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UK defense minister warns Putin of ‘serious consequences’ after covert underwater military operation
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U.K. Defense Minister John Healey warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of «serious consequences» Thursday after revealing a weeks-long military operation to deter Russian meddling in the North Sea.
«To President Putin I say we see you, we see your activity over our cables and our pipelines, and you should know that any attempt to damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences,» he cautioned.
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
RUSSIA, CHINA VETO UN RESOLUTION AIMED AT REOPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ, HOURS BEFORE TRUMP DEADLINE
British Defense Secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent U.K. operational activity at 9 Downing Street, in London, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)
One of the submarines, Healey announced, was a nuclear-powered Akula-class submarine, while the other two were spy submarines from Russia’s Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research, also known as GUGI. Subs from this unit were directed specifically by Putin «to conduct hybrid warfare activities against the UK» and its allies, Healey said.
At least one of those allies, Norway, was involved in the deterrent operation, Healey revealed. Norway’s Defense Minister Tore O Sandvik confirmed the cooperation in a Thursday statement.
«Norway has participated in a coordinated military operation with our allies to send a clear message: covert activities in our waters will not be tolerated,» Sandvik wrote.
The submarines left U.K. waters after a protracted period of monitoring from the U.K. and Norway, and there is no evidence of damage to any underwater infrastructure, Healey said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.K.’s Defense Department for more information.
The Russian incursion marked the second time in less than six months that the U.K. detected Russian seacraft near its territorial waters. Healey announced a similar military operation in November after Russia deployed the spy ship Yantar to the North Sea in 2025.
TRUMP, STARMER AGREE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MUST REOPEN AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT ESCALATES
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting to discuss the situation in Dagestan hit by severe flood via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Healey also cited this year’s incident as an example of why the U.K. hasn’t sent troops to the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway in the Persian Gulf key to global energy markets that Iran has choked off in recent weeks.
«I understand people questioning why all UK military assets and personnel have not been deployed to deal with it. But that is not in Britain’s national interest,» he said, later calling Russia «the primary threat to the UK and to NATO.»
President Donald Trump has criticized NATO allies and the organization itself for not acceding to requests to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
«NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN,» he wrote in a Thursday morning Truth Social post.
Russian personnel walk on the gangway to Russian Navy submarine RFS Petropavlosvsk-Kamchatskiy, which is currently on a port visit at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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The U.K., while holding a planning meeting on how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran War is over, initially refused to let the U.S. use a British air base to launch military strikes against Iran.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer eventually allowed the U.S. to launch «defensive strikes» from Royal Air Force bases after Trump slammed him as «not Winston Churchill.»
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Inside Tehran after strikes: Iranian woman describes fear, checkpoints and people used as ‘human shields’
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An anonymous Iranian woman has bravely stepped forward on the international stage to describe what’s really happening on the ground in Tehran as President Donald Trump’s two-week ceasefire with Iran tentatively began Tuesday.
In an essay published in The Australian, the anonymous author details nightly explosions, sweeping checkpoints and communications blackouts as a part of Iranian daily life since the beginning of operations launched by the United States and Israel in February.
«In effect, ordinary people have been turned into human shields within a vast militarized landscape,» she wrote. «A pervasive sense of anger, paranoia and exhaustion has taken hold.»
Flagrant public executions of protesters by the thousands by the Iranian regime in January moved residents to cheer on the initial days of attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces as Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.
WHY TRUMP, IRAN SEEM LIGHT-YEARS APART ON ANY POSSIBLE DEAL TO END THE WAR
Iranians gather after a ceasefire announcement at Enqelab Square, Wednesday, in Tehran. The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, barely an hour before President Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire. Tehran temporarily reopened the vital Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via Getty Images)
«They say they’ve hit the leader’s residence,» the author’s daughter was quoted saying. «All the children were screaming and cheering. … Even our teacher was quietly snapping their fingers and dancing.»
The author described everyday Iranians celebrating the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei that same Saturday, and the streets of Tehran filling with cheers of «death to the dictator.»
«Perhaps for the first time,» the anonymous author recalled, «we allowed ourselves to believe our long-held dream was beginning to take shape.»
RED CROSS SHARES AUDIO OF IRANIAN CIVILIAN EXPLAINING SITUATION ON THE GROUND IN TEHRAN: ‘NO RESPITE’
A woman sits on rubble across from a building damaged during airstrikes March 12 in Tehran, Iran. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
But soon enough, the reality of day-to-day life under a threatened, crumbling regime and ongoing attacks took a toll. One of the harshest realities those on the ground in Iran face is the internet blackout, effectively ending communications with the outside world and leading to great uncertainty at the hands of the regime.
«So far, none of those close to us have suffered physical harm, but no night is calm,» the Iranian woman wrote. «What weighs most heavily is not only the war itself, but the possibility that it may end leaving behind a regime even more authoritarian, more repressive and more violent.»
According to the author, a stubborn faction of regime supporters remain, blasting propaganda on loudspeakers nightly through the streets of Tehran and reinforcing its authority to those who support the revolution.
TRUMP’S IRAN CEASEFIRE ROCKED WITHIN HOURS AMID REPORTED MISSILE, DRONE ATTACKS
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an airstrike March 27 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
«The streets are now covered with checkpoints,» she wrote. «Under bridges and along main roads, movement is restricted. Long traffic lines form. Young people are stopped, their phones inspected under the pretext of routine checks.»
After the announcement of the ceasefire between U.S. forces and the Iranian regime Tuesday, the author said, most of her country went to sleep that night in a «state of deep anxiety.»
«What weighs most heavily is not only the war itself, but the possibility that it may end up leaving behind a regime even more authoritarian, more repressive, and more violent,» the author notes.
She urged a ceasefire that is not «abandonment,» but peace, destabilizing the Iranian regime.
«A ceasefire that stabilizes the current order, without addressing the demands that have brought Iranians into the streets for years, risks being experienced not as peace, but as abandonment,» the author wrote.
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Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. are scheduled to begin Friday in Pakistan.
«We wait, and we continue, in whatever ways possible, to insist that light will eventually overcome this darkness,» she concluded.
The Australian notes the author remains anonymous for «fear of retribution.»
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Trump exigió a Irán garantizar el libre paso de petroleros por el estrecho de Ormuz tras el alto el fuego
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, expresó este jueves a NBC News su “gran optimismo” respecto a la posibilidad de alcanzar un acuerdo de paz con Irán, mientras su equipo diplomático se prepara para iniciar conversaciones en Islamabad.
“Estoy muy optimista. Creo que un acuerdo es alcanzable”, expresó Trump vía telefónica.
Por otro lado, Trump declaró el jueves que Irán no debería cobrar aranceles a los petroleros que transitan por el estrecho de Ormuz. “Más les vale no hacerlo y, si lo hacen, más les vale dejar de hacerlo ahora mismo”, escribió Trump en Truth Social.
“Irán está haciendo un trabajo pésimo, incluso deshonroso, al permitir que el petróleo pase por el estrecho de Ormuz. ¡Ese no es el acuerdo que tenemos!“, agregó más tarde.
El mandatario estadounidense consideró que los líderes iraníes “son mucho más razonables en las reuniones privadas que en sus declaraciones públicas” y aseguró que “están aceptando todo lo que deben aceptar”.
“Han sido derrotados, no tienen ejército”, agregó Trump, al tiempo que subrayó la posición de fuerza de Estados Unidos en la mesa de negociación. También advirtió que, si no se concreta un acuerdo, “les resultará muy doloroso”.
De acuerdo con fuentes de la administración citadas por NBC News, Trump conversó recientemente por teléfono con el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, para solicitar que reduzca las operaciones militares en Líbano y así favorecer el éxito de las conversaciones con Teherán.
“Hablé con Bibi y va a moderar la situación. Pienso que debemos ser un poco más discretos”, comentó Trump en la entrevista.
El vicepresidente JD Vance, quien encabezará la delegación estadounidense en las negociaciones de Islamabad junto al enviado especial Steve Witkoff y Jared Kushner, también se refirió a la postura israelí.
Ante periodistas en Hungría, Vance señaló que los israelíes podrían “autolimitarse algo” en sus acciones contra Líbano para dar espacio al diálogo.
Según funcionarios europeos, varios países han solicitado que Líbano se incluya en la tregua, pero Israel ha insistido en mantener sus operaciones contra el grupo terrorista Hezbollah fuera del acuerdo.
Netanyahu, por su parte, declaró que la pausa temporal con Irán no abarca a Hezbollah y que Israel continuará atacando posiciones de ese grupo armado.
“Insistí en que el cese temporal de hostilidades con Irán no incluya a Hezbollah, y seguimos golpeándolos con fuerza”, sostuvo el mandatario israelí.
Trump anunció el martes una suspensión de bombardeos durante dos semanas, tras advertir en días previos que “toda una civilización podría desaparecer esta noche” si Irán no reabría el estrecho de Ormuz. Sin embargo, mientras Trump y Netanyahu consideran que Líbano queda fuera del pacto, Irán asegura lo contrario.
NBC News reportó que el tránsito por el estrecho de Ormuz sigue siendo limitado, con solo cinco embarcaciones atravesándolo el miércoles, ninguna de ellas petrolera.
El ministro de Industria de Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, criticó públicamente la situación y afirmó: “El estrecho de Ormuz no está abierto. El acceso está restringido y controlado”.
JD Vance advirtió que la reanudación de la guerra será inminente si Irán no cumple con la reapertura total del paso marítimo.
“El presidente no mantendrá nuestros compromisos si Irán no cumple los suyos”, expresó Vance a la prensa.
La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt, calificó el cese al fuego como “un logro” y exigió la reapertura inmediata del estrecho, asegurando a los periodistas que Trump recibió garantías privadas de que esto ocurriría.
Mientras tanto, la delegación iraní encabezada por Reza Amiri Moghadam confirmó a través de sus redes sociales que viajará a Islamabad, aunque luego eliminó ese mensaje sin dar explicaciones.
NBC News también recogió declaraciones de un ex comandante de la Guardia Revolucionaria iraní, quien reconoció que muchas de las condiciones planteadas por Teherán difícilmente sean aceptadas por Washington, pero señaló que su país está dispuesto a negociar y ceder en ciertos puntos.
El escenario diplomático se mantiene tenso, con el futuro del acuerdo condicionado a la evolución de las negociaciones y a la situación en el estrecho de Ormuz y el Líbano.
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Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom’s wife about inmates at violent California prison
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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is getting raked over the coals for comments she made several years ago, suggesting criminals housed in a notorious California prison, which was known for housing violent criminals and death row prisoners, got there by «accident.»
Siebel Newsom’s comments came as she was discussing a tragedy in her younger life at an event in 2016. A few days before her seventh birthday, Siebel Newsom was involved in a fatal golf cart accident that ultimately killed her sister.
«I had to be very raw when we interviewed the young men who were juvenile offenders at San Quentin. I told them about my own loss, where I lost my older sister a few days before my seventh birthday and I blame myself for her death and I share that because they ultimately were accused of committing these violent crimes and sentenced for life, and I think it shocked them that this blonde lady, who was interviewing them, had a similar story – was perhaps in the wrong place at the wrong time – but wasn’t punished the way they were because clearly it was an accident, but theirs was probably an accident too,» Siebel Newsom said when discussing ways to connect with others.
NEWSOM’S WIFE SLAMS TRUMP FIRINGS OF BONDI, NOEM, SPARKING PANEL DEBATE
Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands with wife Jennifer at a Sacramento voting center. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
«Anyways, I share that – I guess – I quite enjoy spending time with people and being real and unmasking and showing them that it’s safe to unmask themselves.»
A spokesperson for Governor Newsom’s wife clarified that the remarks in the 2016 interview with the first partner, were referring to incarcerated individuals for her 2015 documentary «The Mask You Live In.»
The spokesperson did not provide an on-the-record statement but did point Fox News Digital to a social media post from Gov. Newsom’s press office calling out the media for being «focused on running nonstop hit pieces on California’s First Partner,» while the president is «threatening to obliterate a civilization tonight.»
On Tuesday, the same day the clip began going viral on social media, President Donald Trump issued an ominous message on his social media platform Truth Social, indicating «a whole civilization will die tonight,» amid his threat of a looming U.S. attack against Iranian bridges and power plants.
«This is the MAGA distraction machine — in full force,» concluded the social media post, which included news segments criticizing Siebel Newsom on Tuesday.
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom speaks at Planned Parenthood funding bill signing ceremony (Screenshot/Gavin Newsom’s YouTube Page)
However, Siebel Newsom’s resurfaced comments still garnered attention on Tuesday from conservative critics who called the California governor’s spouse out for virtue signaling.
In direct response to Siebel Newsom’s claims that San Quentin inmates got in their position by «accident,» Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., shot back sarcastically: «Yeah, like the time that guy accidentally stabbed that dude 27 times.»
«What the…» commented Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, in a social media post responding to the 2016 remarks.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom embrace during a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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«She represents everything that is wrong with California,» comedian Adam Carolla added.
«Newsom’s wife’s latest virtue signal is telling San Quentin lifers that she faced zero consequences when her sister was killed because it was an accident, then telling them their life sentences are probably for ‘accidents’ too,» wrote conservative women’s sports activist Riley Gaines. «Peak elite tone-deafness.»
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