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Could a land blockade and major attack on Iran be imminent?

Paul Stevens 0:03
Watching and waiting. I'm Paul Stevens. Fox News. A big attack on Iran could be imminent, including a land blockade.
Unknown 0:10
The British Telegraph newspaper is reporting a land blockade is under consideration by President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. to increase economic pressure on the regime after months of attacks have failed to bring them to their knees. The article suggesting the plan could require the U.S. and Israel to petition Iran's neighbors to restrict or close border crossings, which would limit exports and imports to the country. Iran shares borders with seven different countries, including Iraq, Pakistan, and Turkey, which all maintain economic and political cooperation with Tehran.
Paul Stevens 0:46
And that's Fox's Anita Vogel.

What would closing Iran's border crossings with neighbors involve?

Paul Stevens 0:47
President Trump also says he's starting to, quote-unquote, lose faith in the prospect of getting a deal with Iran, accusing Tehran of lying about its negotiations with the U.S. The president, meantime, not mind that Iranian hackers are behind the cyber attack on Minnesota's water system. Meantime, several other states are also reporting some strange activity as well.
Mike Tobin 1:08
FBI says water and wastewater utility companies in seven states have now reported malicious cyber attack incidents since Monday. Investigators immediately suspected Iran, but not the president.
Donald J. Trump 1:20
They blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. There was a cyber attack of 30 water plants. And I would blame it on Minnesota.

What are the details and legal arguments in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

Donald J. Trump 1:31
They like to say, oh, it's Iran. Iran should be so lucky. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.
Mike Tobin 1:37
The first evidence of trouble surfaced in Minnesota. The mayor of Brahm says on Monday, the water plant operator realized the tower was calling for water, but the well was not cooperating.
Paul Stevens 1:47
And that's Fox's Mike Tobin. Experts, though, who think it's Iran are saying the regime is looking for a weak point in the U.S. America is listening to Fox News.

What local and travel incidents—Hollywood deaths and smoky flight—are reported?

Paul Stevens 2:02
Lindsay Clancy accused of strangling her three kids to death in their Massachusetts home before trying to kill herself is standing trial, though partially paralyzed.
Phil Tinline 2:10
Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy appeared calm, responsive and organized just moments before her three young children were strangled to death, calling her husband at CVS, discussing medication and even coordinating the family's dinner order. Now, her defense argues Even at that moment, she was in the grip of postpartum psychosis. She was overmedicated and hearing voices. Now, after her ex-husband walked jurors minute by minute through that horrific night, they must decide whether this was a calculated act or a mother's catastrophic mental collapse.
Paul Stevens 2:45
And that is Fox's Kevin Cork. The mystery continues meantime following the discovery of three unidentified men in a Hollywood apartment.

Are Iranian actors linked to recent U.S. water system cyberattacks?

Unknown 2:54
LAPD detectives saying they believe these three adult males were shot sometime during the weekend, possibly Saturday night, but they're waiting for the coroner to determine the exact time of death and release identification. LAPD confirming they responded to a welfare check, finding the bodies when the manager let them into the apartment. This remains an active investigation and we urge anyone with information to contact LAPD. At this point, detectives saying there is no danger to the community at large. They believe this is a targeted incident. In Hollywood, I'm Christina Gonzalez, Fox 11 News.
Paul Stevens 3:29
And a Swiss Air flight from Zurich to New York had to be diverted to Bangor, Maine after the cabin filled with smoke. The source turned out to be a damaged headphone charging case. The airline saying a technical team sent to inspect the plane found that a commercially available charging case had slipped into a seat and became jammed, causing its lithium battery to overheat and thereby produce smoke. Nobody was hurt. I'm Paul Stevens. This is Fox News.

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