The Hormuz Letter, citing two senior Iranian sources, reports that Russian officials briefed Tehran following CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit and that the CIA director delivered a message asking Moscow to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz. According to that report, Russian banks, traders and shipping companies connected to Iran could face additional U.S. sanctions if Moscow refused to cooperate.
Neither Washington nor Moscow has confirmed that account. If the reporting is accurate, however, it creates an extraordinary geopolitical irony. Washington has spent years sanctioning and attempting to isolate Russia over Ukraine. Now, the United States may be asking Moscow for help dealing with Iran. Here’s more from Ben Swann.
Over 100 people have been arrested and federally charged in a massive Portland fentanyl crackdown, and the details raise serious questions about border security, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and what Americans are being told about these crimes.
Federal authorities seized more than 100 kilograms of fentanyl—an amount prosecutors said could potentially kill 50 million people—along with firearms and more than $1.3 million in suspected drug proceeds. More than 80% of those charged were reportedly illegal immigrants from Honduras and Mexico currently living in the state of Oregon.
This operation shows why President Trump, ICE, Tom Homan, and federal law enforcement continue emphasizing the connection between immigration enforcement and combating dangerous criminal organizations. But that is only the beginning. Here’s more from Stephen Gardner.
Two Pennsylvania State fraternity houses served as the hubs for cocaine trafficking rings, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office has charged. More than a dozen fraternity brothers from two fraternities — Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon — have been charged with coordinating with dealers in Philadelphia and New York City to run cocaine to Pennsylvania State students.
Allegedly serving as the head of the ring were Agostino Abbatiello and Thomas Robinson. Twelve others face indictments, including the father of Robinson, who was said to have hid drugs in a safe.
“This was a coordinated and highly-profitable drug-trafficking crew revolving around two senior members of the fraternities, other fraternity brothers, and pledges,” Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a statement Monday. Here’s more from Doug In Exile.
The Democrats are experiencing problems of Biblical proportions.
The WNBA fouled out trying to define “woman,” an IVF pregnancy nearly led to a forced abortion, and Jewish politicians are afraid of their Party.
Let’s look at the pit they’ve fallen in and our prospects in November. Here’s more from Lori Colley.
Catherine Herridge is joined by Judicial Watch Director of Investigations and Research Chris Farrell to discuss a hidden cache, involving millions of undocumented records, stored in burn bags at the FBI Headquarters. The FBI claims it would take more than 150 years to process the records in the hidden room.
Herridge interviews Farrell as well as an FBI agent on the “Katie Pavlich Tonight” show on NewsNation. Here’s more from Judicial Watch.
Spain mobilizes troops as thousands of Moroccan migrants storm across the Mediterranean and invade Spain by sea. As many as 60,000 migrants are involved in the massive border collapse.
Who is behind it and how is Spain responding? Here’s more from Steve Turley.
