Chapter 1: What recent events have escalated tensions between Iran and Israel?
Iran keeps retaliating. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News. The Iranians launched another barrage of ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv. We watched here as Israel's air defense systems worked to shoot down the incoming fire. That's Fox's Trey Inkst a short time ago after another barrage earlier. Sirens were sounding across the center part of this country, interceptions taking place overhead.
And we also know that overnight, at least four people were killed, three in the West Bank, Palestinian women who were at a salon, and one person killed in the central part of this country. Iran's also countered Israeli attacks on a natural gas field. Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said Israel's attack on the Iranian side of Ras Laffan threatened global energy security.
As well as striking Qatari gas facilities in response, Iran has fired on other Gulf neighbours. On social media, President Trump said the US didn't know that Israel would attack Ras Laffan and condemned Iran's retaliation. He's threatening violence and destruction if Iran strikes again. The prices of natural gas and oil are rising.
this morning brent crude's up eight percent to 115 a barrel and as the gas pump here regular is up another four cents triple a's national average 388 a gallon for regular security lines could be long again today at more airports with tsa agents still working without pay and some not showing up we have to get dhs funded We have to.
Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, the nominee to lead Homeland Security at his confirmation hearing, saying our nation's at risk with the department mostly unfunded as Democrats demand immigration enforcement reforms. There was drama behind closed doors at the House related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Attorney General Pam Bondi responding to Democrats walking out of a briefing on the Epstein files. One congresswoman screamed C-SPAN wasn't in there, so she didn't want to ask questions. Yet all day long they've been on social media saying they had all these questions. Stressing she made it clear she would follow the law regarding her subpoena. Fox's Kristen Goodwin.
Democrats want to question Bondi under oath. America's listening to Fox. It is day 20 of Operation Epic Fury. We'll get an update from the War Secretary in a couple of hours, and House lawmakers may hear this later this morning. Iran's strategic position has been significantly degraded.
That's Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at a Senate worldwide threat hearing that also featured the directors of the FBI and CIA. The House gets its briefing today. Some of the topics discussed included cyber threats, the Arctic, space, and fundamental Islamic terrorism, which Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said...
poses a fundamental threat to freedom and the foundational principles that underpin Western civilization. Gabbard testified that progress has been made in some areas. Since January, U.S. officials have only had a handful of encounters at our borders with individuals associated with terrorist groups. And warn that humans need to stay in control of AI.
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Chapter 2: How is the U.S. government responding to the conflict in the Middle East?
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