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How are U.S.-Iran tensions escalating and what threats did President Trump make?
Dueling threats. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. President Trump is threatening to launch more airstrikes on Iran as early as this weekend if Tehran fails to negotiate a deal.
We'll be hitting them. We'll be hitting them very hard. At some point they're going to say we just can't take it anymore.
Iran's foreign minister firing back Reuters reports he told a Saudi counterpart that any aggression by the U.S. and Israel would be met with decisive response. Fox's Steve Harrigan has more from Tel Aviv.
What was Iran's foreign ministry response and reported regional attacks?
Kuwait reporting attacks from Iran, drone attacks from the early morning hours. No casualties reported. Also confirmation now that Iran did try and attack two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, causing damage to one of them, nearly missing the other, but perhaps causing a short spike in oil prices. In the meantime, President Trump has warned about a major series of attacks against Iran that could be coming. He also expressed frustration in negotiations with Iran, saying... The leadership often says one thing and then ends up doing another. It's clear that tensions in the region are rising in anticipation of potential heavy strikes ahead.
And the U.S. State Department is telling Americans in the Middle East to leave ahead of that new fighting. Early voting is underway in Michigan's Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat.
What travel guidance did the State Department issue and why?
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is running against Congresswoman Haley Stevens.
Al-Sayed's defending his campaign against accusation in one recent poll that shows him down double digits to the presumptive Republican nominee, former Congressman Mike Rogers.
When they say, oh, you're unelectable because your name is Abdul, because for me, I push back and say, you don't know Michigan like I know Michigan.
His opponent, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, argues that Al-Sayed's vulnerability comes not from his name, but his policies and rhetoric, including his positions on Israel.
Fox's Rich Edson in Dearborn, Michigan. Polls show El-Said leaving Stevens by about 10 percentage points. Primary day is Tuesday. America's listening to Fox News. A dangerous heat wave is expected to bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risk in areas that are already dry or burning. Even parts of Montana are expected to broil with a record 104 degrees forecast for Great Falls. President Trump is threatening to revive his anti-weaponization fund if two U.S.
Who are the candidates in Michigan's Senate primary and what are the campaign controversies?
senators don't back his attorney general nominee.
Republican Senators Tom Tillis and John Cornyn are protesting the nomination of Todd Blanche to be AG. It was Acting Attorney General Blanche who gave the order to create the Anti-Weaponization Fund to go to allies who the president says have been treated badly by the legal system, but the DOJ said that order was rescinded. Tillis and Cornyn want to make sure that fund isn't brought back to life, but President Trump said on Truth Social that's what he'll do if Blanche isn't confirmed by the Senate. Tillis posted on ex-PresidentTrump.com, clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks. In Washington, Jill Nadeau, Fox News.
Concern is growing after recent cyber attack targeted water systems in at least seven states, more than 30 in Minnesota alone, and Iran is suspected.
What other national security and domestic stories are breaking, including cyberattacks and DOJ disputes?
The FBI says these malicious cyber hackers were able to change the passwords and IP addresses of the systems that operate and monitor these water facilities. The agency says they received reports of loss of pressure and flooding, which can allow untreated groundwater to seep into the pipes.
Fox's Madeline Rivera. And President Trump is blasting his own U.S. attorney from Washington, D.C. He says he 100% disagrees with Jeanine Pirro's decision to drop charges against an Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool DOJ court documents show flawed installation caused the tears. I'm Carmen Roberts. This is Fox News.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How are U.S.-Iran tensions escalating and what threats did President Trump make?
0:02–0:31
2
What was Iran's foreign ministry response and reported regional attacks?
0:31–1:17
3
What travel guidance did the State Department issue and why?
1:17–2:27
4
Who are the candidates in Michigan's Senate primary and what are the campaign controversies?
2:27–3:20
5
What other national security and domestic stories are breaking, including cyberattacks and DOJ disputes?
3:20–3:57