The Senate will vote this week on a resolution that would terminate President Donald Trump's ability to carry out strikes against Iran after four Americans have died as a result of Operation Epic Fury.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced a series of sanctions against a resort in Mexico tied to timeshare scams run by the terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation. In response to the move by U.S. financial authorities, Mexico’s government has also frozen assets and imposed sanctions on the same resort and its operators.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Sunday that the U.K. will allow the U.S. to use British military bases for limited defensive strikes targeting Iranian missile sites, reversing an earlier refusal amid escalating U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran.
In a prerecorded video statement released through official channels, Starmer said the decision was made to prevent Iran from launching missiles across the region that could kill civilians, endanger British nationals, and strike uninvolved countries.
'Over the last year alone, they have backed more than 20 potentially lethal attacks on UK soil.'
“The United States has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose,” Starmer said. “We have taken the decision to accept this request to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk, and hitting countries that have not been involved.”
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Starmer emphasized in a previous announcement that the U.K. is not participating directly in offensive strikes, which began in late February targeting Iranian military facilities, nuclear sites, and senior leadership. Instead Britain has focused on defensive actions, including intercepting Iranian missiles aimed at allies in the Gulf.
Starmer also acknowledged the danger the Iranian regime poses: "Even in the United Kingdom, the Iranian regime poses a direct threat to dissidents and to the Jewish community." He continued, "Over the last year alone, they have backed more than 20 potentially lethal attacks on U.K. soil."
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Starmer described Iran’s actions as increasingly reckless and dangerous and said the decision is consistent with international law under the doctrine of collective self-defense. The government published a summary of its legal advice supporting that position.
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Iranian exiles in London are singing the Israeli national anthem, Hatikvah. And in Iran, Iranians are chanting support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Incredible. When the Iranian people are finally free from the barbaric butchers who stole their country, Iran and Israel will do wondrous things together. That day, however, has not yet come....
The 53-year-old suspect who opened fire at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, Sunday morning wore an Iranian flag shirt under his hoodie as he carried out the carnage.
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Early Sunday morning, a foreign-born radical armed with a pistol and a rifle allegedly opened fire outside Buford's Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, killing two individuals and wounding 14 others.
Authorities indicated that the now-dead suspect, identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, drove around the area several times in an SUV before taking aim through a vehicle window at patrons outside the bar.
'This act of violence will not define us.'
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis noted during a press conference on Sunday that after the initial shooting, the suspect parked his SUV nearby, then opened fire with a rifle on unsuspecting pedestrians. Police intercepted the suspect as he made his way down East 6th Street and fatally shot him.
Once the dead suspect's vehicle was identified, the APD's bomb squad ensured that there were no explosives present.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson lauded the work of the first responders and police officers who rushed into action on Sunday morning, noting that they "saved countless lives."
While law enforcement is still investigating the shooter's motives, Alex Doran, an active special agent with the FBI's San Antonio field office, noted that "there were indicators ... on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism."
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Doran would not comment on the nature of those "indicators." However, a law enforcement official told CNN that the dead suspect was wearing a shirt with an Iranian flag design on it as well as a hoodie emblazoned with the text, "Property of Allah."
A law enforcement official told the New York Times that a Quran was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
The Department of Homeland Security reportedly indicated that Diagne entered the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa in March 2000 and was naturalized in April 2013, seven years after his marriage to an American citizen.
A law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN that the suspect, who was arrested in 2022 on a charge of collision with vehicle damage, is originally from the Sunni Muslim nation of Senegal.
On Sunday afternoon, federal and local authorities reportedly raided a house outside Pflugerville, roughly 30 miles north of the shooting, where the suspect apparently resided.
While officials did not immediately name the victims, University of Texas at Austin President Jim Davis said in a statement on Sunday that among those impacted by the shooting are "members of our Longhorn family."
Ryder Harrington, a Texas Tech Red Raider, was ultimately identified by loved ones as one of the decedents.
A GoFundMe page raising funds for the Harrington family noted that "Ryder was a beloved son, brother, and friend whose kindness and presence touched countless lives. From the moment he joined our brotherhood, he brought a light that was impossible to ignore."
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) noted, "From all accounts, Ryder was exactly the kind of young man who made a difference without even trying — full of life, loyal to his friends, proud to be a Red Raider and a Texan, and someone who showed up for the people around him."
"This act of violence will not define us, nor will it shake the resolve of Texans," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said in response to the shooting.
"To anyone who thinks about using the current conflict in the Middle East to threaten Texans or our critical infrastructure, understand this clearly: Texas will respond with decisive and overwhelming force to protect our state," added the governor.
Abbott indicated further that on Saturday, he directed the Texas Military Department to activate service members to work with federal and state partners to "safeguard our communities and critical infrastructure" and tasked the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard with intensifying patrols and surveillance.
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Operation against Iran has entered third day, with strikes against targets inside Iran and interceptions against Iranian aircraft ongoing.
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