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US Virtual Embassy in Iran urges Americans to evacuate country immediately after partial airspace reopening

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The U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran is insisting that Americans leave the Middle Eastern country amid conflicts in the region after a partial reopening of its airspace.

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This comes after a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel to end the nearly two-week conflict.

«As of June 26, 2025, Iran’s airspace has been partially reopened, although business trips from Tehran and other major centers may be interrupted,» the embassy said in an advisory. «US citizens should follow local media and consult with commercial airlines to get more information about flights departing from Iran.»

American citizens who wish to leave Iran must travel by land to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey or Turkmenistan if the conditions are safe, the embassy said.

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The U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran is encouraging Americans to leave the Middle Eastern country following a partial reopening of its airspace. (AP Photo)

The U.S. State Department created a crisis information acceptance form for American citizens in Iran to provide information on consular assistance, the embassy noted. But because of the limitations of consular support in Iran, the embassy said it does not anticipate that withdrawal from Iran will be provided with direct assistance from the U.S. government.

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U.S. citizens who plan to leave Iran must use the available facilities to leave the country, it said.

The embassy encouraged Americans wanting to leave Iran to take several actions, including having a plan to leave immediately without relying on the U.S. government, keeping their phones charged and communicating with loved ones about their situation, preparing an emergency plan for emergency situations and signing up for alerts from the U.S. government such as the Intelligent Passenger Registration Program (STEP) that would make it easier to find their location in an emergency abroad.

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An apartment building that was damaged following bombings across Tehran, Iran carried out by Israel.

American citizens who wish to leave Iran must travel by land to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey or Turkmenistan if the conditions are safe, the embassy said. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Americans who cannot leave Iran are advised to find a safe place in their residence or another safe building and to carry food, water, medicine and other essential items with them.

At certain intervals, the Iranian government has limited access to the mobile internet network and physical phone lines, the embassy said, adding that U.S. citizens should be prepared for internet network outages and develop alternative network connectivity and communication plans.

«American-Iranian dual citizens must leave Iran with an Iranian passport and before leaving Iran, they must be ready to face checkpoints and be interrogated by Iranian authorities,» the embassy said. «The state of the Iranian government Dual citizenship does not recognize and will treat American-Iranian dual citizens only as Iranian citizens. US nationals in Iran are at significant risk of interrogation, arrest, and detention. Showing a US passport or proving a connection with the United States is sufficient reason for the arrest of a person by the Iranian authorities.»

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Americans who cannot leave Iran are advised to find a safe place in their residence or another safe building. (AP:Getty)

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«US passports may be confiscated in Iran,» it continued. «American-Iranian dual citizens should consider that in their Iranian passport, they will receive the necessary visas for the countries they will pass through on their return trip to the United States, so that in case of confiscation of their American passport, they can use [their] Iranian passport in Iran. These people can then apply for a new US passport in the country they will pass through.»

U.S. citizens who reside in Iran with a permanent residence visa, regardless of how long they are staying, must obtain an exit permit when departing Iran, the embassy said, noting that all Iranian passport holders are required to pay exit fees.

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Only one House Dem voted in favor of voter ID, proof of citizenship in US elections

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The House of Representatives passed a massive election integrity overhaul bill on Wednesday despite opposition from the vast majority of Democrats.

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The House passed Rep. Chip Roy’s SAVE America Act, legislation that’s aimed at keeping non-citizens from voting in U.S. federal elections. All but one House Democrat — Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas — voted against the bill. It passed 218 to 213.

It is an updated version of the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, also led by Roy, R-Texas, which passed the House in April 2025 but was never taken up in the Senate.

Whereas the SAVE Act would create a new federal proof of citizenship mandate in the voter registration process and impose requirements for states to keep their rolls clear of ineligible voters, the updated bill would also require photo ID to vote in any federal elections.

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It would also require information-sharing between state election officials and federal authorities in verifying citizenship on current voter rolls and enable the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pursue immigration cases if non-citizens were found to be listed as eligible to vote.

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Democrats have attacked the bill as tantamount to voter suppression, while Republicans argue that it’s necessary after the influx of millions of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. during the four years of the Biden administration.

«If we want to rebuild confidence again in American elections, we need to pass the SAVE Act,» Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. «What better way to eliminate that distrust than to make sure that whoever votes in an American citizen who is truly eligible to vote?»

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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., accused Republicans of trying to make it harder for women to vote. She argued that the legislation would make it more difficult for married women to cast ballots if their surname is different from their maiden name on their birth certificate.

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«Republicans aren’t worried about non-citizens voting. They’re afraid of actual American citizens voting. Why? Because they’re losing among women,» Clark said during debate on the House floor. «This is a minefield of red tape that you have put in front of women and American citizens and their right to vote.»

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But House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., emphasized that it was about keeping illegal immigrants from voting in U.S. elections.

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«This really is about feeding the narrative that Democrats want illegally from all over the world to come here to support them,» Hern said of Democrats’ opposition.

Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital, «The American people did not give Republicans a mandate to make excuses. They gave us one to deliver wins, and the SAVE America Act is exactly that. Every single Democrat who voted no today proved they would rather let illegal aliens tip the scales in our national elections than protect your vote.»

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If implemented, the bill could see new requirements imposed on voters in this year’s November midterm elections.

But it would have to pass the Senate, where current rules dictate that at least several Democrats are needed to meet the 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster.

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Cientos de tractores bloquearon Madrid en rechazo al acuerdo comercial de la Unión Europea con el Mercosur

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“¡No al Mercosur, no, no, no!”, gritaba por altoparlante un sindicalista agrario este miércoles en la Plaza Colón de Madrid. Miles de agricultores y ganaderos coreaban con él mientras cientos de tractores cortaban el Paseo de la Castellana para protestar contra el acuerdo de libre comercio entre Europa y los países latinoamericanos -entre ellos, Argentina- que integran el Mercado Común del Sur.

Se quejan porque consideran que los perjudica abrir el mercado europeo a productos del Mercosur que fueron elaborados con normas menos exigentes que las que la legislación europea les impone.

Y critican la política agraria común de la Unión Europea que, según reclaman, les recorta fondos o directamente no se los concede.

El acuerdo Unión Europea-Mercosur, que se cerró pero aún no está vigente, libera el 99 por ciento del comercio entre ambas regiones y pone en marcha la mayor zona comercial del mundo: unidos, los dos bloques representan alrededor del 25 por ciento del PBI mundial y el 35 por ciento del comercio global.

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Pero los agricultores y ganaderos españoles no ven con buenos ojos que se eliminen las barreras y los aranceles que afectan a los productos como las verduras, las frutas, el aceite, el pescado, el vino y los alimentos procesados. Tampoco que se amplíen las cuotas de ingreso desde el Mercosur hacia Europa para la carne vacuna, la aviar, el maíz y el etanol.

“A ellos (los agricultores de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay) les cuestan la mitad poner en marcha sus cultivos porque no tienen los mismos requisitos -lamentaba Chema, que cosecha cereales en 300 hectáreas-. Tenemos muchas más trabas que ellos.”

El tractorazo en Madrid convocó, según los organizadores, a unos 8.000 agricultores y ganaderos que, para la Delegación del gobierno, fueron 2.500.

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Madrid paralizada

La protesta alteró la cotidianidad de un miércoles, cortó calles y paralizó el centro de la capital durante casi todo el día.

Los manifestantes llegaron desde distintas regiones de España con más de 350 tractores para quejarse en la puerta del Ministerio de Agricultura, en la ronda de Atocha, frente a la principal estación de trenes de Madrid.

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El corte del Paseo del Prado provocó una postal inusual: cientos de viajeros apurando sus valijas por el asfalto para llegar a tiempo a tomar un tren.

“Nuestros políticos nos están engañando”, decía el coordinador de Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos, Luis Cortés, ante los micrófonos de la prensa nacional e internacional que siguió la marcha.

A unos metros de Cortés, otro agricultor se lamentaba: “Lo que están haciendo con nosotros no es nada justo”.

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La protesta de los productores rurales españoles bloqueó el centro de Madrid por varias horas. Foto: AP

Qué implica el acuerdo

El acuerdo se firmó finalmente a mediados de enero, en Paraguay. Sin embargo, aún no entró en vigencia.

Cuatro días después de su firma formal, el Parlamento Europeo frenó su aprobación definitiva.

Mientras entre los 27 países miembros de la Unión hay algunos, como España, que presionan para que el acuerdo despegue de una vez -luego de 26 años de gestiones- y minimizar así la dependencia de otros mercados, como el estadounidense, países como Francia o Italia presentaron reparos hasta último momento.

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Los argumentos de Pedro Sánchez

Este miércoles, mientras más de 350 tractores circulaban a los bocinazos a metros de la sesión del Congreso en la que el presidente Pedro Sánchez rendía cuentas sobre la gestión del accidente de trenes en Andalucía del mes pasado, el jefe del gobierno se dirigió desde el Parlamento a los manifestantes: “Trasladar a los agricultores que somos muy conscientes de las dudas y preocupaciones que puedan tener», dijo.

«Para ello, el Parlamento Europeo aprobó unas salvaguardas agrícolas que van a permitir a la Unión Europea suspender la entrada de productos, si se considera que pueden dañar a nuestros agricultores. La Comisión Europea ha previsto mecanismos de compensación a los agricultores», remarcó el jefe de gobierno.

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Y agregó: “Creo que el reto que tiene la Unión Europea es profundizar en su mercado interior y, frente a una administración, la americana, que lo que hace es romper acuerdos comerciales, pues crear acuerdos comerciales con otros países del mundo. Es una extraordinaria noticia para Europa, y particularmente para España, el acuerdo”.

El jefe de gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez defendió el acuerdo con el Mercosur y destacó las salvaguardas para los agricultores europeos. Foto: REUTERS

“Más ganadores que perdedores”

“Creemos que el acuerdo es muy equilibrado y positivo”, dijo hace unos meses Juan Luis Gimeno, director general de Inteligencia Económica y Comercial del Ministerio de Economía, en un encuentro en Madrid en el que participó Clarín. “Y, además, para que haya muchísimos más ganadores que perdedores, se han tomado medidas, salvaguardias, y se ha puesto una red de protección desde este punto de vista”, agregó.

En un comunicado fechado un día antes de la protesta de tractores, es decir, el 10 de febrero, el Parlamento Europeo aprobó medidas “para evitar perjuicio a los agricultores europeos al aplicar el acuerdo comercial con Mercosur”.

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“La nueva normativa establece que la Comisión Europea deberá iniciar una investigación sobre la necesidad de medidas de protección si las importaciones de productos sensibles, como carne de ave, vacuno, huevos, cítricos y azúcar, aumentan un 5 por ciento sobre la media de tres años (frente al 10 por ciento anual propuesto inicialmente por la Comisión) y, al mismo tiempo, los precios de importación se sitúan un 5 por ciento por debajo del precio en la Unión Europea”, postula el texto.

“Las salvaguardias garantizarán que el acuerdo UE-Mercosur vaya acompañado de un mecanismo de protección equilibrado y creíble para nuestro sector agrícola”, dijo Gabriel Mato, eurodiputado español y ponente del Informe del Acuerdo de Asociación UE-Mercosur en la Comisión de Comercio Internacional del Parlamento Europeo.

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Trump threatens ‘consequences’ after 6 House Republicans voted to reverse his Canada tariffs

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President Donald Trump is threatening to back election challengers against the six House Republicans who joined Democrats in voting to reverse his tariffs on Canada.

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The president sent out an ominous warning to GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate just before his agenda suffered a blow on Capitol Hill Wednesday evening.

«Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!» Trump posted on Truth Social.

He argued that the trade deficit was reduced significantly while U.S. financial markets hit significant high points because of his tariff policies.

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«In addition, TARIFFS have given us Great National Security because the mere mention of the word has Countries agreeing to our strongest wishes,» Trump continued. 

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«TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege.»

Democrats successfully got a vote on a measure to reverse Trump’s national emergency at the northern border using a mechanism for forcing votes over the objections of House majority leadership called a privileged resolution.

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The six Republicans who voted in favor of the measure were Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.; Kevin Kiley, R-Calif.; Don Bacon, R-Neb.; Jeff Hurd, R-Colo.; and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. 

One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, voted with the majority of Republicans on the matter. It passed 219-211.

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Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington July 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

It’s not clear how much impact Trump’s threat will have, however.

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Neither Newhouse nor Bacon is running for re-election in the 2026 midterms, and Trump is already endorsing a primary challenger against Massie.

Kiley, whose district was heavily altered by California Democrats’ new congressional map, has not yet said whether he will run for re-election or where he will do it.

He told Fox News Digital when asked for a response to Trump, «This was a resolution regarding the emergency declared by the president over fentanyl from Canada. Congress has an obligation under the National Emergencies Act to evaluate every six months if the emergency still exists. Canada has now significantly cracked down on fentanyl, so there’s no basis to extend the emergency another six months.»

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Fitzpatrick and Hurd are both well-liked incumbents in their districts, which are top targets for Democrats come November.

Hurd told Fox News Digital his constituents were «directly affected by these policies.»

«Today’s vote is grounded first and foremost in the Constitution. Article I gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to levy tariffs. Over time, Congress has delegated limited authority to the executive branch, particularly in matters involving national emergencies. But those delegations were never intended to serve as a permanent vehicle for sweeping, long-term trade policy,» he added.

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«If we normalize broad emergency trade powers today, we should expect that a future president — of either party — will rely on the same authority in ways many of us would strongly oppose. Institutional consistency matters. The Constitution does not shift depending on who occupies the White House. My responsibility is to defend the separation of powers regardless of political convenience.»

Trump signed an executive order in February 2025, enacting an additional 25% tariff on most goods from Canada and Mexico. Energy from Canada was subject to an additional 15% tariff.

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At the time, the White House said it was punishment for those countries’ unwillingness to do more to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs into the U.S.

Opponents of Trump’s tariff strategy have criticized his moves against Canada in particular, arguing it was unjustly harming one of the closest allies and trading partners of the U.S. to the detriment of Americans.

But Republicans who voted against the legislation pointed out that Trump said the fentanyl crisis was the reason for issuing the emergency in the first place, adding the drug was still killing Americans.

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The legislation now heads to the Senate, where Republicans have voted to rebuke Trump’s tariff strategy in the past despite similar warnings from the president.

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