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Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashes with CBS host over Iranian nuclear ambitions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CBS Host Margaret Brennan sparred over whether U.S. intelligence had found that Iran had ordered the development of a nuclear weapon, with Rubio dismissing Brennan's question as "irrelevant." Brennan asked Rubio if the United States saw "intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization" of uraniam on Face the Nation Sunday. Rubio, who also serves as National Security Advisor, shot back at the CBS host, saying that whether Iran's supreme leader ordered weaponization didn't matter, the regime was already pursing a nuclear weapon. "That's irrelevant. I see that question being asked in the media all the time. That's an irrelevant question. They have everything they need to build a weapon," Rubio said. Rubio Declares Iran's Days Of 'Playing The World' Over After Trump's Decisive Strike The CBS host countered that whether weaponization was ordered was the "key point" in U.S. intelligence assessments. Rubio denied that was the case, and claimed that he knew the subject "better" than Brennan. "Why would you bury things in a mountain, 300 feet under the ground? Why would they have 60% enriched uranium? You don't need 60% enriched uranium. The only countries in the world that have uranium at 60% are countries that have nuclear weapons, because it can quickly make it 90. They have all the elements. Why do they have a space program? Is Iran going to go to the moon? No. They're trying to build an ICBM so they can one day put a warhead on it," Rubio responded. Read On The Fox News App Brennan cited Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's March congressional testimony that Iran had not ordered the construction of a nuclear weapon. The "Face the Nation" host asked Rubio if the U.S. intelligence community had learned anything new since Gabbard's testimony. Rubio accused Brennan of not presenting the assessment accurately. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "That's an inaccurate representation of it. That's not how intelligence is read. That's now how intelligence is used," Rubio said. Rubio went on to state that the International Atomic Energy Agency recently found Iran was not in compliance with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations. The IAEA report found that Iran could not account for how traces of uranium were found at undeclared nuclear sites. "The Board of Governors... finds that Iran's many failures to uphold its obligations since 2019 to provide the Agency with full and timely cooperation regarding undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple undeclared locations in Iran ... constitutes non-compliance with its obligations under its Safeguards Agreement with the Agency," the report said. "They have the delivery mechanisms, they have the enrichment capability, they have the highly enriched uranium that is stored. That's all we need to see. Especially in the hands of a regime that's already involved in terrorism and proxies and all kinds of things around. They are the source of all instability in the Middle East," Rubio article source: Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashes with CBS host over Iranian nuclear ambitions
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Girl, 12, Attacked by Shark Off the Coast of South Carolina — Marking the Second Such Attack in the U.S. in Less Than 1 Week
A 12-year-old girl was attacked by a shark off the waters of South Carolina on Hilton Head Island on June 17 The preteen sustained non-life-threatening injuries to her right leg and was airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Ga. The attack took place less than a week after a 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark in Florida days earlierA 12-year-old girl was attacked by a shark off the waters of South Carolina. The attack occurred at around 12 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 17, near a resort on Hilton Head Island. The girl sustained "a leg injury consistent with lacerations typically associated with a shark bite," according to a statement from Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue that was obtained by USA Today and CBS News. The victim, whose identity has not been shared publicly, received onsite treatment from Shore Beach Services and Fire Rescue staff. She was then airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Ga., which is located about 40 miles from Hilton Head, CBS News reported. Authorities said the young girl's injuries were not life-threatening, per the outlet. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In audio from a call obtained by local news outlet WJCL, first responders could be heard telling medical dispatchers that the girl was conscious and breathing, but she had "lost a good amount of blood so far.' They also stated that the preteen's wound was located on the 'lower right leg, right below the kneecap.' PEOPLE reached out to Hilton Head Fire and Rescue and Shore Beach Services for comment on Sunday, June 22, but did not receive an immediate response. The incident in Hilton Head took place less than a week after a child lost her hand during a shark attack off the coast of Florida days earlier. Leah Lendel, 9, was snorkeling with her family in Boca Grande on June 11 when the attack occurred. She was airlifted to a hospital, where she underwent an emergency six-hour surgery. "I was just snorkeling, and then I went up to breathe," Leah said at a press conference on Thursday, June 19, per Fox Orlando. "And then something hard bit me, and then it tried to tug me away." "Then I picked up my hand, and it's all in blood," the young girl continued. There were 47 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2024, according to The International Shark Attack File, which is maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Of those 47 attacks, four were fatal, per the museum.) Read the original article on People
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Business leaders from Bill Ackman to Jason Calacanis react to the US strike on Iran's nuclear sites
Donald Trump on Saturday announced the US had launched strikes on three major Iranian nuclear sites. The attack takes US involvement in the conflict between Iran and Israel to a new level. Here's how business leaders from Bill Ackman to Jason Calacanis reacted to the news. President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that US warplanes had executed "massive precision" airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, in what he described in a press conference as a "spectacular military success." The military operation marks a significant escalation in the tensions between Iran and Israel and represents a new level of US involvement in the international conflict. Business leaders from Bill Ackman to Jason Calacanis reacted to the news. Billionaire hedge fund manager Ackman, a longtime ally of the president's, was among the first to publicly react to the news with a post on X. "Thank you to our great military for its superb execution on ridding Iran of its nuclear threat," Ackman wrote shortly after the news broke. "All Americans are eternally grateful for you." He continued later, writing in a separate post: "To state the obvious, @realDonaldTrump's actions tonight are a lot better than relying on the IRGC's 'commitment' to not develop nuclear weapons." "In eight days, the United States and Israel eliminated Iran's nuclear capabilities with minimal civilian casualties," he added in another post. "One of the greatest military achievements ever." Serial entrepreneur Calacanis posted on X, "Five months into Trump's term, we're at war." In a subsequent post, he elaborated, saying that his initial statement was "just an observation, published without judgement." "We don't have the intelligence that our leaders have, so I will reserve judgement until we know more," Calacanis wrote. "It should be obvious to everyone, however, that no president can just stop conflicts on day one. We now have three conflicts were involved in." The founder of the hedge fund Tolou Capital Management responded to the strikes in a series of posts on social media, describing the US military operation as "completely undetectable," given that no flight trackers showed US military aircraft over Iran within 30 minutes of the strikes. "Say what you want," Hakimian wrote. "The United States military is A1 and there's not a close competitor at the moment." In a separate post, Hakimian added: "The most escalatory thing that Iran can do is not to bomb U.S. military bases in the Middle East. It's to close the Strait of Hormuz. And if that happens, Oil goes above $100 in the blink of an eye. Iran is no military match for the United States. But they can wreak havoc via inflation. Just like Russia in 2022." Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, praised Trump as the "Greatest President of my lifetime." "You may just not realize it yet," Maguire wrote in a post on X, alongside a picture of Trump with his fist in the air after he was wounded during an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. "Bulletproof instincts and nerves of steel." A vocal supporter of Trump and cofounder of Azoria investment firm, Fishback praised the US strikes — and criticized those who expressed concern over the rising geopolitical tensions — in a series of posts on X. "Iran can't possibly think this is the start of a U.S. offensive. Trump's been clear from the start: they can't have a nuke. We just accomplished that. We're done here," Fishback said in one post. "If Iran chooses to retaliate against a clearly telegraphed, one-and-done strike, they'd be signing their own death warrant. Trump was right." In a separate post, he added: "The Fordow nuclear site was a uranium enrichment facility, not a mosque. Not everything is Islamophobia. Calm down. Leave your weird identity politics out of this." Scholl, the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, which is developing what it calls the "world's fastest airliner," said in a post on X that he was "proud to be an American tonight." "We can all sleep safer knowing the most dangerous regime won't have the most dangerous weapons," he wrote. Lauder, one of the heirs of the Estee Lauder cosmetics company and a prominent pro-Israel lobbyist, said on X that a "nuclear Iran would pose a grave threat to Western civilization and global security." "It is my hope that today's historic operation by the United States has brought an end to the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions once and for all," he wrote. "I applaud President Trump and his administration for having the courage to act decisively, and for lending critical American support to Israel's effort to build a safer and more stable Middle East." The Lux Capital cofounder and partner has shared several posts on X in the wake of the US strikes, including one responding to Calacanis' initial suggestion that the US was "at war." "NO. We just helped stop MANY future wars," he wrote. Moskovitz, the cofounder of Asana and Good Ventures, responded critically to Trump's announcement that the US had struck multiple sites inside Iran. "Now is the time for peace, President Trump says immediately after starting a war," he wrote on Bluesky. Trump made the call for peace in all caps at the end of his Truth Social post announcing the attack. Read the original article on Business Insider
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Mahmoud Khalil describes ICE detention, decries Columbia 'hypocrisy'
Mahmoud Khalil, recently released from immigration custody, on Sunday described the conditions of his detention and decried the "hypocrisy" of Columbia University, where he is a graduate student. 'Who is Mahmoud Khalil?' he asked as he spoke to the media and supporters on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, just a few blocks from Columbia. 'Mahmoud Khalil is a human rights defender. Mahmoud Khalil is a freedom fighter. Mahmoud Khalil is a refugee. Mahmoud Khalil is a father and husband. And, above all, Mahmoud Khalil is Palestinian,' he said. Khalil flew back to the New York area Saturday after having spent 104 days in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana. He said Columbia University denied his request to host the news conference there. Surrounded by his wife, his legal team and supporters, Khalil said that no one had privacy at the detention center and that it was common to hear emotional stories from other men. 'It's often hard to find patience in ICE detention. The center is crowded with hundreds of people who are told that their existence is illegal, and not one of us knows when we can go free,' he said. On the steps of the cathedral were hundreds of supporters joining in chants with Khalil, mainly repeating a sentence that he said kept him motivated in detention: 'I believe that we will win.' 'I found myself literally scratching this into my bunk bed and looking at it as I fell asleep and as I woke up. I find myself repeating, repeating it even now, knowing that I have won in a small way by being free — by being free today,' he said. The case of Khalil, a legal resident of the United States, drew national attention as the Trump administration began targeting pro-Palestinian student protesters following Hamas' deadly terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The attack killed 1,200 people in Israel, according to Israeli tallies, and hundreds more were taken hostage. It also triggered a war in Gaza that has killed more than 55,000 people, many of them women and children, according to the health ministry in the enclave, which is run by Hamas. The World Health Organization considers the numbers credible. Khalil was one of the student leaders at Columbia who was integral in the campus protests against the war. 'I must call the hypocrisy of Columbia University, a university that just two weeks ago said that they want to protect their international students. Why? While over 100 [days] later, I haven't received a single call from this university,' he said. Columbia University did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment about Khalil's remarks Sunday night. Khalil's detainment caused him to miss the birth of his son. 'You may have taken time from us, but you did not take our spirit,' his wife, Noor Abdalla, said Sunday. 'One day, our son will know his father did not bow to fear,' she added. On Friday, a federal judge ordered Khalil released and said he was not a threat to foreign policy or a flight risk, as the Trump administration argued. Less than 10 minutes later, the White House appealed the decision. 'While I'm grateful to be here with you all, I must say that this is only the beginning of a longer fight towards justice. I want everyone to understand that my being here today is sweet, but it's not a victory,' Khalil said Sunday. 'The wave of repression that the Trump administration initiated with my detention was intended to silence the movement for Palestinian liberation. It was intended to scare people into silence,' he said. The government is appealing the order granting Khalil's release, as well as a previous ruling that had preliminarily barred his detention and deportation. Khalil said Sunday that his legal team is prepared to continue to fight. Asked by NBC News what his message is to students who might be fearful of protesting based on what happened to him, Khalil replied: 'Students across the country have always led toward what's right. They are our moral compass." 'This happened during the Vietnam war, during apartheid South Africa. ... That's why the administration is doing everything in its power to suppress us — because we are literally winning,' he added. After the news conference, he joined hundreds of supporters on a short march escorted by New York police. This article was originally published on
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Europeans back higher defence spending amid Russia threat, poll finds
Faced with an unpredictable Donald Trump and an aggressive Russia, Europeans favour increased spending on defence and, in some countries, compulsory military service. A survey of 12 countries for the European Council on Foreign Relations showed majorities for increased defence spending in Poland (70%), Denmark (70%) and the UK (57%). Support was softer elsewhere, but large minorities in Germany (47%), Spain (46%) and France (45%) also backed bigger military budgets. Italy was an outlier: only 17% favoured higher spending, with 57% against. Europeans in several countries supported reintroducing mandatory military service, with the crucial exception of 18- to 29-year-olds – those most likely to be called up in any armed conflict. People in France (62%), Germany (53%) and Poland (51%) were the strongest supporters of military service. Opposition to the idea outweighed support in countries including Italy (50% against), the UK (53%), Spain (56%) and Hungary (58%). Older people were keenest on the draft. In Germany, for example, a net total of 49% of over-70s supported military service, while a net total of 46% of 18- to 29-year-olds opposed the idea. The research also found the European public divided sharply over Trump, whose return to the US presidency has scrambled traditional allegiances to Washington. Countries with traditionally strong ties with the US are becoming increasingly sceptical of the US system: in the UK and Germany, majorities of 74% and 67% think it is broken. 'EU-US relations are now increasingly ideological,' the ECFR's Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard wrote in a paper to accompany the findings. 'In many respects the relations of the far-right parties to Trump start to resemble the relationship of former communist parties to the Soviet Union in the cold war. They feel obliged to defend Trump and to imitate him.' European far-right parties, which often took inspiration from Vladimir Putin's Russia, now look to Trump's system as a model, the authors suggest. In contrast, voters for mainstream parties are critical of Trump and the US political system. Far-right and national populist allegiance to Trump exists, despite sizeable minorities of voters for those parties seeing his re-election as bad news for Americans. For instance, 34% of AfD voters in Germany, 28% of France's National Rally supporters and 30% of Reform UK voters consider Trump's re-election as 'very bad' or 'rather bad' for Americans. The findings come on the eve of a Nato summit this week where members of the alliance will be asked to raise defence spending to at least 5% of GDP a year by 2032. Spain has already rejected the target as 'unreasonable' and 'counterproductive'. Italy wants to delay the deadline until 2035. Voters in most countries polled are sceptical that Europe can be independent of the US. Citizens in Germany, Spain, Poland and Italy were more likely to say it would be very difficult or practically impossible for the EU to become independent of the US in defence and security. Only in Denmark did a slim majority (52%) consider it was possible for the EU to achieve autonomy in defence and security. Denmark, which is directly threatened by Trump's claims over Greenland, also showed the highest antipathy towards the US president: 86% believe the US political system is broken, while 76% rated Trump's re-election as a bad thing for US citizens. Several European publics support developing an alternative national nuclear deterrent that does not rely on the US, with the strongest support in Poland (60%), Portugal (62%) and Spain (54%). In Germany, support for such an idea was only 39%. The chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has proposed that his country could share nuclear weapons with France and Britain but also said this could not replace the US's protective shield over much of Europe. In an encouraging sign for Kyiv, most Europeans oppose following the US if Trump pushes Ukraine to cede occupied territories or lifts economic sanctions against Russia. Even in Hungary, which has a government that has consistently slowed agreement on EU sanctions, 40% oppose copying any US move to lift sanctions, while 38% were in favour. In other countries there were strong majorities against emulating any pro-Russia policy on Ukraine that may come from the US. The report's authors suggest two explanations for this support for Ukraine. 'A benevolent interpretation is that Europeans support an autonomous European policy to support Ukraine and they don't want to blindly follow Trump's lead. But another reading of that data is that Europeans want Ukrainians to continue fighting on their behalf.' Leonard said: 'Our poll shows that Europeans feel unsafe and that Trump is driving demand for increased defence spending, the reintroduction of military service and an extension of nuclear capabilities across much of Europe.' Krastev, who is chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, said: 'The real effect of Trump's second coming is that the United States now presents a credible model for Europe's far right. To be pro-American today mostly means to be sceptical of the EU; to be pro-European means being critical of Trump's America.' Pollsters commissioned by ECFR spoke to 16,440 adults last month.
