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Iran has rejected the U.S. ultimatum to publicly renounce its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, letting the Saturday deadline pass without delivering the public guarantees demanded by Washington.
Instead, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated it will not honor commitments under the current memorandum of understanding (MOU) as long as the United States fails to meet its own obligations.


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Owen Hanson turned his life around by transforming his prison time into a laboratory for reinvention and launching a health food business.
The former USC football walk-on served nearly a decade in federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering.
He shares his redemption story in the Amazon Prime Video docuseries Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel, produced by Mark Wahlberg.


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Multiple Jeffrey Epstein survivors have publicly accused his longtime executive assistant, Lesley Groff, of lying during her closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee. Victims expressed profound shock and frustration, forcefully disputing her claims that she knew nothing about the sex trafficking operation, never met the girls in person, and was entirely unaware of their backgrounds or ages.

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Military experts assess that Iran’s missile strikes on Jordan and the massive U.S. naval buildup signify a highly deliberate shift in Iranian strategy, focusing on softer regional targets to signal deterrence rather than attempting to penetrate Israel's hardened defenses. The escalating theater of the 2026 Iran war has entered a dangerous new phase, characterized by massive U.S. volume strikes, an Iranian-declared closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and retaliatory waves hitting U.S. allies across the Persian Gulf.

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The phrase "Trump's poorly executed priorities are piling up" is the title of a recent national news segment highlighting growing bipartisan criticism of the administration's strategic missteps during his second term. Observers and lawmakers argue that a pattern of hasty decision-making, staffing instabilities, and gridlocked legislative strategies are creating significant political and economic fallout.

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President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was on the verge of a "tremendous," "powerful," and "final" peace deal with Iran over a 15-week period following the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran war on February 28, 2026. However, foreign policy analysts note that despite Trump's highly optimistic public rhetoric, there was never a finalized permanent treaty—only a fragile temporary agreement that has since completely collapsed.

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President Donald Trump confirmed that he has left specific standing orders to heavily bomb and "obliterate" Iran if the country succeeds in assassinating him. He noted that his directives are designed to ensure Iran would be "obliterated" with "nothing left", escalating a standard national security response into an absolute, total military retaliation.

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Longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has died at the age of 71. According to a statement released by his office early on Sunday, July 12, 2026, Graham passed away on the evening of Saturday, July 11, 2026, following a "brief and sudden illness".

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A catastrophic, fast-moving wildfire in southern Spain's Andalusia region has killed at least 12 people and left 23 others missing, with officials confirming that the vast majority of victims are foreign nationals. The blaze broke out on Thursday, July 9, 2026, amid a blistering 40°C (104°F) heatwave, ripping violently through the Los Gallardos area of Almería province—a region highly populated by European expatriates, retirees, and holidaymakers. Emergency officials have called it the most devastating and unprecedented fire in the modern history of Andalusia.

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Colombia’s official presidential transition process has ground to a complete halt following an unprecedented executive clash over the June 21, 2026, election results. President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella abruptly froze the country's formal handover process, known as the empalme, after outgoing leftist President Gustavo Petro refused to formally recognize the election results. Despite the complete freeze on joint meetings, the constitutional inauguration remains legally scheduled for August 7, 2026.

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