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Why did U.S. and Iran strikes resume after a four-day pause?
The strikes resume. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. Those strikes between the U.S. and Iran back on after a brief pause. Fox's Steve Harrigan from Tel Aviv has the details.
Four days of relative quiet. Now U.S. Central Command is reporting activity and strikes from both sides in this war. U.S. and Saudi fighter jets attacking inside Iraq, attacking Iranian-backed militia positions inside Iraq. Those positions have been firing drones at Saudi oil infrastructure as well as at U.S. military in the region.
What targets did U.S. and Saudi jets strike inside Iraq and why?
And second, reports of ballistic missile attacks from inside Iran at U.S. military positions in the region. CENTCOM saying all of those missiles intercepted. Comes on a day when President Trump has mentioned that he's giving peace and negotiations a chance after four days of relative calm until now.
This comes as President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a meeting at the White House to increase further talks involving the war. The late Senator Lindsey Graham honored with a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington. His casket brought into the cathedral where President Trump remembered him as a true American original.
Lindsey rose from a small town in rural South Carolina, a place he loved so much, to become a constant fixture of American politics at the highest level. and a force to be reckoned with all over the world.
Lindsey Graham was 71 when he died earlier this month of an aortic dissection not long after returning from a trip to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky also attended the service along with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, members of Congress, and members of President Trump's cabinet. And the Japanese prime minister says at least 13 people have been found dead after a powerful earthquake that shook part of southwestern Japan hit on Tuesday. Search crews continue to look for survivors of the 7.1 earthquake. America's listening to Fox News.
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A lucky Mega Millions lottery player in Florida has won the $800 million jackpot. The jackpot, the largest prize for the lottery game this year, the 10th largest in the game's history.
How did CENTCOM describe missile and drone activity and interceptions?
The unidentified winner can choose between the $800 million prize or a one-time lump sum of $344 million before taxes. Tuesday's win is the first time a Mega Millions jackpot has hit since March 17th, when the top prize went to a winner in Ohio. President Trump's pick for Intel chief confirmed by the Senate.
In a 51 to 47 vote, the Senate confirming Jay Clayton to become the next director of national intelligence.
The nomination is confirmed under the previous order. The motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
Clayton is a U.S. attorney in Manhattan and was the Securities and Exchange Commission chair during President Trump's first term. His confirmation comes after a combative hearing with lawmakers for repeatedly refusing to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Clayton will take over for acting Intel Chief Bill Pulte. Kristen Goodwin, Fox News.
Florida becoming the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day. An 80-year-old man who was the second oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history put to death hours after the state executed a former police officer. convicted of raping and drowning to death an 11-year-old girl back in 1987. Dominic Anthony Ocicone was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1986. Now the oldest prisoner executed in Florida's history nationwide. A total of 19 executions, including Tuesdays, have been carried out so far this year. And a sixth person has died from the Legionnaires disease cluster that rattled New York City's Upper East Side.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why did U.S. and Iran strikes resume after a four-day pause?
0:02–0:35
2
What targets did U.S. and Saudi jets strike inside Iraq and why?
0:35–2:26
3
How did CENTCOM describe missile and drone activity and interceptions?
2:26–4:10
4
What was discussed at the White House meeting between President Trump and Netanyahu?
4:10–4:13