Evening Wire: Iran Comes Back Online & Is Pope Leo Right About AI? | 5.26.26
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Iran threatens retaliation against the U.S., Democrats trigger backlash with their Memorial Day messaging, and a new Star Wars film hits theaters for the first time in seven years. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howell. It's Tuesday, May 26th. This is Evening Wire.
The internet has been restored in Iran just as the regime threatens retaliation on the United States. Daily Wire Foreign Affairs Reporter Cassia Kiva has the latest.
Amid ceasefire negotiations, Iran's supreme leader, Mosjaba Khomeini, is escalating threats against the United States, warning that America will no longer have secure military footholds in the Middle East. In a statement, Khomeini said countries in the region will no longer act as, quote, a shield for U.S. military bases. This comes as Iran accused the U.S. of violating the ceasefire by launching overnight strikes. According to U.S. Central Command, the strikes were defensive and targeted Iran's missile infrastructure and vessels preparing to deploy sea mines. Despite this, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says negotiations to end the conflict are now focused on the wording of a final agreement. And internet access in Iran is finally starting to come back after three months of near total blackout conditions, making it one of the longest internet shutdowns in modern history.
The regime first imposed the restrictions in January during mass anti-government protests in which thousands of civilians were reportedly killed, briefly eased them, and then shut down the internet again in February as tensions with the United States grew.
President Trump is calling for more Muslim-majority countries to join the Abraham Accords, even Iran. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce says more. The president said that taking part in the peace deal to end the war in Iran should be contingent on joining the accords and normalizing relations with Israel. Failure to do so, the president said, would show bad intention. In a True Social post, Trump specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan, and added that their leaders have already said that they support Iran joining the accords as soon as a peace deal is signed.
What are Iran's recent threats against the U.S.?
The California chemical spill crisis is now under control. Last week, a chemical tank at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, overheated, raising concerns about toxic chemical leakage or even a major explosion. 50,000 residents evacuated their Orange County homes for several days. This morning, officials confirmed that the risk... had been mitigated, though a smaller area of 16,000 residents still can't return to their homes due to lingering concerns about the possibility of a smaller explosion. The cause of the overheating is still under investigation, but a class action lawsuit against the GKN Aerospace Facility has been filed.
President Trump has closed a major loophole used by illegal immigrants. Daily Wire immigration reporter Ginny Ter explains.
According to a new federal rule, foreigners roaming the United States and wanting a green card must return to their home country to apply. This closes a major loophole that contributed to the growth of the illegal immigrant population in the country. Before the new rule came into play, immigrants who were in the United States for temporary work, tourism, or school could stay in the country while applying for a green card. As a result, the illegal immigrant population grew since many stayed in the country after being denied permanent residency. Their failure to depart forced federal authorities to hunt them down for deportation, according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A spokesman for the agency said Friday that the move shows how the United States is, quote, returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation's immigration system properly.
Exemptions will remain in place for, quote, extraordinary circumstances, but immigrants who come to the United States under temporary terms will
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