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Trump addresses nation on ‘spectacular military success’ of US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
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President Donald Trump addressed the nation just after 10 p.m. Eastern Time following the U.S. military’s successful strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear facilities.
«A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan,» he said. «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 number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.»
«For 40 years, Iran has been saying, ‘Death to America. Death to Israel.’ They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs,» Trump continued. «That was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate in particular.»
Trump reported that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been «obliterated» and that the country has been backed into a corner and «must now make peace.»
«Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,» Trump said. «And Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not. future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.»
TRUMP DECLARES ‘VERY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK’ ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS US FORCES STRIKE 3 KEY SITES
Vice President JD Vance, from left, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during an address to the nation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump’s address followed him announcing just Thursday, via his Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, that he would make a decision on whether to strike Iran within a two-week period.
«I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, ‘Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,’» Leavitt said at a White House briefing quoting Trump.
Trump had repeatedly urged Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program before striking its nuclear facilities, but the country pulled out of ongoing talks with the U.S. scheduled for June 15 in Oman and refused to return to the table in the days following. Israel preemptively ordered strikes on Iran June 12 as Israeli intelligence indicated Iran’s nuclear program was rapidly progressing.
Trump went on to congratulate the U.S. military for carrying out the successful attack, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for working with the U.S. during the operation.
US Vice President JD Vance, from left, US President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during an address to the nation (Pool)
«I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they’ve done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades,» he said.
Trump warned Iran that «there will be either peace or there will be tragedy» for the country following the strikes.
«Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. There’s no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight. Not even close. There’s never been a military that could do what took place just a little while ago,» Trump said.
The president previewed that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine will hold a press conference on the strikes at 8 a.m. Eastern Time Sunday.
«I want to just thank everybody. And in particular, God, I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless America,» he said before ending his address.
Trump announced Saturday evening via a Truth Social post, which was not preceded by media leaks, that the U.S. had carried out three successful attacks.
Fox News’ Sean Hannity reported Saturday that the U.S. used six bunker-buster bombs — each of which weighed 15 tons — in its strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. The bombs were dropped from American B-2 stealth bombers.
Additionally, 30 tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines were used in the attacks on the Nanatz and Isfahan facilities, he reported.
U.S. strikes three sites in Iran (Fox News)
TRUMP PROMISES TO RESPOND WITH ‘FULL STRENGTH AND MIGHT’ OF US MILITARY IF IRAN ATTACKS AMERICA
Ahead of the Saturday evening strikes, six B-2 stealth bombers from an Air Force base in Missouri appeared to be en route to a U.S. Air Force base in Guam, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News Saturday.
Reports of the bombers were likely part of the «misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had had put off the decision,» Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin said during an appearance Saturday evening as news broke of the strikes.
«Those six B-2 bombers that were heading west toward Guam, they would not have made it to Iran in time to take part in this strike,» she said while speaking with Fox News’ Bret Baier Saturday evening. «So, that suggests to me that there was an additional B-1 package that perhaps flew eastward from Whiteman Air Force Base. Again, this was all part of the deception. There was a great deal of sort of misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had put off the decision and that this would happen two weeks from now.»
Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. (Getty)
ISRAEL’S ACTIONS AGAINST IRAN CREATE STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN NUCLEAR TALKS, EXPERTS SAY
Israel launched pre-emptive strikes on Iran 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.»
He added that if Israel had not acted, «Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time.»
Israeli air defense systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage of Iranian rockets on June 16, 2025. (Menahem Kahanna/AFP via Getty Images)
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Dubbed «Operation Rising Lion,» the strikes targeted Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure and killed a handful of senior Iranian military leaders.
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
Un grupo de científicos de los Estados Unidos encontró en el cerebro unas “estrellas” que podrían ser la clave para frenar el deterioro de la memoria causado por la enfermedad de Alzheimer.
En realidad, son astrocitos, unas células que realizan funciones esenciales en el sistema nervioso.
Lo novedoso del hallazgo, que se publicó en la revista Nature Neuroscience, es que el equipo de investigadores demostró, por primera vez, que al activar una proteína llamada Sox9, los astrocitos pueden eliminar las placas amiloides que dañan las neuronas en el Alzheimer.
Los investigadores pertenecen a la universidad Baylor College of Medicine. Los resultados son cruciales ya las placas amiloides se acumulan y pueden dañar a las neuronas.
Están asociadas con el desarrollo de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, que afecta la memoria y otras capacidades mentales.
El descubrimiento abre una nueva puerta hacia tratamientos más eficaces y brinda esperanza a millones de personas y familias.
Los científicos trabajaron con ratones que ya mostraban síntomas de Alzheimer, como fallas de memoria y acumulación de placas amiloides en el cerebro.
A estos animales les aumentaron la producción de Sox9, lo que hizo que los astrocitos se activaran y “aspiraran” más placas tóxicas. Con esto lograron mejorar la función cerebral y la memoria de los ratones.
Esta investigación demuestra que el propio cuerpo tiene recursos para combatir la enfermedad si se activan los mecanismos adecuados.
El doctor Dong-Joo Choi, primer autor del trabajo, afirmó que los astrocitos “cumplen tareas esenciales para el funcionamiento normal del cerebro, como facilitar la comunicación y el almacenamiento de la memoria”.
También explicó que, aunque estas células cambian mucho con el tiempo, todavía no se sabe completamente cómo influyen en el envejecimiento o en enfermedades como el Alzheimer, que es una de las principales causas de deterioro cerebral en el mundo.
El equipo se enfocó en el gen Sox9, conocido por regular muchas de las funciones de los astrocitos. Experimentaron manipulando ese gen en ratones con Alzheimer avanzado, un método distinto del de otros estudios que suelen trabajar antes de que la enfermedad muestre síntomas.
El doctor Benjamin Deneen, otro de los investigadores y coautores, dijo: “Manipulamos la expresión del gen Sox9 para evaluar su papel en el mantenimiento de la función de los astrocitos en el cerebro envejecido y en modelos de Alzheimer”.
Los resultados fueron decisivos. Cuando aumentaron Sox9, los astrocitos se activaron, despejaron más placas y los ratones mantuvieron mejor su memoria.
Cuando Sox9 se redujo, se formaron más placas y el daño en el cerebro creció. Las pruebas mostraron que los animales trataban mejor la información y reconocían objetos o lugares con mayor facilidad si tenían más Sox9.
“Encontramos que al aumentar la expresión de Sox9, los astrocitos ‘aspiraban’ más placas amiloides y las retiraban del cerebro como una aspiradora”, explicó Deneen.
Frente a los tratamientos actuales, que buscan evitar la formación de placas o proteger las neuronas, este hallazgo apunta a potenciar la limpieza natural del cerebro al usar las células gliales, un área poco explorada hasta ahora.
Aunque este avance es prometedor, los científicos aclaran que aún falta mucho para evaluarlo en personas.
Queda pendiente investigar cómo funciona Sox9 en cerebros humanos y si este camino podría ayudar en etapas avanzadas de la enfermedad.
Sin embargo, el hallazgo muestra la importancia de seguir explorando los propios sistemas del cuerpo para tratar el Alzheimer.
El trabajo contó con el apoyo de importantes instituciones como los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de los Estados Unidos.
El avance puede motivar a la comunidad científica a enfocar más recursos y colaboraciones en la búsqueda de soluciones para el deterioro cognitivo.
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Unearthed FEC records expose Katie Porter’s hypocrisy after she fumes at ‘new billionaire’ joining race
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After billionaire activist Tom Steyer entered the California gubernatorial race Wednesday, former Congresswoman Katie Porter, who is also running for governor, blasted him despite previously taking thousands of dollars from him when she was in Congress.
Porter said Steyer was entering the race claiming to fight «the very industries he got rich helping grow,» to which the former member of Congress said: «I call bulls—.» Meanwhile, FEC filings show Porter, who is claiming to fight Steyer, received more than $16,000 between her House campaigns and failed Senate campaign.
«Katie Porter is the ultimate hypocrite and all she’s done in this race is step on one rake after another,» a longtime Democratic strategist, who has worked with campaigns across the country, told Fox News Digital. «This is easily the most disastrous race a Democrat has been running in 2026, which is why Porter is a real liability at the top of the ticket and why Democrats are looking around for alternatives.»
TOM STEYER MOUNTS CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL BID, JOINING CROWD OF CANDIDATES JOCKEYING TO SUCCEED NEWSOM
Rep. Katie Porter is seen on May 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Demand Justice)
The Porter campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment on this story.
Steyer, who once financed his own unsuccessful presidential bid in 2020, announced plans to enter the California gubernatorial race this week. The billionaire anti-Trump activist pledged to make life more affordable for working-class Americans and take on corporate interests in an announcement advertisement alerting people of his candidacy. Steyer specifically said he would take on the oil and tobacco industries in particular, which he touted a record of doing in the past as well.
«A new billionaire in our race claims he’ll fight the very industries he got rich helping grow — fossil fuel companies, tobacco, and private immigration detention facilities — at great cost to Californians,» Porter posted on X after Steyer announced his run. «I call bulls—.»
Attached to Porter’s post was also a screenshot of a news headline from The Sacramento Bee that reads: «Tom Steyer, starring in TV ads for tobacco tax hike, invested in tobacco companies.»
People commenting on Porter’s post highlighted her financial support she has received from Steyer in the past. Between 2018 and 2023, Porter received at least $16,100 from him, a Fox News Digital review found.
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For Steyer, his wealth will likely be a target for his opponents.
Democratic presidential candidate businessman Tom Steyer speaks, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
«Tom Steyer tried to buy the presidency — and he failed,» Betty Yee, a former state controller who is running in the Democratic Primary for governor, said following Steyer’s announcement. «The California governorship is not going to be his consolation prize.»
Porter, meanwhile, has faced criticism on the campaign trail for her attitude towards staffers and the media. She faced criticism last month after abruptly walking away from a CBS interview after lashing out at the reporter interviewing her.
«What do you say to the 40% of CA voters who you’ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?» Porter was asked by CBS California’s Julie Watts during a segment on the controversial redistricting effort launched by Democrats in the state.
«How would I need them in order to win, ma’am?» Porter responded.
DID CALIFORNIA MISMANAGE THE DEADLY PALISADES FIRE?
«Well, unless you think you’re going to get 60% of the vote,» the reporter, asking about the voter breakdown of Democrats and Republicans in the state, said before Porter started laughing.
Porter then went back and forth with the reporter, arguing about whether she needs to court and win over Trump voters, particularly if she’s running head-to-head against another Democrat.
«So you don’t need them to win,» Watts asked Porter.
«I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative,» Porter said, prompting the reporter to point out that she had asked the same question to the other candidates in the race and they answered it.
«I don’t want to keep doing this, I’m going to call it,» Porter said.
When Watts reminded Porter that every candidate had answered the question, Porter said, «I don’t care.»
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Meanwhile, Porter has also faced repeated criticism about how she allegedly treats staffers. In just a span of a single week, three videos went viral of Porter berating her staff.
The race for California governor is a crowded one, with big names like former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. Former Vice President Kamala Harris was reportedly planning on getting involved but ultimately backed away.
Lesser known candidates include state schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond, former Controller Betty Yee and former Assemblyman Ian Calderon.
Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller and Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
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Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped several students and staff from a Catholic school early Friday, marking the latest attack on a Christian institution.
Nigerian news outlet Arise TV said 52 children were abducted from St. Mary’s School. The Catholic institution is in Agwara local government’s Papiri community, according to The Associated Press, which cited Abubakar Usman, the secretary to the Niger state government. The outlet added that Usman did not specify how many children were kidnapped in the attack.
The Niger State Police Command said military and security forces were deployed to the area where the attack took place in the early hours of Friday, the AP reported. Additionally, the Niger State Police Command said St. Mary’s educates students ages 12–17.
A security staffer was «badly shot» in the attack, according to the AP which cited a statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora.
GUNMEN ATTACK CHURCH IN NIGERIA, KILLING TWO AND KIDNAPPING OTHERS
A drone view of Christians departing St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church after a Sunday mass in Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 2, 2025. (Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters)
Following the attack, Usman released a statement condemning the abductions and stating that St. Mary’s made the decision to reopen despite prior security intelligence warning of increased threats, according to Arise TV.
«Regrettably, St. Mary’s School proceeded to reopen and resume academic activities without notifying or seeking clearance from the State Government, thereby exposing pupils and the staff to avoidable risk,» the statement read.
The attack at St. Mary’s follows a similar incident earlier this week in which armed attackers kidnapped 25 girls from a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State and killed at least one staffer. The search for the abducted schoolgirls is still underway.
On Wednesday, gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church, killing at least two people and abducting the pastor and 38 worshippers, according to Reuters. In a video of the attack, which was reviewed and verified by Reuters, armed men are seen entering the church and taking worshippers’ belongings as gunshots ring out. The outlet later reported that a church official said the gunmen demanded a ransom of 100 million naira (roughly $69,000) per worshipper.
Gunmen pick up the belongings left behind by worshipers who ran for cover after hearing gunshots, as they walk into a Church in Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, on Nov. 18, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media. (Social media/via Reuters)
RAP STAR NICKI MINAJ THANKS TRUMP FOR ADDRESSING PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA
Nigeria has seen a series of attacks on Christians, prompting President Donald Trump to declare the West African nation a «country of particular concern» over the persecution of Christians. However, the Nigerian government has disputed the U.S.’s claims.
On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz held an event highlighting the ongoing violence in Nigeria. During the event, Waltz called the killings of Christians in Nigeria «genocide wearing the mask of chaos.»
«Folks, we have an entire faith that is being erased, one bullet at a time, one torched Bible at a time,» Waltz said.
Nicki Minaj is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz ahead of a panel discussion titled «Combatting Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria» at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City on Nov. 18, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
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Rap superstar Nicki Minaj, who has been vocal about her support for the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, spoke at Waltz’s event. Minaj lamented that «families have been torn apart, and entire communities live in fear constantly, simply because of how they pray.»
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Carnahan and Paul Tilsley contributed to this report.
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