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Explosive new intelligence report reveals Iran’s nuclear weapons program still active

FIRST ON FOX — A new intelligence report claims Iran is continuing with its active nuclear weapons program, which it says can be used to launch missiles over long distances.
The startling intelligence gathering of Austrian officials contradicts the assessment of the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told a Senate Intelligence Committee in March that the American intelligence community «continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 2003.»
Austria’s version of the FBI — the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution — wrote Monday in an intelligence report, «In order to assert and enforce its regional political power ambitions, the Islamic Republic of Iran is striving for comprehensive rearmament, with nuclear weapons to make the regime immune to attack and to expand and consolidate its dominance in the Middle East and beyond.»
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses the media during the voting for Parliament Elections in Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2024. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Austrian domestic intelligence agency report added, «The Iranian nuclear weapons development program is well advanced, and Iran possesses a growing arsenal of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads over long distances.»
According to an intelligence document obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital, «Iran has developed sophisticated sanctions-evasion networks, which has benefited Russia.»
The Austrian intelligence findings could be an unwanted wrench in President Trump’s negotiation process to resolve the atomic crisis with Iran’s rulers because the data outlined in the report suggests the regime will not abandon its drive to secure a nuclear weapon.
In response to the Austrian intelligence, a White House official told Fox News Digital, «President Trump is committed to Iran never obtaining a nuclear weapon or the capacity to build one.»
The danger of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism (and its illegal atomic weapons program) was cited 99 times in the 211-page report that covers pressing threats to Austria’s democracy.

The Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran April 29, 2024 (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
«Vienna is home to one of the largest embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Europe, which disguises intelligence officers with diplomatic,» the Austrian intelligence report noted.
«Iranian intelligence services are familiar with developing and implementing circumvention strategies for the procurement of military equipment, proliferation-sensitive technologies, and materials for weapons of mass destruction,» the Austrian intelligence agency said.
In 2021, a Belgium court convicted Asadollah Asadi, a former Iranian diplomat based in Vienna, for planning to blow up a 2018 opposition meeting of tens of thousands of Iranian dissidents held outside Paris. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served as President Trump’s personal lawyer at the time, attended the event in France.
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When asked about the differences in conclusions between the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Austrian intelligence report, David Albright, a physicist and founder and president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital, «The ODNI report is stuck in the past, a remnant of the fallacious unclassified 2007 NIE [National Intelligence Estimate].
«The Austrian report in general is similar to German and British assessments. Both governments, by the way, made clear to (the) U.S. IC [intelligence community] in 2007 that they thought the U.S. assessment was wrong that the Iranian nuclear weapons program ended in 2003.

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, April 12, 2025. (Oman News Agency/ Handout via Reuters)
«The German assessment is from BND [Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service] station chief in D.C. at that time. The British info is from a senior British non-proliferation official I was having dinner with the day the 2007 NIE was made public. The German said the U.S. was misinterpreting data they all possessed.»
The Austrian intelligence findings that Tehran is working on an active atomic weapons program «seems clear enough,» said Albright.
In 2023, Fox News Digital revealed a fresh batch of European intelligence reports showed that Iran sought to bypass U.S. and EU sanctions to secure technology for its nuclear weapons program with a view toward testing an atomic bomb.
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European intelligence agencies have documented prior to 2015 and after the Iran nuclear deal( JCPOA) was agreed upon that Tehran continued efforts to illegally secure technology for its atomic, biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction programs.
The Austrian intelligence report noted that Iran provides weapons to the U.S.-designated terrorist movements Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as to Syrian militias.
A spokesperson for ODNI declined to comment. The U.S. State Department and U.S. National Security Council did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital press queries.
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Amenaza mafiosa en plena misa: le entregaron una bala a un sacerdote que lucha contra el crimen organizado

El domingo, la tensión en Caivano, un municipio de la provincia de Nápoles golpeado por la criminalidad, subió a un nuevo nivel. En plena misa, el sacerdote Maurizio Patriciello—conocido por su enfrentamiento abierto contra la mafia—recibió una bala de calibre 9×21 envuelta en un pañuelo mientras oficiaba la comunión en la parroquia de San Pablo Apóstol.
La escena fue tan impactante como simbólica: un hombre mayor y conocido en el ambiente delictivo local, se acercó al altar y le entregó el paquete al cura, que lo recibió “atónito”, según dijo la periodista antimafia Marilena Natale, quien presenció la escena, al diario La Repubblica.
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“Fui a misa porque estoy preocupada por el sacerdote últimamente”, contó Natale. “Reconocí al suegro del jefe Ciccarelli en el penúltimo banco y comencé a filmar porque lo vi agitado y con anteojos de sol, que nunca se quitaba”, explicó sobre el hombre que entregó el paquete, Vittorio De Luca, de 75 años.
“Al ver la reacción del cura, le pedí que me diera el paquete. Cuando descubrí la bala, hice que lo detuvieran mis guardias de seguridad y los de Don Maurizio”, comentó la mujer, que luego entregó la bala a las autoridades.
El mafioso que entregó la bala fue identificado como Vittorio De Luca. (Foto: gentileza La Repubblica).
Un mensaje mafioso en medio de la iglesia
La amenaza no llegó de la nada. La noche anterior, Patriciello había denunciado en redes sociales que se escucharon dos disparos cerca de su parroquia. En ese mismo mensaje, el sacerdote destacó los avances recientes en la lucha contra el crimen organizado: “En Caivano y alrededores, la mafia organizada—bien arraigada desde hace años—ha recibido, en estos últimos meses, un golpe durísimo. El comercio de la malditísima droga ha disminuido a la vista. Los jefes de los clanes, casi todos en prisión. El gobierno actual se está comprometiendo como nunca antes. A pesar de un trabajo nunca visto antes, los delincuentes intentan llenar los vacíos dejados por los detenidos”, escribió en Facebook.
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Antes de la misa, el cura también se dirigió a los jóvenes de la zona con un pedido desesperado: “Chicos, en nombre de Dios, ¡deténganse! Disfruten de su juventud. El camino que han tomado es un callejón sin salida. Siempre termina o en la cárcel o en el cementerio”.
Caivano, una ciudad marcada por la violencia y el abandono
El ataque al sacerdote se dio en un contexto de máxima tensión. En 2023, Caivano fue noticia nacional por un caso de violación que conmocionó a Italia: dos primas de 13 años fueron agredidas por un grupo de seis adolescentes. Ese episodio derivó en la aprobación del llamado ‘Decreto Caivano’, un paquete de medidas impulsado por el Gobierno de Giorgia Meloni para combatir la delincuencia juvenil.
El respaldo del Gobierno y la condena de Meloni
La primera ministra Giorgia Meloni no tardó en reaccionar. El domingo, calificó el hecho como “inaceptable” y expresó su solidaridad con el sacerdote, a quien había visitado en la localidad el año anterior. “Un gesto vil y criminal, cometido en el lugar y momento más sagrado, que no intimidará a quienes, como don Patriciello, representan coraje y dedicación a favor de la comunidad y la legalidad. Al lado de don Patriciello y de todos aquellos que no se doblegan ante la criminalidad. El Estado está con ustedes, y nunca daremos un paso atrás”, escribió la mandataria en su cuenta de X.
Por su parte, el ministro del Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, se comunicó telefónicamente con el sacerdote, le transmitió su apoyo y confirmó que se reforzarán las medidas de protección para él.
El Prefecto de Nápoles, Michele di Bari, declaró este lunes que “se están reforzando algunas medidas en relación con Don Patriciello, la iglesia y otros lugares simbólicos, porque en este contexto creemos que proteger a Don Patriciello es esencial para continuar la lucha contra la delincuencia en esa zona”.
Un símbolo de resistencia en la lucha contra la mafia
El episodio dejó en claro que la batalla contra la mafia en el sur de Italia está lejos de terminar. Maurizio Patriciello se convirtió en un símbolo de resistencia y coraje en una región donde la violencia y la impunidad parecen no dar tregua. La amenaza mafiosa, esta vez, llegó hasta el altar, pero el mensaje del sacerdote y el respaldo de la comunidad muestran que la pelea sigue más viva que nunca.
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Dem gubernatorial nominee hit with accusations of nepotism over children’s acceptance into Naval Academy

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New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill, who is currently embroiled in a controversy involving a cheating scandal while she studied at the U.S. Naval Academy, is facing questions and accusations of nepotism over her children being admitted to that same academy earlier this year.
«I am so proud of all the young men and women from NJ-11 who are reporting to the military academies or academy preparatory programs this summer,» Sherrill said in a June press release highlighting 24 students from her district being appointed to various military academies including two of her children, Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg.
The press release did not note that the two students with her husband’s last name were her children and the photo in the release showing Sherrill posing with the students does not include her children.
«From my time at the Naval Academy, I remember how challenging the academy’s programs are — both academically and physically,» the press release added. «Learning to work as a team and overcoming those challenges prepared me to lead servicemembers as a military officer. I am grateful for these young men and women who are willing to serve our nation in uniform and I wish them the best of luck as they start their careers as future military leaders.»
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Representative Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from New Jersey, during a news conference about a Signal messaging chat used by Trump administration officials, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. ( Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Members of Congress nominate students to the service academies while the actual academies make the appointments after the representatives submit a list of nominees by the end of January and the academies appoint qualified candidates.
Some on social media have suggested nepotism was at play with their acceptance into the academy given that only 22 students from her district were admitted to the military academies, including just nine to the naval academy, according to the press release.
College rankings show that admissions to the Naval Academy are very competitive with a 9% acceptance rate.
«Mikie Sherrill’s two kids are at the Naval Academy, one of the hardest schools to get into, because of her nepotism,» Rasmussen pollster Mark Mitchell posted on X. «Meanwhile, some hardworking, impoverished, and unconnected teenagers lose out on a life dream they earned.»
Journalist Jennifer Jean Miller posted on X, «Far left politicians like Mikie Sherrill like to virtue signal about privilege…yet have no problem exerting their own privilege. How did Mikie Sherrill’s two kids get into the Naval Academy? Did two other deserving students miss out because of her nepotism?»
While many on social media have claimed that Sherrill nominated one of her children, an aide for Democratic Sen. Cory Booker confirmed to Fox News Digital that Booker nominated one of Sherrill’s children for this year’s freshman class.
«Each year, Senator Booker, as a member of Congress, has the honor of nominating qualified young people to serve in the United States military service academies,» Booker’s office told Fox News Digital.
«Prospective candidates go through an extensive application and screening process with service members and academy volunteers to recommend the best candidates to the academy based on merit. The candidates put forth for each academy represent the best and brightest that New Jersey has to offer.»
Sherrill’s other child was nominated by now-former Democratic Sen. George Helmy, a Helmy spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Sherrill told Fox News Digital in a statement that, in «order to remove even the appearance of a conflict of interest, my children did not compete in my office’s service academy nomination process.»
«Instead, they applied to the offices of the U.S. Senators from New Jersey, who also run academy nomination processes each year, and I am proud that they each earned nominations on their own,» Sherrill added.
«Every year, our office runs a competitive and nonpolitical process to select the best nominees to submit to the academies. I am honored to nominate the service academy appointees from our district who step up to serve our country.»
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Incoming plebes (freshmen) march into Bancroft Hall after taking part in their Oath of Office Ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
When asked by Fox News Digital why Sherrill’s press release did not include her children in the picture or mention their relationship to her, Sherrill’s office said that her child appointed by Booker attended that ceremony and that the press release listed all the students from NJ-11 who were appointed to academies, not just those she nominated, which is «routine for the office.»
Sherrill’s campaign called the nepotism questions a «depraved attack» in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«The Trump administration, in concert with the Ciattarelli campaign, released Mikie Sherrill’s unredacted service records — including her Social Security number and parents’ address — and now is desperately doubling down by attacking Mikie’s husband and kids,» the statement said. «It’s despicable, wrong, and underscores just how unfit Jack Ciattarelli is to be governor.»
Federal law (10 U.S.C. § 8454) states that members of Congress may nominate up to 15 candidates for each available vacancy at the U.S. Naval Academy. «Each member of Congress can have 5 constituents attending the Naval Academy at any time,» according to their admissions website.
The combustible ballot box battle in New Jersey, which is one of only two elections for governor across the country this year, was rocked last week after a report revealed that the United States Naval Academy blocked Sherrill from taking part in her 1994 graduation amid a cheating scandal.
Ciattarelli and his campaign are calling on Sherrill, who went on to pilot helicopters during her military career after graduating from the Naval Academy, to release her military records to explain why she was blocked from attending her graduation ceremony.
«What we learned today is that she was part of it in some way, shape or form. Come clean, release the records. Tell us what’s in your disciplinary records. I think the people of New Jersey deserve that,» Ciattarelli said Thursday night in an interview on Fox News’ «Hannity.»
But a second report revealed that the National Personnel Records Center, which is a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, errantly released Sherrill’s improperly redacted military personnel files, which included private information including her social security number, to a Ciattarelli ally.
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New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli (Getty Images)
The news spurred calls by top Democrats across the country for an investigation.
«To have a guy I’m running against, it will stop at nothing, it will stop at nothing, who will illegally obtain records. It’s just beyond the pale,» Sherrill, who served as a federal prosecutor before winning election to Congress, charged Thursday night on the campaign trail in Plainfield, New Jersey.
The two candidates face off next week in the second and final debate in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
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El hallazgo de un núcleo interno sólido en Marte transforma la visión sobre su origen

El hallazgo de un núcleo interno sólido en Marte transformó el panorama científico acerca de la evolución del planeta rojo. Investigadores internacionales, basándose en datos sísmicos recogidos por la misión InSight de la NASA, determinaron que el núcleo marciano contiene una esfera sólida en su interior, descartando la creencia anterior de que era completamente líquido.
Este descubrimiento revela que el núcleo interno sólido representa cerca de una quinta parte del radio de Marte, cifra similar a la del núcleo terrestre, aunque los científicos advierten que la coincidencia podría ser fortuita, según reportó Smithsonian Magazine.
El análisis exhaustivo de los registros sísmicos de InSight, obtenidos entre 2018 y 2022, permitió a los equipos dirigidos por Daoyuan Sun (Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología de China) y Constantinos Charalambous (Imperial College London) detectar la existencia de este núcleo sólido. Durante su período de operación, el módulo registró 1.319 eventos sísmicos en la superficie marciana.
Los científicos estudiaron el comportamiento de las ondas sísmicas generadas por “marsquakes” y por impactos de meteoritos, y observaron que, al atravesar ciertas zonas del manto, algunas ondas desaceleraban, lo que permitió identificar heterogeneidades a pequeña escala atribuidas a restos de grandes impactos sufridos por el planeta en su juventud.
Charalambous explicó a Smithsonian Magazine que el manto de Marte conserva vestigios antiguos: “Lo que estamos viendo es un manto salpicado de fragmentos antiguos. Su supervivencia hasta hoy nos indica que el manto de Marte ha evolucionado de forma muy lenta durante miles de millones de años. En la Tierra, características como estas probablemente habrían sido borradas en su mayor parte”, afirmó el investigador. La ausencia de placas tectónicas permitió que la estructura interna de Marte permanezca casi inalterada desde su formación, lo que convierte al planeta en una cápsula del tiempo geológica.

El estudio publicado en Nature y encabezado por Sun detalló la composición y proporción del núcleo sólido. “Nuestros resultados sugieren que Marte tiene un núcleo interno sólido que constituye aproximadamente una quinta parte del radio del planeta, una proporción similar a la del núcleo interno de la Tierra. Sin embargo, esta similitud puede ser solo una coincidencia”, afirmó Sun, según Smithsonian Magazine. Los investigadores sostienen que este núcleo estaría compuesto principalmente por hierro y níquel, junto con elementos más ligeros como oxígeno.
La presencia de un núcleo sólido en Marte tiene consecuencias notables para la historia del planeta, en especial respecto a su campo magnético. En la Tierra, este se genera por la convección en la parte líquida del núcleo, lo que protege la atmósfera de la radiación solar.
En Marte, la existencia de magnetización residual en la corteza indica que también contó con un campo magnético en el pasado, probablemente generado de forma similar a la terrestre. Sin embargo, como detallaron Kevin Olsen y Mhairi Reid en Smithsonian Magazine, se estima que el núcleo marciano perdió movilidad tras enfriarse, lo que provocó la desaparición de dicho campo.
La pérdida del escudo magnético marciano habría provocado la fuga de la atmósfera, en otro tiempo más densa y capaz de permitir la presencia de agua líquida en la superficie. Al quedar Marte sin protección magnética, la atmósfera se fue disipando, hasta convertirlo en el planeta frío y seco que se observa hoy.
Por ello, el descubrimiento del núcleo interno sólido no solo aporta información sobre la estructura presente del planeta, sino que también permite reconstruir su evolución y las condiciones que favorecieron, en algún momento, la presencia de vida.

El legado de InSight fue decisivo: gracias al sismómetro de la misión, los científicos accedieron al interior de Marte con un nivel de detalle inédito.
Dirigida por el Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) de la NASA, la labor de InSight proporcionó datos que transforman la comprensión sobre la formación de los planetas rocosos.
A medida que se exploran los registros sísmicos, los datos de InSight continúan impulsando descubrimientos que desafían las teorías existentes y abren interrogantes sobre la evolución de los mundos rocosos en el sistema solar.
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