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Ex-Clinton official applauds Trump’s ‘courageous’ Iran call, doubts Harris would’ve had the nerve
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A former Clinton-era National Security Council staffer broke with his party and heaped praise on President Donald Trump’s successful strikes on Iran over the weekend, while remarking former Vice President Kamala Harris would have likely lacked the «courage» to execute such a mission if she were commander-in-chief.
«I am not a fan of many of Donald Trump‘s actions, but I will speak openly and honestly when he takes bold steps defending America’s interests, as he did tonight,» Jamie Metzl, founder of the international social group One Shared World, posted to X on Saturday evening.
Metzl served on former President Bill Clinton’s National Security Counci and was former President Joe Biden’s deputy staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he heaped praise on Trump repeatedly on X over the weekend, while also taking a shot at Harris’ lack of «courage and fortitude.»
«But I’m not a blind tribalist and am perfectly comfortable praising President Trump for bold and courageous actions in support of America’s core national interests, as he took last night,» Metzl posted to X on Sunday morning.
«Although I believe electing Kamala Harris would have been better for our democracy, society, and economy, as well as for helping the most vulnerable people in the United States and around the world, I also believe VP Harris would not have had the courage or fortitude to take such an essential step as the president took last night,» he added.
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Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Joe Biden during an event marking the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, in 2023. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Metzl continued in his X messages that «Iran has been at war with the United States for 46 years,» and was aiming to build a nuclear weapon with the intention of wielding it over the U.S and its allies.
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«Iran has been at war with the United States for 46 years. Its regime has murdered thousands of American citizens. Its slogan ‘death to America’ was not window dressing but core ideology. It was racing toward a nuclear weapon with every intention of using it to threaten America, our allies, and the Middle East region as a whole. No actions like this come without risks, and I imagine the story will get more complicated over time, but that’s why these types of decisions are complicated,» he wrote.
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris’ office regarding Metzl’s post, but did not immediately receive a reply.
D Vance, from left, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, secretary of state, and Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, during an address to the nation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Metzl’s comments are among a cacophony of Democratic elected officials and traditional anti-MAGA voices who have come out to praise Trump since the successful attack on Iran, dubbed «Operation Midnight Hammer.»
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«The destruction of Iran’s nuclear program is essential to ultimate peace in the Middle East. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue — dealing with the Iranian threat is central to America’s national security. The world is safer because of the actions of our brave service members. I’m praying for the safety of our service members in the region,» New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer said in a statement over the weekend, for example.
Former VP Kamala Harris, President Donald Trump, and former President Bill Clinton. (Getty Images)
«As I’ve long maintained, this was the correct move by @POTUS,» Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman wrote on X on Saturday. «Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capabilities. I’m grateful for and salute the finest military in the world.»
While New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, a frequent Trump critic, wrote in an opinion piece that Trump made a «courageous and correct decision that deserves respect, no matter how one feels about this president,» while fellow Times columnist David French also said it was the «right decision» on social media.
Other Democrats and frequent Trump critics, such as New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, have slammed Trump over the strikes, arguing they bypassed Congress.
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Trump announced the Saturday evening strikes on Iran in a Truth Social post that was not preceded by media leaks or speculation that strikes were imminent. The unexpected social media post was followed just hours later by a brief Trump address to the nation while flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L), accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (R), takes a question from a reporter during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan,» Trump said from the White House late on Saturday in an address to the nation regarding the strikes. «Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.»
The strikes «obliterated» Iranian nuclear facilities and backed the nation into a corner to make a peace deal, Trump said. This mission was also celebrated by Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as one that was cloaked in secrecy and intentionally deceptive to confuse the enemy.
US airstrikes hit numerous facilities within Iran. (Fox News)
«It involved misdirection and the highest of operational security. Our B-2s went in and out of… these nuclear sites, in and out and back, without the world knowing at all,» Hegseth said. «In that way, it was historic.»
The operation included the longest B-2 spirit bomber mission since 2001, the second-longest B-2 mission ever flown and the largest B-2 operational strike in U.S. history, Hegseth and Caine said during the Sunday press conference.
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Operation Midnight Hammer followed Israel launching preemptive strikes on Iran on June 12 after months of attempted and stalled nuclear negotiations and subsequent heightened concern that Iran was advancing its nuclear program. Netanyahu declared soon afterward that the strikes were necessary to «roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival.»
Fox News Digital’s Hannah Panreck contributed to this report.
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Agencias de la ONU pidieron “inundar” Gaza de ayuda alimentaria para evitar una hambruna masiva
Las agencias de la ONU pidieron este martes “inundar” de ayuda alimentaria la Franja de Gaza en forma inmediata y sin obstáculos para “evitar una hambruna masiva”. En tanto, el Ministerio de Salud local, en manos de Hamas, anunció que la guerra con Israel ya mató a más de 60.000 personas.
Israel anunció ceses parciales de los combates durante el día y autorizó la entrada de camiones con ayuda, pero organizaciones internacionales consideran que estos permisos son insuficientes fnte a las necesidades de la población, sometida a casi dos meses de bloqueo.
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“Necesitamos inundar Gaza con ayuda alimentaria a gran escala, de forma inmediata y sin obstáculos, y mantenerla todos los días para evitar la hambruna masiva”, afirmó la directora del Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), Cindy McCain, en una declaración conjunta con Unicef y la Organización de la ONU para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).
Doce niños murieron en bombardeos israelíes, según la Defensa Civil palestina
Pese a la pausa de los combates, la Defensa Civil gazatí, controlada por el movimiento islámico, reportó este martes 30 muertos, incluidos 12 niños, en bombardeos israelíes durante la noche, en el campo de refugiados de Nuseirat, en el centro de Gaza.
“No escuchamos el ruido del misil y, de repente, la casa se desmoronó. Los cuerpos volaban y la gente gritaba”, contó entre las ruinas Um Saleh Badr, una mujer palestina. “No queremos ayuda, queremos estar en paz. No quiero ser la madre, la hermana o la esposa de un mártir”, dijo. Un palestino observa la destrucción en Nuseirat, una zona de Gaza bombardeada por Israel (Foto: Reuters)
La Clasificación Integrada de la Seguridad Alimentaria (IPC), que cuenta con el respaldo de la ONU y varias organizaciones humanitarias, afirmó que la crisis en este territorio de 365 km2 donde viven cerca de dos millones de palestinos, alcanzó “un punto alarmante y mortal”.
“Más de 20.000 niños han sido atendidos por desnutrición aguda entre abril y mediados de julio” y los hospitales reportaron al menos 16 muertes de niños menores de cinco años desde el 17 de julio, agregó el informe de este organismo.
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El Programa Mundial de Alimentos de la ONU afirmó este martes que la crisis en Gaza recuerda a las hambrunas vistas en Etiopía y Biafra, Nigeria, en el siglo XX, y “no se parece a nada que hayamos visto en este siglo”.
Israel acusa a Hamas de saquear la ayuda humanitaria: la reacción europea
La oficina del primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, acusó a Hamas de falsificar los balances y saquear la ayuda alimentaria.
“Ya permitimos que cada día entren en Gaza importantes cantidades de ayuda humanitaria (…) Por desgracia, Hamas (…) ha robado la ayuda destinada a la población, a menudo disparando contra palestinos”, declaró.
Por otra parte, el informe de IPC aseguró que el lanzamiento aéreo de víveres recientemente autorizado por Israel “no será suficiente para revertir la catástrofe humanitaria”.
Israel dijo que el lunes más de 200 camiones de ayuda fueron distribuidos por la ONU y agencias humanitarias. Además, otros 260 camiones fueron autorizados a cruzar a Gaza, cuatro tanques de la ONU trajeron combustible y 20 palés de ayuda fueron lanzados desde aviones jordanos y emiratíes, según la misma fuente.
Reino Unido realizó este martes sus primeros lanzamientos de ayuda “por valor de alrededor de medio millón de libras” (unos 667.000 dólares).
El primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, declaró que su país reconocerá al Estado de Palestina en septiembre, a menos que Israel adopte diversas “medidas sustanciales” en Gaza, incluido el acuerdo de un alto el fuego.
Alemania, Francia y Reino Unido podrían enviar la próxima semana a sus ministros de Relaciones Exteriores a Israel, según anunció el jefe del gobierno alemán, Friedrich Merz.
“Partimos de la base de que el gobierno israelí está totalmente dispuesto a reconocer que ahora hay que actuar”, afirmó.
(Con información de AFP)
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Alleged ‘serial criminal’ nabbed in Michigan traffic bust after Biden administration released him into US
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United States Customs and Border Patrol caught an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member during a traffic stop near Detroit Wednesday.
The traffic stop in Shelby Township by Maryville Station CBP officers was triggered by a fake license plate on a vehicle. CBP said the three people inside the car were all in the United States illegally, and one of them is Venezulean national Manuel Zavala-Lopez, an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member who entered the country during the Biden administration in May 2023 and was released, according to DHS.
The group was named a foreign terrorist organization early on during President Donald Trump’s second term, along with MS-13. Some of those alleged members have been sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador for detention.
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«Zavala-Lopez is a serial criminal who’s traveled across the U.S. committing violent crimes. He has an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a felony assault charge in Denver, Colorado. He has also been charged with robbery resulting in physical injury, criminal possession of a weapon intent to use, assault, possession of stolen property and petty larceny in New York,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
«Thanks to our brave law enforcement, he is off the streets and will no longer be able to terrorize American citizens. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.»
Alleged Tren de Aragua member Manuel Zavala-Lopez was arrested by United States Customs and Border Protection July 23, 2025, near Detroit. (Mike Kline (notkalvin) via Getty Images; U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
«The arrest of this Tren de Aragua gang member, who has a history of firearms and other criminal charges and was wanted on an active warrant out of Denver, Colorado, for failure to appear, removes another dangerous criminal illegal alien from our country and enhances public safety,» Detroit Sector Chief Patrol Agent John R. Morris said in a statement.
«This marks the second arrest of a gang member from a foreign terrorist organization this month and underscores the relentless efforts of our agents and law enforcement partners. These cases highlight the critical value of interagency cooperation in removing these criminal threats from our communities,» Morris added.
The 30-year-old, who is not named but had his mugshot disclosed by the agency, was previously charged with violent robbery as well as weapons and immigration violations, according to a news release.
«This Tren de Aragua gang member, who had no business being in our country, let alone roaming the streets of Shelby Township, serves as our department’s commitment to keeping our community safe and getting dangerous individuals like this out of our community,» Lt. Mark Benedettini of the Shelby Township Police Department told Fox News Digital in an email.
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Seventeen members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang and members of the MS-13 gang were deported to El Salvador by the U.S. in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 31, 2025. (El Salvador Press Presidency Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Traffic stops are considered a major aspect of border and immigration enforcement, and people and drugs are often caught as a result.
Two Salvadoran nationals in the country illegally were also arrested by CBP in Detroit earlier this month, the agency announced July 10.
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Border Patrol agents responded after a call for extra help during an «altercation» at a motel in Sterling Heights.
One of the men «admitted» to being a member of MS-13 and said he previously served 20 years behind bars in the Central American country for killing someone from a rival gang.
VENEZUELAN GANG SUSPECT IN US ILLEGALLY ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTS TO MURDER FEDERAL AGENT DURING ARREST
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in a handout image obtained March 16, 2025. (Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters)
«This is a major win for the U.S. Border Patrol and the safety of our communities,» Detroit Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Javier Geronimo Jr. said in a statement at the time.
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«This arrest is a clear example of how agents and our law enforcement partners are protecting our towns by removing violent criminals from our country.»
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Starmer says UK to recognize Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t agree to ceasefire, Hamas must ‘disarm’
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The United Kingdom will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire and move toward peace in Gaza by September, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Tuesday.
Starmer made the announcement during a press conference on Tuesday, just a day after meeting with President Donald Trump in Scotland and discussing the Israel-Hamas war and the hunger crisis in Gaza.
«I can confirm that the U.K. will recognize the State of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, unless the Israeli government take substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution,» Starmer told reporters. «This includes allowing the U.N. to restart the supply of aid and making clear there will be no annexations in the West Bank.»
«Meanwhile, our message to the terrorists of Hamas is unchanged and unequivocal. They must immediately release all the hostages. Sign up to a ceasefire, disarm and accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza,» he continued.
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom will recognize a Palestinian State unless Israel acts to secure a ceasefire by September. (Andy Buchanan, Pool Photo via AP)
Trump declined to endorse Starmer’s move in a statement to reporters aboard Air Force One. He noted that both Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have now moved toward recognizing a Palestinian state.
«Essentially, they’re saying the same thing and that’s okay. But you know it doesn’t mean I have to agree,» Trump said.
Starmer said his government will make a final assessment ahead of the UNGA meeting to determine what steps both Israel and Hamas have taken and make a final decision on recognizing a Palestinian state.
The U.K. leader went on to say that the primary motive behind the announcement is to change the situation on the ground in Gaza as well as facilitate the release of more hostages.
Israel’s foreign ministry rejected Starmer’s announcement in a countering statement on Tuesday.
«The shift in the British government’s position at this time, following the French move and internal political pressures, constitutes a reward for Hamas and harms efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of hostages,» the ministry said.
HAMAS LOSING IRON GRIP ON GAZA AS US-BACKED GROUP GETS AID TO PALESTINIANS IN NEED
President Donald Trump meets with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and his wife Victoria Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club on Monday, July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP)
The U.K.’s announcement comes just one day after Starmer met with Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, where both leaders condemned the humanitarian and hunger crisis in Gaza.
Trump publicly broke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the meeting, saying he disagreed that the hunger crisis is a false narrative put forward by Hamas.
«Based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry,» Trump said when asked if he agreed with Netanyahu’s claims. «That’s real starvation stuff.»
President Trump broke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on claims about Hamas falsifying a hunger crisis in Gaza. (JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump has highlighted America’s efforts to secure aid for Gaza, noting some $60 million the U.S. spent on the issue in recent days.
«We gave $60 million two weeks ago for food for Gaza, and nobody acknowledged it. Nobody talks about it. And it makes you feel a little bad when you do that,» Trump said during a Sunday meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. «And, you know, you have other countries not giving anything. None of the European countries, by the way, gave – I mean, nobody gave but us and nobody said, gee, thank you very much. And it would be nice to have at least a thank you.»
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Israel has begun conducting aid drops across Gaza in recent days, bending to pressure after months of restricting the flow of aid. The IDF had long said Hamas was stealing much of the resources being sent into the region, a statement Trump and the U.S. have echoed.
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