State of the Union: Houthi attacks killed at least two people in civilian areas and displacement camps on Friday. The post Iran War Day 162: Iran Says Hormuz Will Reopen When U.S. ‘Accepts Conditions’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Comments from Iranian officials Saturday emphasized the Islamic Republic’s intention to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed in the face of American military pressure. The Strait will reopen once the U.S. “accepts [Iran’s] conditions” and “abandons its interventionist approach,” according to General Hossein Mohebbi, the spokesperson for Iran’s IRGC, per comments reported in Tasnim News Agency. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is “completely independent” of recent bilateral negotiations between Iran and Oman over the administration of the waterway. At a press conference on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran’s conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz include U.S. compensation for…Open
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State of the Union: Blanche has overseen the Justice Department in an acting capacity since April 2. The post Senate Confirms Blanche as AG, 50–49 appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Senate on Saturday confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general in a 50–49 vote. Blanche, who had previously served as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, had led the Department of Justice as acting attorney general since April. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) joined all of the upper chamber’s Democrats in voting against Blanche. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is absent for health reasons. Blanche’s five months as acting attorney general included a number of controversies about DOJ policy, including an effort to create a $1.8 billion fund to compensate the victims of “legal weaponization” and the settlement of a lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS. The post Senate Confirms Blanche as AG,…Open
Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers – including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.
