Howard Lutnick forced to face Jeffrey Epstein ties during House Oversight hearing

2026-05-06T06:00:41-04:00 / Fox News

The Commerce secretary claimed he cut ties with Epstein in 2005 but later admitted to a 2012 lunch on Epstein’s Caribbean island

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Published May 6, 2026 6:00am EDT

‘I have nothing to hide’: Secretary pushes back as lawmaker questions Epstein meetings

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces questions about past contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He insists he has “nothing to hide” while declining to address specifics during a tense Capitol Hill exchange. (Credit: C-SPAN)

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The House Oversight Committee’s probe into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is turning focus to another high-profile Trump administration figure this week.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is voluntarily appearing before the congressional panel on Wednesday for a transcribed interview regarding his prior relationship with Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 after being indicted on federal sex trafficking charges.

Lutnick’s agreement to speak to the committee came after Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., pledged to force a vote to subpoena his testimony.

It is unclear how many lawmakers will attend, as the House of Representatives is in a district work period, also known as recess, this week. Still, Lutnick could face a grilling from House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., and other Democrats who have accused him of hiding the full scope of his past ties to Epstein.

An undated photo released by the Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein, center, and Howard Lutnick, center right, in blue shirt and white shorts.(Department of Justice)

HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE DEMANDS DEPOSITIONS FROM BONDI AND LUTNICK IN EPSTEIN PROBE

“The secretary looks forward to addressing any questions on the record when he testifies voluntarily before the Oversight Committee,” a Department of Commerce spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “He looks forward to putting to rest the inaccurate and baseless claims in the media designed to distract from his historic work underway at the Commerce Department.”

Lutnick, a billionaire businessman and former CEO of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, said during an interview with the New York Post last year that he broke off ties with Epstein in 2005. The two were formerly next-door neighbors in Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood — their townhomes shared a wall.

However, the Commerce secretary conceded in a Senate hearing in February that he and his family had a brief lunch with Epstein in 2012 at his private Caribbean island after files dropped showing their contact continued beyond 2005.

“We left with all of my children, with my nannies and my wife. All together. We were on a family vacation,” Lutnick told lawmakers. “I don’t recall why we did it, but we did.”

That visit to the island came four years after Epstein was found guilty in Florida state court of soliciting a minor for prostitution. The disgraced financier served just 13 months in prison while being given immunity from federal prosecution, which critics have called a sweetheart deal.

Congressional Democrats seized on the discrepancies in Lutnick’s accounts during his testimony before the House Budget Committee in April.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2026.(Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

HAKEEM JEFFRIES REFUSES THREE TIMES TO ANSWER QUESTION ABOUT APPROPRIATENESS OF PLASKETT’S EPSTEIN MESSAGES

“Why did you lie about your relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?” Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., asked Lutnick during the tense hearing.

Lutnick did not answer the question directly, instead arguing that Dean’s inquiry was not relevant to the hearing topic: the Commerce Department’s budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Commerce secretary has maintained that his connection to Epstein was limited, and he has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., praised Lutnick’s decision to appear for a transcribed interview.

“I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee,” Comer said in a March statement to Fox News Digital. “I look forward to his testimony.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21, 2025.(Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Lutnick is not the only Trump administration official to face questions this month as part of the committee’s Epstein probe.

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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to sit for a transcribed interview on May 29 after being subpoenaed by Comer’s committee. Democrats and a handful of Republicans had vowed to pursue contempt charges against Bondi over her handling of Epstein files if she did not agree to testify before the committee.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House but did not hear back before publication.

美国启动“301条款”产能过剩调查 引发豆农担忧

2026年5月6日 17:25 / 联合早报

美国大豆协会敦促特朗普政府谨慎对待新关税，这些农民多年来一直受到中国对美国大豆实施的报复性关税打击。 （路透社）

（华盛顿路透电）美国贸易代表办公室星期二启动为期四天的马拉松式听证会，针对包括中国、欧盟、日本、韩国、墨西哥和越南等16个主要贸易伙伴的产能过剩问题展开“301条款”调查，使深受关税战打击的美国豆农感到担忧。

贸易观察人士预计，这次调查将导致政府出台新的进口关税。美国最高法院已裁定特朗普的关税违宪，导致特朗普急于寻求重建他失去的关税筹码。

据报道，美国贸易代表办公室（USTR）和其他机构将在星期五（8日）前，听取近150名来自企业、贸易团体、外国政府和智库代表的证词。

美国智库“新美国安全中心”在准备好的证词中说，美国的行动应聚焦于中国。这个智库认为，中国庞大且不断增长的结构性产能过剩，以及其主导传统半导体等关键领域的计划，对美国构成“战略性问题”。

代表50多万种植户的美国大豆协会敦促特朗普政府谨慎对待新关税，因为眼下中美正在就微妙的贸易休战进行谈判。美国总统特朗普预计下周访华期间，将会见中国国家主席习近平，而301条款调查将是双方讨论的议题之一。

美国大豆协会副主席沃尔顿说，他们担心额外的301调查可能导致美国政府出台新关税措施，从而阻碍中美谈判，并导致中国政府重新对美国大豆征收更高的关税。

沃尔顿也敦促USTR，将化肥等农业投入品排除在所有新关税之外，并且不要提高对印度尼西亚和墨西哥等国的关税，因为这些国家正在成为美国大豆的新晋大客户。

Employers are demanding AI skills. What’s the best way to learn them?

May 6, 2026 / 7:18 AM EDT / CBS News

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Fluency in artificial intelligence is increasingly a prerequisite in today’s labor market, with employers across industries seeking AI-literate job candidates.

Research from Resume Genius found that 8 in 10 hiring managers consider AI skills a priority. And in a sign of the times, other data shows that most employers would hire a candidate with AI skills over one with additional years of work experience.

Yet while many workers today are well aware of the need to hone their AI chops, few employers offer the necessary training, said Lisa Gevelber, who heads Google’s “Grow with Google” initiative, a program that provides digital skills training to workers and businesses.

“We know AI can be extremely beneficial and that hiring managers say knowing how to use it is essential, but employers aren’t meeting that need in terms of training employees,” she told CBS News.

Indeed, companies often aren’t the best place to acquire the kind of AI skills that are suddenly in demand, said Sam Caucci, founder of 1Huddle, a company that partners with firms to develop corporate training for workers.

“Companies and academia are not equipped because the curriculum development process is so slow,” while AI advances at breakneck speed, he said.

How can workers level up?

So how can people learn about AI in ways that might boost a job search or advance their careers? According to AI and career development experts, a good way to start is simply by using publicly available AI tools daily.

“Workers are learning AI natively by going directly to platforms to get better at using it,” Caucci said. “They are learning AI by prompting ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, you name your platform.”

Such platforms are free,while paid subscriptions offer additional benefits and features. Some AI companies also offer free training. For example, ChatGPT developer OpenAI offers training programs in “prompt engineering,” which it describes as “the art of communicating with AI models to get a desired output.”

People interested in getting up to speed on AI can also find a plethora of free training materials online, Caucci noted, pointing to AI courses on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, among other platforms, as a good way “to acquire a lot of baseline knowledge.”

Ask AI how to build AI skills

Christine Cruzvergara, vice president of higher education and student success at Handshake, a hiring platform, also recommends leaning on AI to learn how to use it.

“You can literally use AI to teach you AI,” she said. “Go to ChatGPT or Claude and say you’re interested in learning more about how to use AI in your role, and it will help you get started. Say, ‘Over the course of two weeks or one month, can you build out a schedule of courses?’ And it will give you a play-by-play of what you should do.”

While some signs suggest that growing corporate adoption of AI is weakening demand for entry-level workers, Cruzvergara expects more companies, over time, to recruit younger adults, many of whom are developing expertise in using the technology for a range of purposes.

“Employers are looking to this next generation to do that,” she said. “They are the first fully-native AI generation. They are already self-taught.”

Show what you know

Demonstrating your AI skills to prospective employers is also critical, according to career experts.

“Just saying, ‘I use ChatGPT,’ is not how workers should be reflecting their skills,” Caucci of 1Huddle said. “Make sure your resume has an AI throughline.”

That means outlining examples of how AI has helped you work more efficiently and productively, as well as spelling out any additional AI qualifications or training.

Grow with Google is one place workers can turn to earn AI credentials. For example, the program’s “Google AI Professional Certificate” course is available online for $49 per month. The certificate consists of seven modules, each taking about an hour to complete, while students can move at their own pace.

“We are teaching the things that employers want employees to be able to do,” Google’s Gevelber said.

That includes developing core skills, such as using AI for more effective communication, building presentations and conducting data analysis.

“Companies buy talent — they don’t build it,” Caucci said. “My advice is to stack as many of those credentials as you’re able to onto your resume to signal that this is an important area of focus for you.”

Edited by Aimee Picchi

传美伊接近达成停战备忘录 伊朗证实评估14点和平方案

2026年5月6日 17:36 / 联合早报

消息称，美国和伊朗将达成的备忘录，可能包括伊朗承诺暂停核浓缩活动，以及美国同意解除制裁。 （路透社档案照片）

两名美国官员及两名知情人士透露，美国与伊朗接近达成一份一页的停战备忘录。伊朗外交部发言人证实，他们正在“评估”华盛顿提出的14点和平方案。

美国新闻网站Axios星期三（5月6日）报道称，白宫认为已接近与伊朗就一份一页的谅解备忘录达成协议，以结束战争，并为更详细的核谈判设定框架。

报道指出，美国预计将在未来48小时内收到伊朗就若干关键问题的回应。不过报道也提醒，目前尚未达成任何协议，但这是自战争爆发以来双方最接近达成协议的一次。

协议的内容包括伊朗承诺暂停核浓缩活动，美国同意解除对伊朗的制裁，并释放数十亿美元被冻结的伊朗资金，同时双方也将取消围绕霍尔木兹海峡通行的相关限制。

Axios称，这份仅有一页、包含14点内容的备忘录，正在美国特使威特科夫和库什纳与几名伊朗官员之间进行谈判，谈判形式包括直接谈判和通过调解方进行。

Axios补充说，根据目前的版本，该备忘录将宣布结束该地区的战争，并启动为期30天的谈判，以达成一项详细的协议，开放霍尔木兹海峡，限制伊朗的核计划，并解除美国的制裁。

据Axios报道，伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡航运的限制，以及美国对伊朗的海上封锁将在30天内逐步解除。不过，报道引述一名美国官员称，如果谈判破裂，美军将有权恢复封锁或重启军事行动。

路透社报道称，一名参与谈判的巴基斯坦消息人士证实上述消息。“我们很快就会完成这项工作。目前已经接近尾声了。”

不过，美国国务院和白宫尚未对此作出回应。

消息称，美国和伊朗将达成的备忘录，可能包括伊朗承诺暂停核浓缩活动，以及美国同意解除制裁。 （路透社档案照片）

两名美国官员及两名知情人士透露，美国与伊朗接近达成一份一页的停战备忘录。伊朗外交部发言人证实，他们正在“评估”华盛顿提出的14点和平方案。

美国新闻网站Axios星期三（5月6日）报道称，白宫认为已接近与伊朗就一份一页的谅解备忘录达成协议，以结束战争，并为更详细的核谈判设定框架。

报道指出，美国预计将在未来48小时内收到伊朗就若干关键问题的回应。不过报道也提醒，目前尚未达成任何协议，但这是自战争爆发以来双方最接近达成协议的一次。

协议的内容包括伊朗承诺暂停核浓缩活动，美国同意解除对伊朗的制裁，并释放数十亿美元被冻结的伊朗资金，同时双方也将取消围绕霍尔木兹海峡通行的相关限制。

Axios称，这份仅有一页、包含14点内容的备忘录，正在美国特使威特科夫和库什纳与几名伊朗官员之间进行谈判，谈判形式包括直接谈判和通过调解方进行。

Axios补充说，根据目前的版本，该备忘录将宣布结束该地区的战争，并启动为期30天的谈判，以达成一项详细的协议，开放霍尔木兹海峡，限制伊朗的核计划，并解除美国的制裁。

据Axios报道，伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡航运的限制，以及美国对伊朗的海上封锁将在30天内逐步解除。不过，报道引述一名美国官员称，如果谈判破裂，美军将有权恢复封锁或重启军事行动。

路透社报道称，一名参与谈判的巴基斯坦消息人士证实上述消息。“我们很快就会完成这项工作。目前已经接近尾声了。”

不过，美国国务院和白宫尚未对此作出回应。

3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Canary Islands does about-face, opts not to let it dock there

2026-05-06T06:50:00-0400 / CBS News

Three patients suspected of having the hantavirus have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and are on their way to the Netherlands to receive medical care, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The three are German, Dutch and British, the last of whom is a crew member, according to the WHO.

The rare outbreak of the virus has already killed three.

And in the latest twist in the hellish ordeal for the 150 or so passengers on board, the leader of the Canary Islands has rejected a plan for the ship to dock there.

The plan, coordinated between the Spanish government and the WHO, had been for the ship to head to the Canary Islands for a “full investigation” and “full inspection” after the three were evacuated.

But the leader of the archipelago’s regional government, Fernando Clavijo, rejected the idea Wednesday, saying he has requested a meeting with Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

A general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

In a social media post Wednesday, Clavijo, who is part of the conservative opposition, wrote: “The Canary Islands always acts with responsibility, but it cannot accept decisions taken behind the backs of the Canary Islands institutions and without sufficient information to the population.”

A flight planned to evacuate the ship’s doctor, who has been taken sick, to the Canary Islands was cancelled, a source close to the regional presidency told the French news agency AFP on Wednesday.

Spain’s health ministry announced later that they would instead be treated in the Netherlands.

The news comes as South African authorities confirmed Wednesday that they had identified the so-called Andes strain of the hantavirus in two people previously on the cruise. The Andes strain, which is found primarily in Argentina and Chile, can be transmitted from human to human, unlike any other strain of the virus.

Also on Wednesday, Swiss authorities announced that a man who previously travelled on the ship and returned home at the end of April has also tested positive for the Andes strain of the virus.

“There is currently no risk to the Swiss public,” they said in a statement.

And the French ministry of health has told BFM TV that a French “contact case” can been confirmed. The man is believed to have travelled on the same flight as one of the two patients evacuated to Johannesburg for treatment in late April.

There is currently one British national in South Africa in intensive care. French authorities are likely referring to the other patient evacuated to Johannesburg: a 69-year-old Dutch woman who got off the boat with “gastrointestinal symptoms” on April 24 and died two days later, after her condition “deteriorated during a flight to Johannesburg,” the WHO said.

That brings the total number of suspected or confirmed cases to nine: three dead, five confirmed as receiving treatment, and the Frenchman, about whom there have been few details given.

The ship’s operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said two infectious disease specialists were en route Wednesday from the Netherlands to the ship and will “remain with the vessel after its anticipated departure from Cape Verde.”

The Dutch-flagged MV Hontius, a luxury cruise-liner, left Ushuaia in Argentina on April 1. It has been anchored off the island of Cape Verde off Africa’s west coast since Sunday.

Ann Lindstrand, the WHO’s representative in Cape Verde, told CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio on Tuesday that there is no risk of a pandemic-level threat with the hantavirus, given the low likelihood of human-to-human transmission.

Spanish and Dutch authorities are “intensely discussing” what will happen next to the passengers on board, she added. They have been told to remain in their cabins as much as possible.

“If there is the need for a quarantine, that will be a decision of the health authorities in Spain or Holland at that point in time, with the close collaboration with the advice of WHO,” Lindstrand said.

If needed, a quarantine could last as long as two months, since the incubation period for hantavirus is between one and eight weeks, she said.

“Eight weeks is a horribly long time to be in quarantine,” she added.

Lindstrand said she is in touch with a volunteer doctor on the boat who told her that passengers were “coping surprisingly well,” though they are anxious to know what their next port of call will be.

“We have heard from quite a few people on the boat,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, on Tuesday. “We just want you to know we are working with the ship’s operators. We are working with the countries where you are from. We hear you. We know that you are scared.”

G7商讨设立常设机构 监督关键矿产议程

2026年5月6日 17:51 / 联合早报

G7商讨设立常设机构 监督关键矿产议程

法国贸易部长福里西耶（右）星期三（5月6日）在巴黎欢迎美国贸易代表格里尔抵达参加G7贸易部长会议。 （法新社）

（伦敦/布鲁塞尔综合电）据知情者透露，七国集团（G7）成员国正在磋商设立常设秘书处，以确保旨在增加关键矿产供应的倡议，不受轮值主席国的更替影响。

中国主导着国防、能源转型和制造业所需的关键矿产的生产，全球发达国家正在寻求减少对中国的依赖。美国和欧盟上个月同意，深化在锂、钴和稀土等关键矿产方面的协调合作。

但两名消息人士说，欧洲已拒绝建立单一共享储备库的想法，倾向于各国自行掌控本国储备；欧洲各国政府也不希望由美国主导这个项目，担心在危机时期可能无法获得关键矿产。

自今年初以来，欧盟一直在意大利、法国和德国牵头下，推进自身的试点储备项目。

消息人士说，新的秘书处可能设在国际能源署（IEA）或经济合作与发展组织（OECD）。两者的总部都位于巴黎。

五名消息人士说，目前还不清楚秘书处何时能够成立，但它可能有助于落实6月G7领导人会议就关键原材料作出的任何决定，其中包括储备措施。

法国财政部发言人和国际能源署拒绝对此置评。经合组织则未立即回应路透社的置评请求。

两名消息人士说，国际能源署已在制定计划，以协调关键矿产的储备与生产。

国际能源署星期二（5月5日）在布鲁塞尔与政府及行业代表举行工作坊，讨论矿产储备问题。发言人说，会议旨在探讨技术细节，并了解业界对设计有效储备体系的看法。

路透社消息说，截至4月20日，已登记参会的政府包括美国、德国、法国、加拿大、意大利和西班牙。欧盟委员会也已登记参会。

根据国际能源署发送给参会者的一份文件，预计参会的企业包括通用汽车、嘉能可（Glencore）、莱昂纳多公司（Leonardo）和优美科（Umicore）。

G7周四开会讨论打破中国垄断地位

担任G7轮值主席国的法国星期二宣布，将于星期四（7日）召开线上G7会议，讨论如何打破中国对关键材料的垄断。财政部长莱斯屈尔告诉记者，此次会议旨在为6月中旬在法国埃维昂（Evian）举行的G7领导人峰会做准备。

莱斯屈尔指出，中国通过大规模投资和定价政策占据市场绝大部分份额，迫使潜在竞争对手退出。

“我们正在G7框架内考虑的一个项目，就是效仿1970年代石油输出国组织（OPEC）垄断生产时成立国际能源署的做法，通过国际合作开发替代方案。”

美国贸易代表格里尔星期二到巴黎参加为期两天的G7贸易部长会议。他当天与欧盟首席贸易谈判代表塞夫乔维奇举行会谈，塞夫乔维奇敦促美国遵守与欧盟达成的关税协议。

美欧去年7月达成协议，将欧盟大部分商品的关税设定为15%，但美国总统特朗普上周指欧盟未履行协议，威胁要将欧洲汽车和卡车的关税提高到25%。

法国贸易部长福里西耶（右）星期三（5月6日）在巴黎欢迎美国贸易代表格里尔抵达参加G7贸易部长会议。 （法新社）

（伦敦/布鲁塞尔综合电）据知情者透露，七国集团（G7）成员国正在磋商设立常设秘书处，以确保旨在增加关键矿产供应的倡议，不受轮值主席国的更替影响。

中国主导着国防、能源转型和制造业所需的关键矿产的生产，全球发达国家正在寻求减少对中国的依赖。美国和欧盟上个月同意，深化在锂、钴和稀土等关键矿产方面的协调合作。

但两名消息人士说，欧洲已拒绝建立单一共享储备库的想法，倾向于各国自行掌控本国储备；欧洲各国政府也不希望由美国主导这个项目，担心在危机时期可能无法获得关键矿产。

自今年初以来，欧盟一直在意大利、法国和德国牵头下，推进自身的试点储备项目。

消息人士说，新的秘书处可能设在国际能源署（IEA）或经济合作与发展组织（OECD）。两者的总部都位于巴黎。

五名消息人士说，目前还不清楚秘书处何时能够成立，但它可能有助于落实6月G7领导人会议就关键原材料作出的任何决定，其中包括储备措施。

法国财政部发言人和国际能源署拒绝对此置评。经合组织则未立即回应路透社的置评请求。

两名消息人士说，国际能源署已在制定计划，以协调关键矿产的储备与生产。

国际能源署星期二（5月5日）在布鲁塞尔与政府及行业代表举行工作坊，讨论矿产储备问题。发言人说，会议旨在探讨技术细节，并了解业界对设计有效储备体系的看法。

路透社消息说，截至4月20日，已登记参会的政府包括美国、德国、法国、加拿大、意大利和西班牙。欧盟委员会也已登记参会。

根据国际能源署发送给参会者的一份文件，预计参会的企业包括通用汽车、嘉能可（Glencore）、莱昂纳多公司（Leonardo）和优美科（Umicore）。

G7周四开会讨论打破中国垄断地位

担任G7轮值主席国的法国星期二宣布，将于星期四（7日）召开线上G7会议，讨论如何打破中国对关键材料的垄断。财政部长莱斯屈尔告诉记者，此次会议旨在为6月中旬在法国埃维昂（Evian）举行的G7领导人峰会做准备。

莱斯屈尔指出，中国通过大规模投资和定价政策占据市场绝大部分份额，迫使潜在竞争对手退出。

“我们正在G7框架内考虑的一个项目，就是效仿1970年代石油输出国组织（OPEC）垄断生产时成立国际能源署的做法，通过国际合作开发替代方案。”

美国贸易代表格里尔星期二到巴黎参加为期两天的G7贸易部长会议。他当天与欧盟首席贸易谈判代表塞夫乔维奇举行会谈，塞夫乔维奇敦促美国遵守与欧盟达成的关税协议。

美欧去年7月达成协议，将欧盟大部分商品的关税设定为15%，但美国总统特朗普上周指欧盟未履行协议，威胁要将欧洲汽车和卡车的关税提高到25%。

巴基斯坦是美伊冲突的调解国，近期一直尝试促成冲突双方谈判达成协议。图为伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐（左二）4月25日到访伊斯兰堡，与巴基斯坦总理谢里夫（右）会晤。 （路透社）

巴基斯坦总理谢里夫说，希望当前美国与伊朗谈判的势头，能够给中东带来和平。

谢里夫星期三（5月6日）在社媒平台X上贴文说，巴基斯坦非常希望美伊当前的谈判势头能促成一项持久协议，从而为冲突地区乃至更广泛地区带来持久的和平与稳定。

美国新闻网站Axios当天早些时候引述消息人士报道，白宫认为已接近与伊朗就一份一页的谅解备忘录达成协议，以结束战争，并为更详细的核谈判设定框架。

路透社报道称，一名参与谈判的巴基斯坦消息人士证实这个消息，并称相关“已经接近尾声”。

美国总统特朗普前一天在社媒宣布，在继续全面封锁霍尔木兹海峡的情况下，暂停美方主导的海峡航运疏导计划，以观察美伊能否最终敲定并签署协议。

谢里夫在贴文中感谢特朗普“展现出的魄力和领导力，以及及时宣布暂停霍尔木兹海峡‘自由计划’的决定”。

他还说，特朗普对巴基斯坦和其他兄弟国家，特别是沙特阿拉伯王国提出的请求，做出宽容的回应，“这将极大地促进本地区在这个敏感时期的和平、稳定与和解”。

Exclusive: Iran conflict may have motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intelligence report finds

2026-05-06 10:04 UTC / Reuters

By Ted Hesson, Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward

May 6, 2026 10:04 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington D.C., U.S., April 30, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Emily Goff/File Photo

• Summary

• DHS assessment found Iran war may have contributed to motive
• FBI examining anti-Trump posts linked to suspect
• Investigators cite multiple ‘social and political grievances’

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting ​to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration at a White House reporters’ gala last month, according to an ‌intelligence report sent to state and local law enforcement nationwide and other federal agencies.

The report, a preliminary assessment by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis dated April 27, assessed that the suspect Cole Allen had “multiple social and political grievances.” It concluded that the Iran conflict “may have contributed to his decision to conduct the attack,” citing social ​media posts from Allen that criticized U.S. actions in the war.

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The assessment sheds new light on the U.S. government’s search for a motive ​in the foiled attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25. Its conclusions, while preliminary, offer the most ⁠definitive evidence to date that the Iran conflict, which has killed thousands in the Middle East and rattled the global economy, could have been a trigger.

The ​report, marked as a “Critical Incident Note,” was obtained through open records requests by the transparency nonprofit Property of the People and shared with Reuters.

Spokespeople for DHS and ​the U.S. Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FBI declined to comment.

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department added a charge of assault on a federal officer, accusing Allen of firing at a U.S. Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint, in addition to attempted assassination, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, and illegal ​transportation of a firearm and ammunition across state lines. He has not yet entered a plea.

FBI EXAMINES SOCIAL MEDIA

U.S. officials have so far said little ​about Allen’s alleged motivation, pointing only to an email Allen sent to relatives on the night of the attack. The message, which officials have called a manifesto, expressed anger ‌at the ⁠administration and referred to his desire to target the “traitor” giving a speech, without mentioning Trump by name.

In court documents, prosecutors have alleged that Allen “disagreed” with Trump politically and “wanted to ‘fight back’ against government policies and decisions that he found morally objectionable.”

The FBI has been carrying out a detailed examination of Allen’s social media activity and digital footprint in searching for a motive for the attack, a senior law enforcement official told Reuters, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

“It’s being closely looked ​at,” the official told Reuters.

The examination ​includes a review of posts on ⁠a Bluesky social media account linked to Allen that posted and shared a range of anti-Trump messages in the weeks leading up to the attack. The posts include criticism of the U.S. actions in Iran but also broadsides against ​the Trump administration on immigration enforcement, Elon Musk, and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The account shared a post calling for ​Trump to be impeached ⁠over his April 7 threat to destroy Iranian civilization, which came hours before Trump agreed to a ceasefire. It also shared criticism of reporters who planned to attend the press dinner.

The FBI has also reviewed a 2024 post in which an account connected to Allen, while quoting a Bible verse, appears to call Trump “the devil” in ⁠response to ​a message from Trump’s daughter Tiffany.

The focus on Allen’s online activity is in part to stave ​off conspiracy theories about the motive and online activity of the suspected shooter, the official said, adding that speculation about the online activity of the man who fired at Trump during a ​2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, had sparked widely spread conspiracy theories.

Reporting by Ted Hesson, Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward; Editing by Michael Learmonth and Rosalba O’Brien

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