A senior American diplomatic source says Washington is demanding guarantees from Tehran on uranium enrichment, the transfer of existing stockpiles and Iran’s ballistic missile program. According to the source, without agreements on these issues, no meeting between the sides will take place.
An indictment has been filed against 12 people involved in the Gaza smuggling affair, prosecutors said, alleging the defendants knew the merchandise could reach Hamas and help the terrorist organization in the war.
The New York Police Department confirmed a troubling surge in hate crimes in January compared with the same period last year, with crimes targeting Jews accounting for more than half of all hate crimes in the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was warned that his actions are “weakening the front line in the fight against antisemitism.”
Students in Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz have staged new protests in recent days against executions and the alleged torture of detainees in the regime’s prisons. Medical students in Shiraz announced a strike over plans to execute doctors who treated wounded protesters. Meanwhile, Iran’s prolonged internet shutdown is exacting a heavy economic toll on the Islamic Republic.
Trump dispatched a “massive armada” to the Gulf and promised “violence if necessary.” Now he must return with a result. For Trump, honor is no less structural than it is for Tehran. Returning empty-handed is not an option.
