might be.
Iran’s Embassy in Ankara deny launching ballistic missiles toward Türkiye, saying “no munition has been launched from Iran toward Türkiye.”
It added that Iran “respects the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the friendly and neighboring Republic of Türkiye.”
Trump on Mojtaba Khamenei:
I think he probably is alive; I think he is damaged, but I think he is probably alive in some form.
MEANWHILE: Pakistan carried out airstrikes near Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan, hitting a fuel depot used by Kam Air.
Pakistan claims the site supported militant logistics, while the Taliban condemned the strike as a violation of Afghan sovereignty and vowed retaliation.
BREAKING: Four U.S. service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on March 12.
Two crew members remain unaccounted for.
Trump told G7 leaders Iran is “about to surrender,” boasting “I got rid of a cancer that was threatening us all.”
Source: Axios
The United States has issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea, aiming to ease soaring global energy prices caused by the Iran conflict and disruptions in Middle East oil shipping.
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Nicolás Maduro is being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
He is in a small cell about 3 by 2 meters, with a metal bed, a toilet, and a small window. He can leave the cell three times a week for one hour under guard.
He reportedly often shouts at night, saying he was kidnapped and yelling, “I am the president of Venezuela.”
Source: ABC Internacional
Turkish National Defense Ministry accused Greece of violating the status of certain islands, saying these actions contravene agreements concluded under international law.
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Footage shows all six THAAD launchers being removed from the U.S. base in Seongju, South Korea, being redeployed to the Middle East.
The withdrawal will weaken South Korea’s missile defense layer, as THAAD provides the system’s highest-altitude interception capability.
Source: SBS
Nigeria Seeks Energy Partnerships Amid Iran War Oil Crisis
Nigeria’s FM Yusuf Tuggar urged Gulf oil producers to invest in Nigeria as the Iran conflict disrupts shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rising oil prices are beginning to translate into higher gasoline prices in the United States, something Trump is reportedly concerned could turn markets and voters against him if it continues.
Advisers inside the White House warned that the situation could worsen once oil markets fully react to the instability.Читать полностью…
Because of the risk, the administration has discussed emergency steps to limit the impact on U.S. consumers, including restricting some American oil exports and easing certain shipping rules to move fuel more easily within the country.
Officials believe the administration may only have a short window before higher gas prices become a serious political problem.
Source: NBC News