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El jefe militar de Pakistán viaja a Irán en medio de la tensión por el futuro del estrecho de Ormuz
El jefe del Ejército de Pakistán tenía previsto llegar a Irán el jueves, según informaron los medios iraníes, con Islamabad actuando como mediador mientras la República Islámica examina una nueva propuesta de Estados Unidos para poner fin a la guerra en Oriente Medio.
La esperada visita del mariscal de campo Asim Munir, una figura influyente con un papel cada vez más importante en las relaciones exteriores de Pakistán, se produce un día después de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, advirtiera de que las negociaciones para poner fin a la guerra se encontraban en la “frontera” entre un acuerdo y la reanudación de los ataques.
Un alto el fuego el 8 de abril detuvo la guerra iniciada semanas antes por Estados Unidos e Israel, pero los esfuerzos de negociación no han logrado hasta ahora un acuerdo de paz duradero.
Una guerra de palabras ha sustituido al conflicto abierto, pero el estancamiento sigue pesando sobre la economía mundial, dejando a todos, desde inversores hasta agricultores, en un doloroso estado de incertidumbre.
El jueves, la agencia de noticias iraní ISNA informó que la visita de Munir tenía como objetivo continuar las “conversaciones y consultas” con las autoridades iraníes, sin dar más detalles. Otros medios iraníes difundieron la misma noticia.
Pakistán fue sede en abril de las únicas negociaciones directas entre funcionarios estadounidenses e iraníes que se han celebrado desde el 28 de febrero, el día en que comenzó la guerra.
Munir estuvo en el centro de la acción durante esa ronda de conversaciones, saludando a ambas delegaciones a su llegada y mostrando una notable cordialidad con el vicepresidente de EEUU, JD Vance.
Pero las conversaciones finalmente fracasaron, y Irán acusó a EEUU de hacer “demandas excesivas”.
Desde entonces, ambas partes se han enviado múltiples propuestas, con la amenaza de una nueva guerra acechando todo el tiempo.
“Estamos justo en el límite, créanme”, dijo Trump a los periodistas el miércoles. “Si no obtenemos las respuestas correctas, todo se precipitará muy rápidamente. Todos estamos listos para actuar”.
Afirmó que un acuerdo podría llegar “muy pronto” o “en unos días”, pero advirtió que Teherán tendría que dar “respuestas 100 % satisfactorias”.
El principal negociador de Teherán, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, acusó el miércoles a Washington de intentar reavivar la guerra y advirtió de una “respuesta contundente” si Irán fuera atacado.
“Los movimientos del enemigo, tanto abiertos como clandestinos, demuestran que, a pesar de la presión económica y política, no ha abandonado sus objetivos militares y está tratando de iniciar una nueva guerra”, afirmó Ghalibaf.
El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, Esmaeil Baqaei, dijo que la República Islámica estaba examinando los puntos recibidos de Washington, al tiempo que reiteró las demandas de Teherán de que se liberen sus activos congelados en el extranjero y se ponga fin al bloqueo naval de Estados Unidos.
Trump se encuentra bajo presión política en su país debido al aumento de los costos de la energía.
El alto el fuego detuvo los combates, pero no ha reabierto el estrecho de Ormuz, la vía marítima vital que normalmente transporta alrededor de una quinta parte del petróleo y el gas natural licuado del mundo.
El futuro de Ormuz sigue siendo un punto clave de fricción en las negociaciones, y crece el temor de que la economía mundial sufra más a medida que se agoten las reservas de petróleo de antes de la guerra.
Irán impuso el bloqueo de Ormuz como parte de su represalia en la guerra, permitiendo el paso de solo unos pocos barcos en las últimas semanas e introduciendo un sistema de peaje.
El nuevo organismo iraní encargado de supervisar Ormuz afirmó que su área de control se extiende hasta las aguas de los Emiratos, lo que provocó una dura reprimenda por parte de Abu Dhabi.
Las relaciones entre Irán y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos se han visto gravemente afectadas desde el inicio de la guerra, después de que Teherán lanzara ataques con misiles y drones contra países del Golfo en respuesta a los ataques de Estados Unidos e Israel.
Ormuz transporta alrededor de un tercio de los envíos mundiales de fertilizantes, lo que genera preocupación por un aumento de los precios de los alimentos y la escasez si el cierre se prolonga.
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) afirmó que el cierre podría desencadenar “una grave crisis mundial de los precios de los alimentos” y una “crisis agroalimentaria sistémica”.
(Con información de AFP)
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Legal expert unleashes on Spanberger’s new executive order targeting ICE: ‘Political theater’
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is directing state employees to demand proof of legal authority from federal immigration agents operating on state property, prompting pushback from a legal expert.
Specifically, in an executive order signed on Tuesday, Spanberger is asking state employees to get federal agents to produce a valid warrant on «property of the Commonwealth» and instructs them to «not permit» federal agents from using those areas as staging or processing locations.
The order would include polling sites.
Spanberger’s move continues Democratic efforts to test the boundaries between state and federal power, exploring what roadblocks they can legally create to taper Trump’s immigration crackdown methods.
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks during a ceremonial bill signing event at Highland Springs High School in Richmond, Virginia, Monday, May 18, 2026. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Hans von Spakovsky, a constitutional scholar with Advancing American Freedom, believes Spanberger’s order is for show, and that she knows it’s an overreaching attempt to create requirements for agencies she has no power over.
«This is political theater,» Spakovsky said. «First of all, no warrant is required under federal immigration law to detain individuals.»
«And it is a completely unnecessary provision. There’s actually a provision in federal law that bans an officer of the Army or Navy or any other person in the civil service of the U.S. to be at polling places unless they’re there to cast a vote,» Spakovsky added.
He pointed to restrictions under 18 U.S.C. 592.
Spanberger first announced her executive order on Monday when she was asked about concerns over how Trump might use federal agents in upcoming elections.
«How concerned are you that he will send either the military or the National Guard or even ICE to polling places, and what can you do, if anything, to stop him?» Spanberger was asked at an event hosted by MS Now.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Davis Spanberger laughs during a ceremony in a court in Richmond, Virginia. (Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images)
«The reality is, throughout history, we have seen efforts at intimidating voters. My worry is we will continue to see those heightened,» Spanberger replied.
«I’ll be issuing guidance across public spaces, including polling places, of how Virginia state employees can react to federal agents who might be appearing at a location where the worry is that they’re principally there to intimidate or scare people,» Spanberger said.
Notably, Spanberger vetoed a separate bill that would have outright banned ICE from making detentions in hospitals, schools, courthouses and polling places without a judicial warrant or subpoena, stating that such a ban would likely invite a legal challenge.
«I veto House Bill 650, which would create unavoidable legal liability for security personnel and local law enforcement officers when assessing federal immigration enforcement activities in certain protected areas,» Spanberger wrote.
Spanberger’s new executive order follows on the heels of states like New York and California that have pushed more direct state-level attempts to restrict federal immigration activity.
In New York, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is asking lawmakers to pass legislation that would ban ICE from entering schools, libraries, polling locations and homes without a judicial warrant.
Massachusetts tried something similar.
There, Gov. Maura Healey asked lawmakers in January to consider legislation that would keep ICE from entering courthouses, schools, childcare programs, hospitals and churches.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey urged private airlines to end contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg)
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Those state-level requirements lack the power to bind federal agencies or their operations.
Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin slammed Spanberger’s executivie order on Wednesday in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«No surprise: Governor Spanberger continues to put illegal alien criminals over her own constituents,» Mullin said.
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Ed Gallrein thanks Trump after Kentucky primary win
Fox News contributor Kaylee McGhee White and Republican strategist Luke Ball discuss Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein’s victory over Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District GOP primary on ‘Fox News @ Night.’
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President Donald Trump was the biggest winner of Tuesday’s wide slate of primary elections as the president celebrated a large swath of his preferred candidates winning GOP primaries or advancing to runoff elections.
Massie Ousted in Historic, Multimillion-Dollar Kentucky Primary
In the most expensive primary in U.S. House history, a longtime thorn in Trump’s side, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., lost to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s 4th District. Gallrein defeated Massie soundly with nearly 55% of the vote to Massie’s 45.1%, according to The Associated Press.
The defeat will mark the end to Massie’s congressional stint, a tenure which, toward its end, saw Massie increasingly opposing Trump and criticizing the president’s actions on trade deals, the Jeffrey Epstein files and the Iran war.
In his concession speech, Massie highlighted the influx of support his opponent received from pro-Israel groups like the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
«I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv,» he joked to his supporters Tuesday night.
TRUMP TARGETS MASSIE IN EXPLOSIVE KENTUCKY SHOWDOWN AS SIX STATES HOLD HIGH-STAKES PRIMARIES
Rep. Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech in Hebron, Ky., on May 19, 2026. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
Pro-Israeli groups like AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition, as well as other pro-Trump groups, poured millions of dollars into attack ads against Massie and support ads for Gallrein. With over $32 million spent on the race overall, the contest became the most expensive primary in House history.
Trump and surrogates, like Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, campaigned arduously against Massie in Kentucky and in national media, with Trump referring to Massie as the «Worst Republican Congressman in History» in one of many pre-primary attacks on Truth Social.
Gallrein, for his part, thanked Trump for his support and told supporters «the winner of the race tonight is not so much Ed Gallrein… but it’s the Republicans of Kentucky Congressional District 4 and their families, who I will be a champion for in Washington.»
ANDY BARR BESTS CROWDED SENATE PRIMARY WITH HELP FROM TRUMP ON WAY TO REPLACING MCCONNELL
Elsewhere in Kentucky, Trump-backed Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., won the GOP nomination for the state’s Senate seat, vacated by Sen. Mitch McConnell’s decision not to run for re-election. Barr defeated former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron handily, winning over 60% of the vote, according to AP. He will face former Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker, who won the Democratic Party’s nomination Tuesday.
Raffensperger Falls Short in Georgia as Runoffs Take Shape
In Georgia, another Trump foe conceded defeat when the state’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger failed to advance in the GOP gubernatorial primary, falling behind Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson, both of whom will advance to a June 16 runoff.
Raffensperger drew Trump’s ire in 2021 when he publicly contested claims Trump made that the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia were inaccurate.
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While Trump did not actively campaign against Raffensperger, he threw his support behind Jones, the race’s top vote-getter with over 38% of the vote, according to AP. Jackson finished with roughly 32.5%, compared to Raffensperger’s 15%, per AP.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Nov. 11, 2022. (Getty Images)
The winner of June’s runoff will face Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta who earlier this month collected former President Joe Biden’s first political endorsement since leaving office. Bottoms defeated her Democratic opponents comfortably, collecting over 56% of the vote, per AP.
In the state’s Senate primary, a race in which Trump chose not to place his thumb on the scale, Rep. Mike Collins and former NFL coach Derek Dooley both advanced to the June 16 primary, both gaining more votes than Rep. Buddy Carter, who will not advance.
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Collins, a strong and vocal supporter of Trump’s, gained the most votes, pulling in over 40%, according to AP. Dooley, a former football coach who most recently coached at the University of Alabama, advanced with just over 30% of the vote.
Tuberville Clinches Nomination; Tight Race for Alabama Senate Seat
Speaking of Alabama and football, former Auburn University head football coach and current U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., secured his party’s nomination to become the next governor of Alabama. Tuberville, who was also backed by Trump, will face former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who won his party’s nomination Tuesday.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an event. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
To replace Tuberville in the Senate, Trump-favored Rep. Barry Moore advanced in the GOP Senate primary with close to 40% of the vote, according to the AP.
Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson and Alabama Secretary of State Steve Marshall are neck-and-neck competing for the second spot to see who will advance to the June runoff to compete against Moore. With an estimated 5,500 votes remaining to be counted as of this writing, Hudson leads Marshall with 123,531 votes compared to Marshall’s 118,228, according to the AP.
Trump Sweeps Northwest as Democrats Notch Wins in Pennsylvania
Elsewhere in the country, Trump-backed candidates enjoyed victories in Idaho, as incumbents Gov. Brad Little and Sen. Jim Risch won their primaries. In Oregon, Trump-backed incumbent Rep. Clifford Bentz won his primary handily.
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Outside of Trump’s sphere of influence, Pennsylvania Democrats celebrated primary victories for a trio of candidates backed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro. Bob Harvie, Bob Brooks and Janelle Stelson all won their primaries and will advance to face GOP incumbents in districts the Democrats hope to flip in November.
Fox News’ Sally Persons and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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