The European Central Bank became the first central bank to raise interest rates over inflation brought by the war with Iran. The bank announced on Thursday that it was raising three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points to keep inflation under control at 2% in the medium term. The ECB was a natural […]
None of Trump’s stated goals in his war with Iran have been achieved. The post A Point-by-Point Breakdown of Trump’s Failed Iran War Objectives appeared first on The Intercept.
President Trump on Thursday canceled the impending US strikes to take Iran’s Kharg Island after receiving Tehran’s latest, finalized proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and began nuclear negotiations, he said in a post to Truth Social.
President Trump said on Thursday that the US will launch additional attacks on Iran for a second day in a row and threatened to take over Iran's energy and oil infrastructure. Trump announced on Truth Social earlier that the US will be hitting Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT" Iran and taking Kharg Island, Iran's oil export hub, "in the not too distant future." Trump said the US will "assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela." The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT. The post (VIDEO) Trump Says US Will Hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT”, “Bomb The Sh*t Out of Them”, “Assume Total Control of Their Oil and Gas Markets” After Taking Kharg Island appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump is a traitor for refusing to release the Epstein files to protect his associates. Greene said Trump called her a traitor for urging transparency, but she countered, arguing those covering up the files — including the President — are the real traitors. "He told me on the phone that his friends would get hurt, and that's why he's against releasing the Epstein files," explained Greene. She criticized Trump for campaigning as a drain the swamp candidate while allegedly working to suppress documents. Greene argued, those refusing to release the files are covering for pedophiles and rapists, making them traitors to the American people.Collins pressed Greene directly, "You think the President is a traitor," to which Greene affirmed her position, highlighting the contradiction between Trump's transparency campaign promises and his actions blocking file release.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says a federal fraud suspect turned himself in after being placed on the newly created "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list.Said Abdullahi Ereg was indicted in the Feeding Our Future scam in June 2024, but the U.S. District Attorney's office said he was living overseas and his exact whereabouts were unknown.Prosecutors say Ereg falsely claimed to have served '3,000 meals, twice a day, seven days a week' as part of the scheme.Ereg turned himself in just one day after the fraudsters list was announced.Prosecutors claim Ereg received more than $4.2 million in funds from the Federal Child Nutrition Program after submitting false reimbursement claims through a deli and grocery business he owned in Minneapolis.Ereg's Evergreen Grocery and Deli participated in the "Feeding Our Future" program, allowing Ereg to allegedly scam the government beginning about April 2020 and lasting until about April 2021, coinciding with the COVID pandemic.Prosecutors say Ereg falsely claimed to have served "3,000 meals, twice a day, seven days a week" as part of the scheme. His wife, Najmo Ahmed, also received payments directly from Feeding Our Future.The couple spent the money they allegedly stole on Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Canada Goose, and also allegedly transferred about $2.5 million to foreign accounts. Ereg was indicted on charges that included conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. His wife pleaded guilty in Feb. 2025 to one charge of money laundering and is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday.FBI Minneapolis Field Office Special Agent Chris Dotson said at a media briefing Wednesday that Ereg was one of the first eight people put on the fraudsters list, which was published within the last week.RELATED: 'Feeding Our Future' scam artist agrees to plea deal with a slap-on-the-wrist sentence "Today's apprehension of Said Abdullahi Ereg, a fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters List, highlights the collective commitment of the DOJ, FBI, IRS, and USPIS, along with our USAO to bring every alleged fraudster to justice," Dotson said."FBI Minneapolis will be nominating more fugitives to this Most Wanted Fraudsters list," he added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Just days after the FBI and the Department of Justice released the “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list, an arrest was made of a former Minneapolis grocery store owner. […]
President Trump is facing growing pushback from Senate Republicans over his handling of the military conflict with Iran, leaving Democrats believing they are on the verge of having enough votes to pass a war powers resolution directing the president to withdraw U.S. forces. Four Republican senators have voted to discharge the war powers resolution from…