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Trump says he’ll decide whether US will directly attack Iran within 2 weeks

By SAM MEDNICK, NATALIE MELZER, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN
Updated 9:42 PM CDT, June 19, 2025

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran given the “substantial chance” for renewed negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, as the two sides attacked one another for a seventh day.

Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs. His statement was read out by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Earlier in the day, Israel’s defense minister threatened Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Iranian missiles crashed into a major hospital in southern Israel and hit residential buildings near Tel Aviv, wounding at least 240 people. Israel’s military “has been instructed and knows that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said.

As rescuers wheeled patients out of the smoldering hospital, Israeli warplanes launched their latest attack on Iran’s nuclear program.

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  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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Judge Boasberg orders Rubio to refer Trump officials' Signal messages to DOJ to ensure preservation

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge on Friday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also serving as the acting archivist, to collect any Signal messages belonging to top Trump officials that could be at risk of deletion and to refer those messages to the Department of Justice for further review.

Judge James Boasberg said his hands were tied beyond that and that he could not do anything about Signal messages that had already been deleted.

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JD Vance rails against Newsom, LA mayor for declaring ‘open season on federal law enforcement’

  • News source: FOX News
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Speaking in Los Angeles Friday, Vice President JD Vance criticized California state and local politicians, especially Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, for "endangering" federal law enforcement and effectively declaring "open season on federal law enforcement."

Vance said he was "shocked" to hear that "far-left agitators" have been posting the names, addresses and even family members of federal law enforcement officials in Los Angeles to harass, antagonize and threaten their lives.

"Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have got to stop...
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Trump says "maybe" he'll try to fire Fed chief Jerome Powell

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump suggested Friday he may try to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling the central bank leader a "Total and Complete Moron" for leaving interest rates steady.

The president has been lashing out against Powell for months, criticizing the central banker — whom Mr. Trump appointed in his first term — for not lowering interest rates at a faster pace. It's unclear whether the president is legally allowed to fire Powell before his term ends in May 2026, and Mr. Trump said in April he has "no intention" of doing so.

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User’s manual to the Big, Beautiful Bill this weekend and early next week

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State Department says it has provided guidance to more than 25,000 people in Israel, West Bank and Iran

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The State Department said Friday it had provided "information and support" to over 25,000 people in Israel, the West Bank or Iran seeking guidance on what to do and how to get out.

When pressed on the matter during a State Department briefing Friday afternoon, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce declined to go into further detail about how many of those 25,000 people are American citizens or any other breakdown of the number.

News of the number of people the State Department has assisted comes after the agency announced the formation of a...
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Panama declares emergency over banana region unrest

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Constitutional rights are suspended for five days in the Bocas del Toro province after mass looting.
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  • News source: BBC News - World
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What should have been a time for Zambia to come together has exposed old enmities.
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Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Fake AI videos relating to the conflict have gained over 100 million views online, BBC Verify finds.
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Higher defence spending will top the agenda when members of the Western alliance gather in The Hague.
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'A choice of two evils': Young anti-regime Iranians divided over conflict

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Anti-regime Iranians agree the Islamic Republic must fall, but differ on the Iran-Israel conflict and response.
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With U.S. pressure mounting, Iran faces narrowing window for diplomacy

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Diplomacy will have a "last shot" within the next two weeks to bring the Israel-Iran conflict to an end, according to one American and one European diplomatic official, a window set by President Trump this week as he decides whether to involve the U.S. in Israel's offensive against Iran. Margaret Brennan has more.
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California mayor says ICE raids are "terrorizing" working-class Latino community

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As ICE agents swoop into places around the country that rely on immigrant labor, Salvador Melendez sees the effects firsthand as mayor of Montebello, a working-class, predominantly Latino city just 10 miles east of Los Angeles. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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What to know about release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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