5月14日，朝鲜领导人金正恩在平壤人民文化宫前，与朝鲜职业总同盟第九次代表大会的与会者挥手。 （法新社）

朝中社星期一（5月25日）报道，朝鲜劳动党中央委员会政治局24日宣布，定6月下旬召开劳动党第九届中央委员会政治局第二次会议（简称“九届二中全会”），对朝鲜党和国家2026年重要政策执行情况进行中期总结，并讨论下半年工作及一系列重要问题。

劳动党中央全会是朝鲜在特定时期讨论并决定党内外重大事项的核心决策机制。近年来，朝鲜通常于6月底和12月底定期召开全会，在出现重大议题时也会临时召开。

韩联社报道，虽然此次会议被定性为总结上半年工作、部署下半年任务的例行会议，但外界仍高度关注朝鲜是否会就对韩、对美关系等对外政策方向释放重要信号。

朝鲜今年2月举行劳动党第九次代表大会通过修改朝鲜劳动党章程，3月召开最高人民会议修订宪法。修订后的宪法反映了朝鲜领导人金正恩提出的“两国论”路线，新增仅将朝鲜半岛北部地区界定为朝鲜领土的相关条款，同时删除统一相关表述。

此外，随着近期有关中国国家主席习近平可能访问朝鲜的消息不断传出，朝鲜是否会借此次全会进一步明确对美国政策方向，也备受外界关注。

‘After your boy’: Hasan Piker lashes out over fed probe into Cuba trip

Calls inquiry “intimidation” designed to have a “chilling effect on speech,” including his anti-Israel critiques

2026-05-24T18:06:10-04:00 / Fox News

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Published May 24, 2026 6:06pm EDT | Updated May 24, 2026 6:07pm EDT

Democrats’ Hasan Piker Problem

Democrats rally around Hasan Piker as the emerging thought leader of the party. Senate candidate Adam Schwarze joins the progrum to make his case for Minnesota. #hasanpiker #MinnesotaPolitics #2026Election

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Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker is lashing out over a federal inquiry into his recent trip to communist Cuba, calling it an “intimidation tactic” prompted by his harsh stance on Israel and the U.S.

The response by Piker — echoed by other leaders from Democratic Socialists of America and pro-communist and anti-Israel leaders — illustrates how quickly the Cuba “solidarity” movement, pro-communist influencers and anti-Israel activist networks converged online to frame the federal inquiry not as a sanctions or foreign influence investigation, but as political repression aimed at broader anti-capitalist, anti-Western, anti-Israel activist movements.

Piker told followers during a livestream on Twitch Sunday afternoon that he is being targeted for being a “loudmouth” and “rabble-rouser,” criticizing Israel and the “fascist” United States.

Fox News Digital reported Saturday that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sent administrative subpoenas to Piker and leftist CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin to get documents about the financial, logistical and communications details of their March trips to Cuba, in possible violation of laws and regulations about doing business with the government of Cuba.

“It’s not great,” Piker told his followers in the early minutes of his livestream on Sunday afternoon. “The news is not great, okay? Um, I mean, it’s bulls—. But still not great…I mean it’s bulls— but still not great that they’re after your boy. They’re up my a–.”

Piker didn’t respond to requests for comment, although he acknowledged receiving the queries as he spoke to his followers during his livestream. He said that he got his trip cleared by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, saying, “Everything we did was cleared by Treasury.”

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control didn’t respond to a request for comment.

By the end of his segment on the federal inquiry, Piker pivoted from the Cuba sanctions inquiry to argue that the scrutiny was really driven by backlash to his comments on Israel.

“A lot of this, by the way, does still have a lot to do with Israel,” he said, charging that his critics “don’t like that I talk s— about Israel” and “don’t like that I am a loudmouth, a rabble-rouser.”

He claimed the investigation was not “just about Cuba” but also about his role in boosting anti-Israel voters and candidates.

“They recognize that Democrats and young people are against Israel” and see him “campaigning with candidates who are anti-Israel, and they are winning their races,” he said.

FEDS SUBPOENA HASAN PIKER, MEDEA BENJAMIN OVER CUBA TRIPS

Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker stands outside his home in West Hollywood, Calif., on May 12, 2026, pointing silently to his dog Kaya to direct her back into his home.(MB/Splash for Fox News Digital)

Piker’s response followed a pattern that has become common among online activist influencers under scrutiny: reframing a legal or regulatory inquiry as political persecution while broadening the issue into a sweeping ideological struggle. Rather than focus narrowly on the sanctions questions surrounding the Cuba trip, Piker repeatedly cast himself as the victim of a coordinated campaign by “Israel first” Democrats, pro-Israel activists, mainstream media figures and the “fascist” Trump administration.

He frequently shifted the conversation away from the specifics of Treasury’s inquiry and toward a larger narrative in which the federal government is allegedly criminalizing anti-Israel activism, anti-capitalist politics and opposition to U.S. foreign policy. He sought to portray the investigation as evidence that powerful political and media institutions are targeting dissenting voices who challenge establishment positions on Israel, Cuba and American foreign policy.

At one point, Piker said he created a mini-documentary about life in Cuba during his March trip, saying he was serving as a journalist. In other moments, he has described the mission as a “humanitarian” effort, framing his trip as providing “humanitarian aid” to the people of Cuba.

Piker also characterized the controversy using language increasingly emerging from socialist, communist and anti-capitalist movements online, where activists have used the phrase “Epstein class” as shorthand for wealthy elites and the supposed moral corruption of American capitalism. The rhetoric repeats the propaganda of U.S. adversaries, including Cuba, China, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia.

He read a comment from a fan, who wrote, “We’ll free you, my brother.”

POWER COUPLE OF CHAOS: HOW A TYCOON AND ACTIVIST BUILT A ‘REVOLUTIONARY BASE’ AT THE HOUSE OF SINGHAM

Hasan Piker, a Democratic Socialists of America member, and CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans meet in Havana, Cuba, as part of a “United Front” supporting the communist regime.(CodePink via Storyful)

Piker responded, “I’m seemingly going to be made an example of…in America’s galloping toward fascism.”

He batted away suspicions that Elon Musk made a “boss call” to subpoena Piker after he did an interview yesterday with Ashley St. Clair, the mother of a baby with Musk. The two are going through a custody dispute.

“I haven’t gotten anything yet,” said Piker.

“Yes, I’ll get lawyered up,” he said, in response to a follower.

He said he needed a lawyer with expertise on the First Amendment and “knowledgeable on OFAC.”

“I haven’t had anything happen to me yet,” he said. “And it’s not like anything I’ve done.”

Saturday evening, Piker posted on X that “the American govt would rather try to criminalize delivering aid to a country we’d starved, than punish the Epstein class.”

MEDIA TAPS TWITCH STAR WHO TOLD VIEWERS TO ‘KILL’ REPUBLICANS FOR COMMENT ON CHARLIE KIRK’S ASSASSINATION

CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin arrives home in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2026, with her partner TIghe Barry.(LG for Fox News Digital)

At 10:51 p.m., CodePink’s Benjamin posted: “Taking medical supplies to pediatric hospitals in Cuba is now a crime? Saving the lives of babies is a crime? The administration is beyond grotesque.”

Benjamin repeated the movement’s broader framing of the Cuba trips as “humanitarian” missions, even as organizers and participants repeatedly paired the aid campaigns with overt political rhetoric condemning the Trump administration, U.S. sanctions policy and what activists described as “imperialism” and “settler colonialism” in Cuba and Latin America.

Piker’s uncle, far-left commentator Cenk Ugyur, the co-founder of Justice Democrats, a socialist organization that helped elect Ilhan Omar, Rashida Talib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress in 2018, defended him online Saturday night.

“Government apparently sent some bullshit subpoena to Hasan,” Ugyur wrote. “They’re tightening the noose on speech. Remember, they’ll always have an excuse or some technicality. It’s not like they’re going to tell you, ‘We did it because we don’t like what you’re saying.’”

Uygur then linked the investigation to broader left-wing claims about suppression of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel speech, arguing the government was using legal and procedural mechanisms to target political dissent rather than directly censoring viewpoints.

WHO IS HASAN PIKER? MEET THE FAR-LEFT STREAMER WHO IS STIRRING UP CONTROVERSY ONLINE AND DIVIDING DEMOCRATS

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Piker called CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans a “wonderful person.” He took a photo in Havana with Evans, which she shared on her Instagram account from Cuba.

A little after 3 p.m., one hour and 12 minutes into his livestream, Piker acknowledged, “I would much rather not have to deal with this.”

Half an hour later, he insisted that he was being targeted for his strong opposition to the existence of the state of Israel, playing a clip of Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., as they spoke about the growing tide of anti-semitism, including from Piker.

At one point, Piker scoffed as the two lawmakers discussed increasing reports of antisemitism in the U.S.

Piker later moved on to a segment supporting the the Islamic Republic of Iran in its talks with the U.S. and Israel to end the war in Iran, mocking the Israel delegation’s “chirping,” critiquing U.S. foreign policy for allegedly letting “Israel take control over our entire Middle East policy” and moving the focus of his monologue to a critique of the “Zionist” state of Israel and the “rogue” United States.

Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.

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捐赠大米运抵古巴 中国驻古巴大使：坚定支持古巴维护国家主权

2026年5月25日 07:10 / 联合早报

古巴总统迪亚斯-卡内尔星期天（5月24日）说，中国政府捐赠给古巴的1万5000吨大米已运抵哈瓦那港。

据法新社报道，这批大米是中国承诺向古巴捐赠的6万吨大米中的首批。古巴目前面临严重粮食短缺问题。

迪亚斯-卡内尔在X平台写道：“这一崇高的团结姿态，将惠及全国各省以及青年岛特别市的数百万消费者，以及我们的医疗和教育机构。”

这个加勒比海共产主义国家自1962年以来一直受到美国贸易禁运，外界普遍认为这导致古巴长期面临食品与药品短缺。

今年1月，美国推翻委内瑞拉领导人马杜罗并开始主导该国能源政策后，古巴也停止从盟友委内瑞拉获得石油供应。与此同时，美国还威胁对任何向古巴出售石油的国家实施制裁。

报道称，事实上形成的能源封锁，显著加剧了长期困扰古巴的停电问题。

迪亚斯-卡内尔在X平台谈及这批大米时写道：“在关键时刻，将我们团结在一起的真挚友谊与合作关系进一步得到巩固。”

中国驻古巴大使华昕在古巴电视台说，这6万吨大米是“近年来中国向古巴提供的最大规模粮食援助”。

据中国驻古巴大使馆官网消息，华昕上星期六（23日）在哈瓦那港码头出席援古巴紧急粮食援助项目首批1万5000吨大米交付仪式。华昕说，此批粮食援助是中国对古一揽子帮扶举措的重要组成部分，也是两国在当前复杂形势下同舟共济、守望相助的具体体现。

华昕表示，中国将坚定推进中古务实合作，坚定支持古巴维护国家主权和民族尊严。

此前，在美国以谋杀等罪名对古巴前领导人卡斯特罗提起刑事诉讼后，中国外交部说，反对滥用司法手段对古巴施压，并呼吁美国停止动辄以武力相威胁。

星期一（5月25日）在北京航天飞行控制中心飞控大厅拍摄的神舟21号航天员乘组和神舟23号航天员乘组拍摄合照的实时画面。 （新华社）

中国载人飞船神舟23号的航天员乘组进驻中国空间站。

据央视新闻报道，在载人飞船与空间站组合体成功交会对接后，神舟23号航天员乘组从飞船返回舱顺利进入轨道舱。在星期一（5月25日）清晨5时13分，在轨执行任务的神舟21号航天员乘组打开“家门”，欢迎神舟23号航天员乘组入驻中国空间站，这是中国航天史上第八次“太空会师”，也是“天宫”首次有来自香港的航天员进驻。

报道称，后续两个航天员乘组将在空间站进行在轨轮换。

在空间站驻留期间，神舟23号航天员乘组将在空间生命与人体研究、微重力物理科学、空间新技术等领域开展多项实（试）验与应用，并多次出舱活动，完成舱内外设备安装、调试、维护维修等任务。

神舟23号在星期天（24日）晚上11时08分发射，约10分钟后，飞船与火箭成功分离，进入预定轨道。

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中国载人飞船神舟23号准时发射 戴庆成：那些年香港的航天热潮

据中新社报道，目前中国已有30名航天员、47人次进入太空执行飞行任务。

Mass tanker blackout rattles Gulf ahead of 1.35M-barrel oil transfer amid US-Iran talks: firm

2026-05-24 4:11pm EDT / Fox News

A single tanker moved 1.35M barrels of crude to South Korea, the first signal of flow resuming out of Fujairah

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President Donald Trump insists on a toll-free Strait of Hormuz, pushing back against Iran’s claims of a ‘controlled maritime zone’ and potential tolls. The U.S. maintains total control through blockade measures, while economic sanctions and diplomatic efforts with Gulf allies intensify pressure on Iran’s nuclear program and regional ambitions.

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Maritime tracking transmissions collapsed near the UAE’s main oil hub, rattling Persian Gulf shipping hours before President Donald Trump announced progress was made on a bilateral peace deal with Iran, according to an AI maritime firm.

Maritime intelligence firm Windward AI first detected the blackout in Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmissions near Fujairah, suggesting heightened electronic warfare, jamming, deliberate AIS shutdowns and intense cyber interference near the key UAE oil port.

“Fujairah goes dark: AIS transmissions collapse after Iran’s PGSA announcement,” Windward warned in a post shared on X.

“Vessels are still in the area. They are loading less, and a meaningful number have gone dark,” the firm said.

GULF SHIPPING OPERATIONS GRIND TO HALT NEAR IRAN, US QUIETLY PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE STRIKE: ‘HEIGHTENED RISK’

A tanker sits at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.(Reuters/Amr Alfiky/File Photo)

As Trump announced that an Iran deal was “largely negotiated” and would see a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Fujairah went on to move 1.35 million barrels of crude Sunday aboard a single tanker bound for South Korea.

“Today, May 24, the port moved 1.35 million barrels, a single VLCC, destined for South Korea,” Windward said before reporting a tense, ongoing “ceasefire posture” and blockade footprint quickly being set into place.

“One cargo doesn’t mark a return to baseline, but it’s the first signal of flow resuming out of Fujairah since the announcement,” Windward said.

Ahead of the barrel transfer, Trump had stated that Washington and Tehran had “largely finalized” a memorandum of understanding for a peace agreement.He posted an AI-generated image depicting exploding IRGC fast boats in the strait.

TRUMP SAYS IRAN DEAL ‘LARGELY NEGOTIATED’ AS 84-DAY WAR NEARS POSSIBLE END

A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026.(AP Photo)

Iran responded directly by continuing to declare the strategic maritime choke point stays under Tehran’s absolute control.

“We reaffirm that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under full Iranian administration and sovereignty, even in the event of reaching any future agreement,” Iran’s official military spokesperson, Ibrahim Al-Fiqar, said in a statement shared on X.

“The Islamic Republic emphasizes that the authorities to determine transit routes, timing, and issuance of maritime licenses are an absolute sovereign right exclusively in the hands of Tehran.”

The tanker blackout, crude transfer activity and movement toward a U.S.-Iran deal accelerated following the launch of Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority on May 20.

Overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the PGSA functions as a sovereign regulator by requiring ships to submit vessel, cargo, insurance and crew details — along with mandatory payments — for “safe passage” through the strait.

Regional analysts told Fox News Digital that, ahead of deal progression, Iran’s territorial claims had even been stretching beyond its own waters into areas tied to Oman and the UAE.

US EYES IRAN FAST BOATS WITH ‘KILL’ TACTICS TESTED IN VENEZUELA DRUG-BOAT STRIKES

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps speedboat sails in the Persian Gulf near the Bushehr nuclear power plant during a marine parade marking Persian Gulf National Day in Bushehr, Iran, on April 29, 2024.(Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute, told Fox News Digital that enforcement “relies on the IRGC Navy’s asymmetric playbook.”

“This includes fast boats, drones, radar tracking, coastal missiles and selective intimidation rather than constant physical interdiction,” Vatanka said.

“Tehran wants Gulf states and major importers to gradually accept Iranian oversight of Hormuz as a new geopolitical reality,” he added.

While nuclear issues are dominating the current negotiations amid reports of a 60-day ceasefire, the PGSA has quickly emerged as an economic leverage tool threatening global oil and shipping markets.

“Now Hormuz is Iran’s main non-nuclear leverage tool,” Vatanka said as the PGSA he claimed gives Tehran a “mechanism to pressure rivals, favor allies and normalize IRGC oversight of one of the world’s most critical energy routes.”

According to Vatanka, the system was functioning as a wartime extortion mechanism.

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“Ships submit cargo and crew data for approval, while reports point to quiet ‘facilitation payments,’ preferential treatment for friendly states and uncertainty for everyone else,” Vatanka warned.

“Iran keeps the penalties deliberately vague. Noncompliant ships risk delays, harassment, drone surveillance, IRGC interception or denial of safe passage — enough pressure to encourage compliance without outright closing the strait.”

Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

Alleged gunman outside White House had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show

May 24, 2026 / 5:50 PM EDT / CBS News

The suspect in Saturday’s shooting outside the White House was arrested last year after trying to gain access to the White House, and he may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents.

Sources identified the 21-year-old alleged gunman as Nasire Best of Dundalk, Maryland, and documents obtained by CBS News show Best previously blocked a White House entry lane in June 2025, telling agents he was Jesus Christ and wanted to be arrested. Best was sent for a mental evaluation and again tried to access the White House area in July 2025.

Best was then arrested by Secret Service agents and charged with unlawfully entering a federally controlled property in Washington. He was ordered by a judge to stay away, according to court documents.

D.C. Superior Court records show Best was released after an arraignment on the unlawful entry charge, but he failed to appear for an Aug. 7, 2025, status hearing, prompting a no-bond, D.C.-only bench warrant that authorizes law enforcement to arrest him.

Best reappeared outside the White House near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW on Saturday, pulling a revolver from a messenger bag and began firing at a U.S. Secret Service checkpoint, law enforcement sources told CBS News.

A Secret Service agent rides a bike past a window damaged by multiple rapid-fire gunshots in yesterday’s shooting near the White House, on May 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images

Multiple uniformed division officers, including at least one stationed in a cruiser outside the White House security checkpoint, returned fire and killed the gunman, law enforcement sources said.

A bystander was wounded in the shooting, but it was unclear whether the gunfire came from the suspect or from responding officers. The victim had a successful surgery Saturday night and remains in serious but stable condition, according to law enforcement sources.

Law enforcement officials said the shooting took place near the Starbucks that is located on Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Broken glass and bullet holes can be seen on Sunday at the White House History Shop.

The Metropolitan Police Department will lead the use-of-force investigation, the standard process in D.C. when Secret Service personnel open fire. That means detectives with MPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau Force Investigation Team are expected to handle the officer-involved-shooting inquiry, including processing the scene, collecting ballistic and video evidence, interviewing witnesses and involved personnel and determining the sequence of gunfire and injuries.

A U.S. Secret Service officer cordons off an area after a bullet fragment was found on Pennsylvania Avenue the morning after a man opened fire near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Aaron Schwartz / Bloomberg via Getty Images

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. also reviews all police-involved fatalities to determine whether evidence supports federal civil-rights or D.C. criminal charges.

The investigation is separate from the internal Secret Service review led by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility and from the criminal investigation into the suspect’s alleged conduct.

Sara Cook, Aaron Navarro, Pat Milton, Jennifer Jacobs and Faris Tanyos contributed to this report.

姜贵瑛：三星电子“奖金战” AI繁荣下的利益分配冲击

2026年5月25日 05:01 / 联合早报

韩国三星电子工会的总罢工行动，经韩国雇佣劳动部长亲自出面协调，暂时化解了危机。图为位于首尔水原市的三星集团总部。 （法新社）

在距离总罢工启动前约一小时，三星电子劳资双方终于让步，戏剧性地达成暂定协议，让持续160天、牵动韩国乃至全球半导体产业链神经的工资谈判暂时偃旗息鼓。

这场令半导体生产线一度逼近全面停摆的“奖金战”最终没有走向对抗，但暴露出的人工智能（AI）时代财富分配焦虑与成果主义冲突，仍在韩国社会持续发酵。

虽然经韩国政府高强度仲裁后避免了最坏局面，但这场风波却留下复杂余味。这场史无前例的“奖金战”本质上正是AI时代超级繁荣的副产品。

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‘Bibi’s hair on fire’: Trump-Netanyahu public ‘rift’ masked unified front against Iran, analyst says

May 24, 2026 4:50pm EDT / Fox News

INSS researcher Kobi Michael says the weekend synchronization phase showed total alignment by Sunday

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Trump, Netanyahu plan to meet over ongoing Iran nuclear talks

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Intensifying leaks and tense phone calls between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting a relationship breakdown over Iran were part of a calculated strategic effort to keep Tehran guessing, a leading defense analyst told Fox News Digital on Sunday.

The public display, which projected American diplomatic patience while shutting out Jerusalem, covertly laid the groundwork for a unified front, he said.

The strategy culminated in a weekend synchronization phase, with Trump and Netanyahu showcasing total alignment by Sunday, suggested Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the Misgav Institute.

TRUMP, NETANYAHU TO MEET AT WHITE HOUSE IN HIGH-STAKES TALKS ON IRAN, GAZA PLAN

President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Axios had reported Thursday that a difficult call between the leaders focused on a revised U.S. proposal sent to Iran via Pakistan, which Netanyahu reportedly rejected in favor of renewed military action to degrade Tehran’s infrastructure.

One U.S. source told the outlet that “Netanyahu’s hair was on fire” after the exchange.

Separately, weekend reports suggested Israeli leaders were being marginalized from U.S.-Iran negotiations after Netanyahu’s prewar push for a joint campaign to topple the Iranian regime failed to materialize.

Netanyahu broke his silence Sunday, posting on X to declare absolute solidarity with the White House and project a unified stance.

IRAN’S NEW SUPREME LEADER IS ‘HIS FATHER ON STEROIDS,’ EXPERTS WARN OF HARDLINE RULE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on April 7, 2025.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“The partnership between us and our two countries has been proven on the battlefield and has never been stronger,” Netanyahu shared on X. “My policy, like President Trump’s, remains unchanged: Iran will not have nuclear weapons.”

Michael viewed the public friction and targeted leaks as a calculated tactical feint designed to keep Tehran blindsided.

“Neither President Trump nor Prime Minister Netanyahu has any interest in any crisis, but by leaking the story of a crisis between Trump and Netanyahu, the Iranians might find themselves surprised by the timing of the next military attack,” Michael said.

“The leak created a sense of disagreement between the two leaders and positions Trump as the leader who gives another chance to the diplomatic path despite the pressures of Prime Minister Netanyahu,” he said.

“Trump understands who the Iranians are.”

The final synchronization followed a weekend phone call in which Trump reassured Netanyahu that any final agreement with Iran would fully dismantle Tehran’s nuclear program.

UN’S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG WARNS ITS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IRAN’S PROGRAM IS ‘ENTIRELY PEACEFUL’

President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Iran following an Israeli strike in Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026, alongside several Cabinet members.(White House)

Netanyahu also said Trump also “reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself against threats on every front, including Lebanon.”

Washington has been keeping Jerusalem updated on the negotiations “over a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter negotiations toward a final agreement on the points that remain in dispute,” an official statement read.

Following the Sunday call, Netanyahu also thanked Trump for his “exceptional commitment to Israel’s security.”

“Netanyahu’s last post about his last conversation with Trump can be understood as the ultimate closure to this deception and any accusations,” Michael added.

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“This is trying to prepare the Israeli public for the idea that everything was fully coordinated with the U.S., and the diplomatic developments will serve the Israeli interest.”

Michael added, however, that skepticism remained in Jerusalem over whether the gaps between the U.S. and Iran will be bridged, or whether “Trump will accept the Iranian position.”

Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

美高官：美伊原则上同意重开海峡 但需多几天敲定最终协议

2026年5月25日 06:55 / 联合早报

5月17日，在阿曼北部哈萨卜港岸外的霍尔木兹海峡可见到许多船只。 （法新社）

美国一高级官员透露，华盛顿和德黑兰原则上同意重开霍尔木兹海峡，并责成伊朗交出高浓缩铀，但双方仍需要数日时间才能敲定最终协议。

《纽约时报》报道，一名美国高官星期天（5月24日）告诉媒体，美伊双方原则上同意达成一项可能结束中东战事的协议，但由两国领导人最终批准可能需要几天时间。

要求不具名的这名官员说，依照协议，霍尔木兹海峡将重新开放，并促使伊朗放弃高浓缩铀，至于德黑兰将如何处置它的高浓缩铀仍在进行谈判。

伊朗领导人及官方媒体尚未对任何潜在协议的具体内容或正在讨论的事项发表评论。两国官员都说，任何协议都将是一个初步框架协议，将为后续谈判奠定基础，而非最终定案。

正在印度访问的美国国务卿鲁比奥24日接受《纽约时报》采访时说，伊朗核协议不可能“在72小时内在餐巾纸上完成”。

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特朗普：已交代不要仓促与伊朗达成协议
特朗普：美伊基本谈妥包括开放海峡 伊朗：协议可达海峡掌控不可松

鲁比奥说：“这个问题必须过后再谈。核谈判是高度技术性的问题。你不可能在72小时内，在一张餐巾纸上谈成一项核协议。”

他也说：“目前已有七八个区内国家支持这项方案，而我们准备推进这项方案。”

受美伊可能达成协议的消息影响，当天油价下跌。

全球原油基准布伦特原油价格约为每桶99美元（约126新元），下跌近1.5%；美国原油基准西得克萨斯中质原油价格约为每桶92美元，下跌近5%。

Potential crack’ in California chemical tank may prevent explosion, fire official says

2026-05-24T20:06:14.661Z / Reuters

Summary

Investigators look into whether possible crack in tank may help relieve pressure, officials say

• Tens of thousands remain under evacuation orders in Garden Grove, California
• Governor Newsom asks Trump to declare state of emergency for Orange County
• If confirmed, crack could eventually help efforts to drain chemicals

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) – Experts trying to prevent a tank of hazardous chemicals from exploding in Southern California found a “potential crack” in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on Sunday.

Since Friday, officials have warned that the tank, which contains methyl methacrylate, a flammable chemical used in plastics and manufacturing, could rupture and spill up to 7,000 gallons (26,500 liters) of toxic material or explode and endanger other tanks on the GKN Aerospace site.

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Evacuation orders were issued on Friday for an area in Garden Grove, a suburb roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people are covered by the evacuation orders.

TJ McGovern, interim fire chief of the Orange County Fire Authority, said in a video message posted on social media that a team of specialists on Saturday night found “a potential crack in the tank, which could potentially be relieving some of the pressure in there.”

Discovering the potential crack was “positive intel”, McGovern said.

Authorities are still trying to determine whether the possible crack has relieved pressure in the tank, a spokesperson for the Orange County Fire Authority told Reuters. Lowering the pressure could help avert an explosion, he said.

Although officials for now are focused on measuring pressure, the spokesperson said, the crack eventually could allow authorities to gradually drain the chemicals.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday said he had requested that President Donald Trump issue a federal emergency declaration to support response operations. Newsom declared a state of emergency for Orange County on Saturday.

At one point on Saturday, the tank’s internal temperature reached as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the fire authority said. But EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told CNN’s “State of the Union” program on Sunday that local officials were working to stabilize the tank by keeping its temperature under 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

“I’m being told this morning that the most likely scenario is one of a low-volume release, where the local authorities are going to be able to monitor, neutralize and contain the threat,” Zeldin told CNN.

Crews were preparing for a possible spill by looking for ways to dike, dam and divert the liquid into a holding area at the commercial site, rather than allow it to reach storm drains, river channels or the ocean, the fire authority has previously said.

Health officials have said they were concerned that prolonged exposure to vapor from the chemical could cause severe respiratory problems. Air monitors deployed in Garden Grove were not detecting any chemicals or pollutants on Sunday, the EPA said.

Sensors located around the tank itself have not picked up any chemical leaks in the air, the fire authority spokesperson said.

The Orange County Fire Authority and the Garden Grove mayor’s office did not respond to requests for comment on Sunday.

The incident began on Thursday at the GKN Aerospace facility, which specializes in the manufacturing and testing of windows and canopies for commercial and military aircraft, according to its website.