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Daughter of German-American dissident whose body was mutilated by Iran calls on Trump to nix nuke talks

The daughter of a German-American journalist who died in the custody of Iran and whose body was returned mutilated and missing body parts urged the Trump administration on Sunday to pull the plug on nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic.
Jamshid «Jimmy» Sharmahd, 69, a California resident who was kidnapped while on a business trip in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 and taken to Tehran, was executed in October. His daughter, Gazelle Sharmahd, told Fox News Digital his body was returned bearing horrific signs of torture.
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«I traveled to Berlin with my family not to embrace my freed father after five years of torture by these terrorists, but to receive his mutilated body in a box,» she said. «The regime did not only torture my father physically and mentally for more than 1,500 days as the U.S. Biden administration and Germany was watching idly, even after killing my father they cut out his organs.»
Gazelle Sharmahd said an autopsy report showed her father’s tongue, larynx, thyroid and heart were missing, and he only had two teeth.
Sharmahd’s daughter said her father had Parkinson’s disease and was being held in isolation. (Sharmahd family)
The daughter, who fruitlessly lobbied the Biden administration to free her father, said the U.S. and Germany should not negotiate with a nation capable of such atrocities.
«On the day that a German-American patriot and hostage was returned in pieces in a casket, with his tongue and heart cut out, barely recognizable to my family and me, Germany and the U.S. consider sitting down with the killers of their dual national hostage,» she said.
The Trump administration started indirect talks with Iran’s clerical regime on Saturday in Oman, a Mideast country, where Jimmy was taken after he was kidnapped in the UAE and later moved to Iran.
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Sharmahd, who was a sharp critic of the regime in Tehran, was considered an American national under the Levinson Act, according to the family’s lawyer, Jason Poblete, who is an expert on victims kidnapped by totalitarian regimes.
The Levinson Act defines a «United States national» as a «lawful permanent resident with significant ties to the United States.» According to the State Department, the definition applies to non-U.S. citizens.
The act was named after Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent and private investigator who disappeared from an Iranian island in 2007. Levinson was held hostage and was declared dead in 2020 when he was said to have died in Iranian custody. His family blamed the Iranian regime for his capture and imprisonment.

The FBI said it received this image of Robert Levinson in April 2011, four years after his disappearance. (FBI)
Gazelle Sharmahd called on FBI Director Kash Patel and German authorities to investigate the murder of her father and issue arrest warrants for the Iranian regime officials responsible for his summary execution.
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She received support from the German-Iranian community. Behrouz Asadi, a prominent German-Iranian human rights activist, sent a letter to the German federal prosecutor, Jens Rommel, about Jimmy’s case.
«We urge you to initiate criminal investigations against those responsible in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially those directly or indirectly responsible for his abduction, imprisonment, torture, and ultimately his killing,» Asadi wrote.
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Poblete posted on X that Jimmy Sharmahd’s murder was «the result of a brutal regime acting with impunity—and of systemic failures by both the United States and Germany, who did not do enough. This is what happens when Americans and other U.S. nationals held hostage/unjustly detained are abandoned abroad. As Jimmy starts his journey home, our prayers are with the Sharmahd family. Justice for Jimmy will be pursued—relentlessly and without pause. We call on the media and all Americans to NeverForget Jimmy and to keep US nationals foremost on their minds when discussing hostage issues and engaging partners, allies, and adversaries.»
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Sharmahd said she believes German Christian Democratic party politician Friedrich Merz, who is expected to become chancellor in May, and President Donald Trump will stand up to terrorist regimes in ways their predecessors did not.
«President Trump is newly elected but has promised to stand with hostages and stand up to jihadists, be it Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis or the biggest one, the Islamic regime in Iran,» she said.
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Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister, citing Thatcher inspiration

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As Britain marked the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth last week, Japan made history of its own on Tuesday by electing its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a self-declared admirer of the «Iron Lady.»
Takaichi, 64, who has long cited Thatcher as a personal and political inspiration, was chosen by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), during an extraordinary session of the country’s lower house, replacing former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and ending several months of political turbulence that saw the party lose its upper-house majority in July.
In remarks after her election, Takaichi said she felt «the tough work starts here» and promised to restore public confidence and strengthen Japan’s security posture. Over the years, she has praised Thatcher’s «strength and womanly warmth» as qualities she seeks to emulate. In 2013, shortly before Thatcher’s death, Takaichi met her in London — a moment she later described as «life-changing.»
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Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan’s new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
Described by some in Japanese and international media as an ultraconservative and hard-line figure, Takaichi backs strengthening Japan’s defense posture, is a noted China hawk, and supports constitutional revision to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces.
Economically, she praises Abenomics, the policies adopted by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and favors fiscal and monetary stimulus. Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and was assassinated in 2022 at a campaign rally, two years after leaving office.
«She’s very different from the other people in the Liberal Democratic Party, and that’s why she was selected this time,» said Gordon Chang, author and Asia analyst, in an interview with Fox News Digital. «After losing its upper-house majority, the LDP realized it needed to protect its right flank by electing someone more conservative than in the past — so the Margaret Thatcher comparison does make sense.»
Known for her hawkish stance on China, Takaichi is expected to maintain Japan’s close alignment with the United States. Chang said her election could bolster Washington’s strategic position in Asia, especially as tensions with Beijing remain high.
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Left: Newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Right: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher attends a British-French meeting with President François Mitterrand in the United Kingdom, May 5, 1990. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko/Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)
«She’s a hawk on China, and that’s exactly what’s needed right now,» Chang said. «That’s not going to upset President Trump — if anything, it strengthens his hand in dealing with Xi Jinping. It shows America’s alliances are strong and getting stronger.»
Takaichi’s rise has been hailed as a milestone for female representation, though Chang emphasized that her selection was driven more by ideology than identity.
«I don’t think she was chosen because she was a woman,» he said. «She was chosen because the party needed to shore up its right flank — and it just so happened that the most conservative of the possible candidates was a woman.»

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), Vice President JD Vance (C) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a meeting with then Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. Shigeru, who took office in October, was the first Asian leader to visit Trump since he returned to the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Even as she breaks barriers herself, Takaichi’s record underscores her conservative social vision. She is among the Japanese politicians who have resisted measures to advance women’s rights, supports the imperial family’s male-only succession, and opposes same-sex marriage as well as allowing separate surnames for married couples.
Like Thatcher, Takaichi rose from outside her country’s political elite. Her mother served in the Nara Prefectural Police, and her father worked for a Toyota-affiliated car company.
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Analysts say she now faces the challenge of turning symbolism into substance. Her nationalist positions could heighten friction with China, while her expansive spending plans for the world’s fourth-largest economy will be closely watched by international investors. At the same time, she must prepare to host President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit Japan next week.
Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Hillary Clinton fires up voters against Trump’s White House ballroom construction: ‘Not his house»

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently made it known she is no fan of President Donald Trump’s project to construct a ballroom at the White House in an appeal to voters, telling them that 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is their «house.»
«It’s not his house,» Clinton wrote on X Tuesday morning. «It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.»
The social media post included a screenshot of The Washington Post’s report, «White House begins demolishing East Wing Facade to build Trump’s ballroom,» accompanied by a photo of a demolition crew.
«President Trump is working 24/7 to Make America Great Again, including his historic beautification of the White House, at no taxpayer expense,» White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital when asked about Clinton’s post and other Democrats criticizing the ballroom construction. «These long-needed upgrades will benefit generations of future presidents and American visitors to the People’s House.»
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently made it known she is no fan of President Donald Trump’s project to construct a ballroom at the White House. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Trump announced Monday that construction had begun on the ballroom, following months of the president floating the planned project to modernize the White House. The project does not cost taxpayers and is privately funded, the White House reported.
«I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds to build the new, big, beautiful White House Ballroom,» Trump said on Truth Social. «Completely separate from the White House itself, the East Wing is being fully modernized as part of this process, and will be more beautiful than ever when it is complete!»
«For more than 150 years, every President has dreamt about having a Ballroom at the White House to accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits, etc. I am honored to be the first President to finally get this much-needed project underway — with zero cost to the American Taxpayer!» he continued. «The White House Ballroom is being privately funded by many generous Patriots, Great American Companies, and, yours truly. This Ballroom will be happily used for Generations to come!»

The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants to be added to the building. (The Associated Press)
The privately funded project will cost an estimated $200 million, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the media in July. The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will accommodate approximately 650 seated guests, according to the White House.
«The White House is currently unable to host major functions honoring world leaders in other countries without having to install a large and unsightly tent approximately 100 yards away from the main building’s entrance,» Leavitt said back in July, adding the new ballroom will be «a much needed and exquisite addition.»
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Other Democrats also have slammed the construction project, including New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim calling it «disgusting.»

President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)
«I wanted to share this photo of my family standing by a historic part of the White House that was just torn down today by Trump,» Kim posted to X on Monday. «We didn’t need a billionaire-funded ballroom to celebrate America. Disgusting what Trump is doing.»

Trump first announced he would have two massive flag poles installed on the White House (Getty Images)
«Oh you’re trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can’t hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom,» Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted to X on Monday.
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Tables and chairs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. Trump ordered updates to the Rose Garden in March. (Getty Images)
«Republican math. Can afford: Trump ballroom, $40 Billion Argentina bailout, massive tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires Can’t afford: health care for Americans, SNAP for struggling Americans, tax relief for middle class families,» Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta posted to X.
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The ballroom construction follows Trump installing two massive 88-foot-tall American flags on either side of the White House this summer in a patriotic endeavor that did not cost U.S. taxpayers a cent, as well as an overhaul to the White House Rose Garden.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this article.
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