President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran and the ongoing negotiations.

In speaking to reporters after the call he said he reiterated to Netanyahu Washington’s push to make a deal avoid direct conflict. 

«We’re trying to make a deal so that there’s no destruction and death. And we’ve told them that, and I’ve told them that, and I hope that’s the way it works out,» Trump said. «But it might not work out that way. 

«We’ll soon find out,» he added. 

Trump claimed that Iran had already returned a counter-proposal to the U.S. following its rejection of a proposal given to them last week, though the president said «it’s just not acceptable» and that more negotiations are needed, particularly regarding enrichment-related demands. 

The call came after the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, which is charged with monitoring all nations’ nuclear programs, warned on Monday that it cannot verify whether Tehran’s program is «entirely peaceful» despite the regime’s claims.

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, on Monday issued a warning statement that the agency has not only long been barred access to old and new nuclear sites, but that Iran has scrubbed locations in an apparent move to cover up its activities.

In 2020, the IAEA found man-made particles of enriched uranium at three sites, including Varamin, Marivan and Turquzabad. The locations were previously utilized in Iran’s nuclear program and gave the agency credence to believe Tehran had once again turned to deadly nuclear ambitions. 

«Since then, we have been seeking explanations and clarifications from Iran for the presence of these uranium particles, including through a number of high-level meetings and consultations in which I have been personally involved,» Grossi said. «Unfortunately, Iran has repeatedly either not answered, or not provided technically credible answers to, the Agency’s questions. 

«It has also sought to sanitize the locations, which has impeded Agency verification activities,» he added. 

Grossi, who confirmed during an April trip to Washington, D.C. that the IAEA has not been involved in nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, said on Monday that he has been working «closely and intensively» with both parties in «support of their bilateral negotiation[s].»

The warning comes after the IAEA in a report late last month, also confirmed that Iran had drastically increased its stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium by nearly 35% in three months. 

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This photo released on Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran.  (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

In February, the IAEA assessed that Tehran possessed 274.8 kilograms (605.8 pounds) worth of uranium enriched to 60%, but on May 17th it found Iran now has some 408.6 kilograms (900.8 pounds) – meaning the regime is just a technical step away from being able to make up to 10 nuclear warheads. 

Last week, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came out in strong opposition to a U.S. proposal submitted to Tehran to end its nuclear program, though it remains unclear what details were included in the document, including on enrichment capabilities, and on Sunday, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed the proposal didn’t include any sanction relief.

The White House has remained tight-lipped about what was included in the document, though according to some reporting, President Donald Trump gave Iran until June 11 to reach a deal with the U.S., though Fox News Digital could not independently verify these claims. 

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that «The U.S. proposal is not acceptable to us. It was not the result of previous rounds of negotiations.»

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on May 26, 2025.  An interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States is not on Iran’s agenda, Baghaei said. (Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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«We will present our own proposal to the other side via Oman after it is finalized. This proposal is reasonable, logical, and balanced,» Baghaei reportedly said.

Some reporting has also suggested Iran might submit their proposal as soon as June 10, though the Iranian UN mission in the U.S. would not comment on or confirm these claims. 

Los Ángeles está marcando hoy a fuego la polémica agenda migratoria de Estados Unidos. Las violentas protestas que estallaron en los últimos días contra las masivas redadas de migrantes prendió una mecha difícil de apagar en una ciudad donde la mitad de sus habitantes son hispanos.

Cada redada, cada arresto y cada deportación impacta de lleno en una comunidad orgullosa de sus raíces latinas. La militarización ordenada por Donald Trump para reprimir las protestas no hizo más que agravar un conflicto entre dos partes dispuestas a ir a fondo.

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Por un lado, los angelinos tienen un historial de movilización superior a otras ciudades de los Estados Unidos, como ocurrió en 1992 con el llamado “levantamiento de Los Ángeles” tras la absolución de los policías blancos que molieron a palos al taxista afroamericano Rodney King. Hubo saqueos, disturbios e incendios. Entonces también fue necesario desplegar, como ahora, la Guardia Nacional y hasta soldados del ejército, aunque en esa ocasión contó con el permiso de las autoridades locales.

En frente está nada menos que el gobierno de Trump, dispuesto a demostrar que actúa en serio cuando habla de deportar a 11 millones de inmigrantes. “Todo es parte de un plan. Busca sembrar el miedo, mostrar mano dura y asegurar que lo sigan apoyando quienes lo votaron. Está mostrando con evidencia que el país necesita ser limpiado de esta gente”, dijo a TN desde Los Ángeles el analista estadounidense de origen mexicano-salvadoreño Luis Alvarado.

¿Pueden extenderse las protestas hacia otras ciudades de Estados Unidos?

Hoy Trump se juega en Los Ángeles el futuro de su política de mano dura migratoria. Las masivas redadas contra migrantes desataron las protestas. Los agentes del Servicio de Migración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) detuvieron a cientos de latinos.

Las razias son visibles en una ciudad donde el 48% de sus casi cuatro millones de habitantes es hispano. Se llevan a vecinos, familiares, amigos, conocidos o compañeros de trabajo. No pasan desapercibidos.

Las protestas estallaron el viernes y no se detuvieron ni siquiera con la llegada el domingo de los primeros 300 efectivos de la Guardia Nacional, sin el consentimiento de las autoridades locales. Es la primera vez que esto ocurre en el país desde 1965.

“Las protestas son lo que Trump necesitaba para mostrar poder. Es calculado. Pero esto se puede ir rápidamente de las manos. Estamos viendo rasgos de las protestas que sacudieron a Los Ángeles con el caso de Rodney King”, dijo Alvarado.

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En ese escenario de disturbios y movilizaciones populares, el mayor temor de las autoridades es que las protestas se extiendan a otras partes del país.

“Diría más que todo en los estados del oeste”, dijo el analista. Esa es la región con mayor presencia latina organizada en todo Estados Unidos.

Según Alvarado, Los Ángeles será el centro neurálgico de cualquier movimiento de protesta latina, aunque señaló que las manifestaciones podrían propagarse hacia ciudades vecinas como San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, San José o Fresno, donde la presencia hispana es también muy fuerte.

“Agitadores profesionales”

Trump, desde la Casa Blanca, necesita dominar los disturbios en forma rápida. De no hacerlo, corre el riesgo de que se propaguen las protestas. Necesita mostrarse duro, expeditivo y dominante contra todo aquel que se oponga a sus planes de mano dura contra la migración. Lo presenta como una lucha entre el bien y el mal.

Así, el discurso oficial se repite: “Las personas que causan los problemas son agitadores profesionales e insurrectos. Son malas personas”, declaró. Además, defendió la “excelente decisión” de militarizar la represión.

“Si no lo hubiéramos hecho, Los Ángeles habría sido completamente arrasada”, dijo en su red Truth Social.

La guerra también está entablada contra el gobernador demócrata de California, Gavin Newsom, y la alcaldesa de la ciudad, Karen Bass, a los que consideró “muy incompetentes”. Newsom nunca ocultó su deseo de liderar a su partido contra el gobierno de Trump para posicionarse como presidenciable en las próximas elecciones de 2028.

Pero la situación está comenzando a impactar entre los propios aliados republicanos de la comunidad latina. La senadora estatal de la Florida Ileana García, confundadora del grupo “Latinas for Trump”, dijo estar “profundamente decepcionada” de la actual política migratoria.

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“Esto no es por lo que votamos. Siempre he apoyado a Trump, en las buenas y en las malas. Sin embargo, esto es inaceptable e inhumano”, afirmó la senadora de Miami, hija de refugiados cubanos.

Organizaciones de derechos humanos también encendieron la alarma. “Llamar a la Guardia Nacional sin que lo hubieran pedido las autoridades locales exacerba las violaciones de derechos humanos generalizadas que ya se están cometiendo con la Administración Trump y que incluyen arrestos ilícitos, detenciones multitudinarias y deportaciones masivas, expulsiones a prisiones peligrosas en otros países, la represión de la libertad de expresión, separaciones familiares y la negación del debido proceso”, dijo el director ejecutivo de Amnistía Internacional en Estados Unidos, Paul O´Brien.

No fue el único en advertir sobre esta situación. Las Naciones Unidas, en un pronunciamiento divulgado este lunes, afirmó: “No queremos ver una mayor militarización de la situación y pedimos a todas las partes a nivel local, estatal y federal que trabajen en este sentido”, dijo Farhan Haq, portavoz adjunto del secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres.

A top Homeland Security official lambasted Rep. Maxine Waters for «lies» about the peacefulness of the riots and her efforts to force entry into a detention center to meet a detained union leader.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital on Monday that access to the Los Angeles detention facility was «temporarily restricted» to ensure the safety of both detainees and uniformed personnel – when Waters hurried toward a group of guardsmen entering a plywood-protected door to the building over the weekend. 

The 86-year-old, 18-term Democrat approached the guardsmen saying, «Hello, hello, hello — I’m Congresswoman Waters,» but the last one bluntly told her to talk to «public affairs» and slammed the door.

«As a result, Congresswoman Maxine Waters was denied entry,» McLaughlin said of that exchange.

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«The safety and security of DHS personnel, ICE agents, and those in our custody remain our top priority.»

Going on to reference when Waters, D-Calif., hollered at assembled armed guardsmen on the street and asked if they planned to shoot her, McLaughlin said the lawmaker’s efforts could be better used elsewhere.

«Instead of taunting national guard members, the congresswoman should be trying to defuse these violent riots,» she said.

«Elected officials need to tone down their dangerous rhetoric about ICE law enforcement.»

President Donald Trump had federalized the California National Guard, and Waters accused him of not properly informing Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one clip of comments to reporters.

DHS also rebuked Waters’ summary appearance on TV following clips of her various confrontations going viral:

«This morning on CNN, the congresswoman spewed lies that these riots have not been violent,» McLaughlin said.

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«The American people can see with their own eyes the truth. Rioters have assaulted law enforcement officers, thrown rocks, burned American flags, set cars on fires, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer-funded property.»

«The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Congresswoman Waters must call for it to end.»

Waters had told anchor Wolf Blitzer that «everybody was wondering what happened to» David Huerta, the SEIU leader detained during one of the immigration raids that sparked the violence.

She said she was wearing a congressional emblem on her jacket but lamented that the guardsmen still didn’t allow her in.

She called protests in the immediate area «very small and very peaceful – there was no animosity.»

Waters also expressed concern that the assembled guardsmen were armed, saying that «Trump has instigated all of this.»

Los Angeles riots continue. (Getty)

«My message to Donald Trump, you are a cruel human being — and you are using the poorest people in the land… to promote your politics,» Waters said separately.

«His ridiculousness has taken over the armed services to celebrate his birthday coming up,» Waters added, referring to the president’s planned military parade to signify the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army – which will also coincide with Flag Day and his 79th birthday.

In a statement on the incident, Waters said she went to the Metropolitan Detention Center to check on Huerta – whom the SEIU said was «caught» in one of a series of ICE raids in Los Angeles County the union described as «a violent sweep.»

Waters also alluded to another viral clip she produced, which showed her taunting armed agents standing in formation in another part of the city.

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«I pled [sic] with the National Guard, which was heavily armed, not to use their weapons against peaceful demonstrators who were simply exercising their rights to freedom of speech and protest,» Waters said in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter. 

«All people deserve to be treated with dignity and due process under the law: Peaceful, nonviolent demonstrations are critical to protecting our constitutional rights.»

«The President of the United States is a cruel, dishonorable human being,» she said, adding that he and others would «just as soon» like to see agents «shoot somebody down.»

When filmed confronting National Guardsmen on the street, Waters shouted, «You’re gonna shoot an elected official? If you shoot me, you better shoot straight.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Waters’ office for additional comment, but she could not immediately be reached.