La Casa Blanca calificó de “total invención” un borrador de acuerdo divulgado por la televisión estatal iraní que incluía la reapertura del tráfico en el estrecho de Ormuz por parte de Teherán a cambio del fin del bloqueo estadounidense a buques iraníes y la retirada de sus tropas.

“Este informe de medios controlados por Irán no es cierto y es una total invención. Nadie debería creer lo que está publicando la prensa estatal iraní. LOS HECHOS IMPORTAN”, dijo Washington en la red X.

Según la cadena estatal iraní, el texto de una página es “preliminar” y esboza “el memorando de entendimiento” entre los dos países para poner fin a la guerra.

En el memorando, Irán se comprometería a restablecer el tráfico marítimo comercial a través del estrecho de Ormuz a los niveles previos a la guerra en el plazo de un mes, algo que Teherán gestionaría con Omán.

Por su parte, Estados Unidos levantaría el cerco a puertos y buques iraníes que estableció como represalia al bloqueo de Ormuz y retiraría sus tropas de las cercanías de Irán.

Tras ello, los dos países se darían un plazo de 60 días para negociar el resto de cuestiones, como el programa nuclear iraní.

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Tras la versión, Trump puso más condiciones para llegar a un acuerdo.

Hablando en una reunión de gabinete en la Casa Blanca, Trump dijo que no estaba apurado por poner fin a la guerra. “Irán está empeñado, quieren mucho llegar a un trato. Hasta ahora no lo han logrado. No estamos aún satisfechos con ello, pero lo estaremos”, dijo Trump.

“O eso, o simplemente tendremos que terminar el trabajo”, afirmó, en referencia a las amenazas de reanudar las operaciones militares que Estados Unidos e Israel lanzaron el 28 de febrero y suspendieron en abril.

Además, descartó la posibilidad de cerrar un acuerdo con Irán que permita a la República Islámica ejercer control alguno sobre el estrecho de Ormuz, clave para el comercio mundial de petróleo.

“Son aguas internacionales, nadie las va a controlar. Vamos a vigilarlas. Las vigilaremos, pero nadie las va a controlar. A ellos les gustaría controlarlas”, agregó.

Trump negó además que se esté negociando un eventual alivio de sanciones o el desbloqueo de fondos iraníes congelados.

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“No, no estamos hablando de ningún alivio de sanciones ni de dar dinero. Ni sanciones, ni dinero, ni nada”, afirmó.

El presidente aseguró que las negociaciones con Irán están “yendo muy bien” y volvió a amenazar con retomar la ofensiva militar, suspendida desde abril tras un alto el fuego, si el diálogo fracasa.

“Nos está yendo muy bien. Creo que están empezando a darnos las cosas que tienen que darnos, y si lo hacen, será estupendo; y si no lo hacen, entonces el hombre a mi izquierda (el secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth) va a acabar con ellos”, dijo.

Pero además elevó las condiciones para llegar a un acuerdo. Así, condicionó la firma de un eventual acuerdo de paz con Irán a que aliados de Washington en Oriente Medio, como Arabia Saudita o Qatar, se adhieran a los Acuerdos de Abraham para normalizar relaciones con Israel.

“No estoy seguro de que debamos cerrar el acuerdo si no firman para unirse a los Acuerdos de Abraham”, declaróy afirmó que sus aliados le “deben” ese gesto.

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Trump planteó esta cuestión el pasado sábado durante una conversación telefónica con líderes y representantes de Arabia Saudita, Baréin, Qatar, Egipto, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Jordania, Pakistán y Turquía como parte de las negociaciones de paz con Irán.

“Nos gustaría que se sumaran a los Acuerdos de Abraham. Sería algo histórico si lo hicieran y, sinceramente, pienso que nos lo deben. Creo que sería realmente una señal tremenda, y pienso que esos países lo deben”, insistió.

Estados Unidos e Irán han intensificado durante la última semana las negociaciones, a través de los mediadores paquistaníes, para lograr un acuerdo que permita poner fin a la guerra iniciada en febrero y desbloquear el estrecho de Ormuz, aunque Trump plantea ahora también la adhesión de varios aliados, principalmente Arabia Saudita y Qatar, a los Acuerdos de Abraham.

Los Acuerdos de Abraham fueron impulsados durante el primer mandato de Trump (2017-2021) y permitieron el establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas de Israel con Emiratos Árabes, Baréin, Sudán y Marruecos.

(Con información de EFE y AFP)

A traffic stop and chaotic chase involving Texas state troopers and suspected human smugglers led to the discovery of nearly two dozen illegal immigrants, including several minors, in the back of a semitruck near the U.S. southern border.

In a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez, a suspected human smuggler is seen jumping out of a Volvo semitruck and running as troopers chase him down. The incident occurred after a state trooper conducted a traffic stop Monday evening in Webb County, South Texas.

Olivarez said that the driver attempted to flee on foot but was «immediately arrested» by Texas officials. A search of the semitruck revealed 20 illegal immigrants concealed in the truck’s sleeping area.

The video shows troopers pulling back the truck cabin’s curtain to find the illegal immigrants crammed inside. The immigrants remained silent, only nodding as troopers questioned them. Four minors from Mexico and Guatemala were among the group, according to DPS.

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According to Olivarez, the driver was Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez, a 25-year-old Mexican national. He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling persons and booked into the Webb County Jail.

Meanwhile, the 20 illegal immigrants, including the four minors, were referred to U.S. Border Patrol. The DPS Criminal Investigations Division is continuing to investigate the case.

This comes as Texas officials have continued to respond to human smuggling incidents despite dramatically reduced attempted border crossing numbers under President Donald Trump.

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State troopers and the Texas Department of public safety pulled over a tractor trailer smuggling 20 illegal aliens into the U.S. on May 18, 2026. (Texas Department of Public Safety)

In nearby Maverick County, Texas, troopers arrested Cuban national Yoisdelvis Nunez Acosta after a high-speed chase that ended with law enforcement performing a PIT maneuver. Acosta fled into nearby brush but was quickly apprehended. Another suspect, American national Alexander Rodriguez Acosta, was also arrested in connection with the smuggling operation. Both men were charged with six counts of smuggling persons, while six illegal immigrants from Mexico and Vietnam were referred to U.S. Border Patrol.

Both attempts occurred along a well-known human smuggling route at the southern border. In 2022, under the Biden administration, law enforcement discovered 53 dead immigrants abandoned inside a sweltering truck in nearby San Antonio. Authorities said the migrants suffered extreme heat exposure after being transported without adequate ventilation or water. The incident is considered one of the deadliest human smuggling incidents in U.S. history.

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White House border czar Tom Homan delivered the keynote address at the Border Security Expo on May 5, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona. Homan said New York’s efforts to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities could lead to increased enforcement activity. (Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly emphasized that «illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.»

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In response to criticism of the Trump administration’s border policies, Homan said in April, «If they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got raped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change.»

«Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved,» he emphasized. «He’s saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border.» 

UNITED NATIONS — The Czech Republic is prepared to help protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and is aligning closely with the Trump administration on security, NATO and Israel, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka told Fox News Digital during an exclusive interview at the United Nations in New York.

Prague already had begun discussions about contributing specialized capabilities to help secure the strategically vital waterway amid growing tensions with Iran, Macinka said while speaking at Security Council-related meetings at the U.N. 

«We are ready to contribute to freedom of passage and the Hormuz trade,» Macinka said. 

«We were among the first countries that were ready to contribute … We have no navy, as we are in the middle of Europe,» he explained, «But we have some unique passive surveillance capabilities.»

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Macinka warned that Iran posed a global threat through what he described as four main «war tools»: nuclear proliferation, drones and ballistic missiles, international terrorism and threats to the Strait of Hormuz. 

«Their nuclear military program must be stopped,» he said. «It’s a global risk and global threat.»

The comments come as the Trump administration has increased pressure on European allies to take a larger role in protecting international shipping routes amid Iranian threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit choke points. Roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

Speaking after a meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the value of hosting U.S. military bases in allied countries that later restrict American military operations during wartime.

«One of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us with logistical options that we wouldn’t otherwise have,» Rubio told reporters. «And when some of those bases are denied to you during a conflict that we’re involved in, then you question whether that value is still there.»

President Donald Trump also has sharply criticized NATO allies over a reluctance to participate in military operations tied to the Iran conflict and securing the Strait of Hormuz. 

Trump said he was «strongly considering» pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to join the U.S. campaign against Iran, according to an April 1 interview with Britain’s Daily Telegraph, calling the alliance a «paper tiger.»

Vessels of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are seen during a ceremony marking the National Persian Gulf Day at the Persian Gulf near Bushehr, Iran, April 29, 2024. The National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622. (Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The Czech Republic, a NATO member since 1999, reached NATO’s benchmark of spending 2% of GDP on defense and has supported calls for Europe to increase military readiness amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Macinka strongly defended the administration’s calls for Europe to increase defense spending and reduce dependence on Washington for long-term security guarantees. 

«We should do our homework and build our defense to become stronger,» he said, arguing that Europe had delayed necessary military investments for too long.

He also tied Europe’s defense spending challenges to the European Union’s Green Deal policies, the bloc’s sweeping climate agenda aimed at reducing carbon emissions, calling them ideological and financially destructive. 

«If we get rid of this green, crazy alarmism, then we have enough money to build our defense,» he said.

The Czech foreign minister also voiced unusually direct support for Trump and his administration, praising what he described as a global «common sense» shift following Trump’s election victory.

«We are friends of Israel, and we are friends of America,» Macinka said. «Especially me as a politician, I’m a friend of the ideology of the current American administration.»

Macinka also referenced a clash earlier in 2026 with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Munich Security Conference, where he criticized Europe’s liberal political establishment and defended the populist wave reshaping parts of Europe and the United States.

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A tanker sits at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. (REUTERS / Amr Alfiky / File Photo)

Macinka linked Prague’s strong support for Ukraine to the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, when hundreds of thousands of Warsaw Pact troops occupied the country for more than two decades.

He said that historical experience continues to shape Czech public opinion and support for Kyiv.

«The Czech society feels a big solidarity with Ukraine,» Macinka said, describing the war as a «symmetric war» between a powerful Russian military and a Ukrainian army backed by the West.

Macinka highlighted Prague’s leading role in a Czech-backed ammunition initiative supplying Ukraine with artillery rounds collected through international donor efforts. 

Recalling a visit to Kyiv earlier in 2026, he said he received intelligence briefings on battlefield ammunition consumption from Ukrainian military officials.

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Naval units from Iran and Russia simulate the rescue of a hijacked vessel during joint drills at the Port of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan, Iran, on Feb. 19, 2026. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Czech initiative delivered more than half a million rounds of ammunition in 2026 alone, according to Macinka, helping stabilize the battlefield ahead of possible peace negotiations.

Macinka argued that maintaining a stable front is essential for meaningful negotiations, warning that shifting battle lines will only harden demands on both sides.

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Newly recruited soldiers of Ukraine’s 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade participate in integration and advanced training exercises in Kharkiv Oblast on May 14, 2026, after completing basic military training. (Yevhen Titov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

With Washington increasingly focused on the Middle East, Macinka also said Europe must begin taking a larger diplomatic role in future negotiations over Ukraine.

«America is quite busy with the Middle East,» he said. «Europe should wake up and ask for a place at the table.»