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Satellite images may have tipped off Iran before US base attack, top Republican warns
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FIRST ON FOX: Sensitive U.S. military positions in the Middle East may have been exposed through commercial satellite imagery ahead of an Iranian strike that wounded American troops, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar warned in a new letter raising national security concerns.
In the letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, Moolenaar said Airbus satellite imagery may have been the original source of images later published by a China-based company, MizarVision, which released high-resolution, annotated views of U.S. military aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
Moolenaar pointed to a sequence in which the firm publicly identified U.S. aircraft at the base shortly before Iran launched a March 27 missile and drone strike on the installation.
The attack wounded at least 12 U.S. service members — two critically — and damaged multiple high-value aircraft, including KC-135 refueling tankers and an E-3G Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft.
Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., is seen in Cannon Tunnel on April 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
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Moolenaar said the timing and level of detail in the imagery raise questions about whether publicly available satellite data could be used by adversaries to identify and target U.S. military assets, warning that such images risk becoming «targeting data for enemy forces.»
While commercial satellite imagery is widely available and often used for research and transparency, the letter warns that near-real-time, high-resolution images of active operations could provide adversaries with actionable intelligence.
Moolenaar urged War Secretary Pete Hegseth to press Airbus to restrict the release of such imagery, noting that other companies, including Planet Labs, have voluntarily withheld images of the region at the request of the U.S. government.
The push highlights a broader debate over whether limiting access to commercial satellite imagery during wartime is necessary to protect U.S. troops or risks restricting open-source intelligence.
A technical analysis conducted with a satellite systems expert found Airbus satellites were the «most plausible» source of the imagery, according to the letter, identifying multiple windows in which they were positioned to capture images of the base.
The letter also cites a «high likelihood» that Airbus imagery was made available prior to the conflict, though it does not establish how the images were obtained or whether Airbus provided them directly.
A satellite image shows planes at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia February 21, 2026. (2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters)
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The letter also cites a satellite imagery expert who said the images were unlikely to have originated from Chinese satellites given their known capabilities, further narrowing the pool of potential providers.
Commercial satellite imagery often is distributed through complex global licensing networks, meaning images captured by one company can pass through multiple intermediaries before being accessed or published by third parties.
Moolenaar also pointed to Airbus’ business ties in China, including a joint venture with entities linked to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, raising concerns about how satellite imagery could flow through networks connected to Beijing.
The concerns come amid broader scrutiny from the committee over Airbus’ ties to China.
In a December 2025 letter, Moolenaar warned that Airbus’ work with Chinese firms linked to military development could risk advancing Beijing’s aerospace capabilities and said the French government had limited the committee’s ability to obtain information about Airbus’ operations.
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The episode highlights the expanding role of open-source intelligence in modern warfare, where commercially available satellite imagery can offer near real-time insight into military operations and, in some cases, expose sensitive positions during active conflicts.
At the same time, such imagery has become a key tool for journalists, researchers and governments, often used to track conflicts and verify military activity—raising questions about how to balance transparency with security during wartime.
Airbus and the Pentagon could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Immigrant business owner who built the American Dream says birth tourism is a ‘slap in the face’
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A legal immigrant from Trinidad who became a U.S. citizen after nearly a decade-long process told Fox News Digital that birth tourism and illegal immigration are a «slap in the face» to those who came to America the right way.
Kris Ramsingh, a Virginia business owner who immigrated in 2006 and became a citizen in 2015, said his own experience becoming an American shaped his support for President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
«When you see that people come across the border, whether it’s [to] have a baby for an anchor, or come across to border and get free healthcare, [or] free school, it’s really a slap in the face to the people who have worked really hard to come into this country the legal way,» he told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday.
Unlike those who enter the country illegally, Ramsingh said he was required to satisfy a series of federal immigration requirements before becoming a U.S. citizen.
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The Mill Mountain Star dots the Roanoke skyline in Virginia. (Jeff Greenberg/Getty Images)
As part of the legal immigration process, federal authorities required Ramsingh to provide proof of certain vaccines, personal documentation, a criminal background check and proof of a bank account to demonstrate he would not become a ward of the state.
«America doesn’t owe us anything,» Ramsingh said of legal immigrants like himself. «Our government here doesn’t owe us anything. We have the privilege of coming into this country where it’s a holiday visa or for school.»
Ramsingh said the week of Independence Day also marks the anniversary of his and his wife’s arrival in the U.S. in 2006 with just $300 and a few suitcases.
«I have lived in Roanoke all of those 20 years since,» he said from his Dominion Custom Upholstery business not too far from the city’s famed Mill Mountain Star.
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Kris Ramsingh visits the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. (Courtesy: Kris Ramsingh)
As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, Ramsingh said he feels a special sense of pride in the American flag.
He recounted living in his home country in 1990 when Muslim insurgents carried out a coup and shot Prime Minister ANR Robinson while taking officials hostage.
«When we saw the red, white, and blue [of American] soldiers coming into the country, we knew we were safe. We knew at that point that America had our back. And America has had a lot of countries’ back over the years,» he said, commenting that — having experienced such a situation firsthand — he is troubled by other countries that demand America’s assistance but go back to resenting the U.S. after they’ve been helped.
Ramsingh said that experience shaped his appreciation for the United States and its role around the world.
After immigrating to the United States, Ramsingh founded Dominion Custom Upholstery 13 years ago and later launched another company focused on boatworks and interior repairs.
He also recently founded Dominion Project International, a missionary organization through which he travels to India, Africa and the Caribbean to share the Gospel while providing potable water and medical supplies to people in need.
«The American Dream is that you can try something — you can work hard and try and if it doesn’t work out you can you can pick up and try again,» he added.
«The flag represents peace [and] hope as we’re getting ready to celebrate Saturday, the Fourth of July, and it means so much to me — it means freedom.»
The center of every Fourth of July party is the American flag. (Amazon)
Since becoming a U.S. citizen, Ramsingh said he feels a special sense of security and pride whenever he returns from missionary trips abroad.
«There’s a sense of ‘I’m back on U.S. soil; I’m home,’» he said, whether landing in Washington, D.C., Miami or New York.
«That feeling is so great and it really bothers me to see Americans and foreigners coming into this country and saying that they hate America,» he said.
«I think if you hated that much, you should just leave — there is no need for you to be here.»
Asked about critics’ claims that Trump is anti-immigrant, Ramsingh rejected that characterization.
«He’s not anti-immigrant. Republicans are not anti-immigrant — we just want them to go through the process of doing it legally; coming in legally.»
«During the Biden administration. When he opened that border — we’re anti-invasion, we are not anti-immigrant. That was an invasion.»
Kris Ramsingh is seen at his Roanoke, Va., home. (Courtesy: Kris Ramsingh)
Ramsingh acknowledged that some of the personal stories surrounding deportations are difficult to watch, but said those situations stem from years of lax enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
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The Trump administration reaffirmed that all illegal immigrants are eligible for deportations as they focus on arresting violent criminals first. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
«I came from a third-world country. My missions are in third-world countries. I see how these people live. I understand why they want to come to America. I understand the ‘why’,» he said.
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«I would say Trump is not against immigration. He just wants to see it done right. And again, Donald Trump and our government doesn’t owe immigrants anything. We have the privilege of being here. It’s a privilege. It’s not a right.»
Fox News Digital’s Hannah Brennan and Kiera McDonald contributed to this report.
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Quién es Alberto Zaltzberg, el argentino que busca convertirse en el primer alcalde latino de la ciudad de Aventura en Miami-Dade
El empresario argentino Alberto Zaltzberg quiere ser el primer alcalde latino de Aventura, la exclusiva ciudad ubicada en la zona metropolitana de Miami y que los turistas argentinos conocen bien por su gigantesco centro comercial.
A los 51 años, este porteño que vive desde hace más de dos décadas en los Estados Unidos lanzó formalmente su candidatura a “mayor” por el Partido Republicano con un eslogan que lo identifica con el presidente Donald Trump y su movimiento MAGA: “Make Aventura Great Again”.
En las elecciones de medio término del 3 de noviembre próximo buscará destronar al actual alcalde, el demócrata Howard S. Weinberg, que va por la reelección.
“Quiero ser el primer alcalde latino de Aventura”, dijo Zaltzberg en una entrevista con TN.
Aventura, una ciudad conocida por los argentinos por su enorme mall
Zaltzberg es de Buenos Aires y llegó a la Florida hace 23 años junto a su entones novia y actual esposa, Romina. Allá nacieron sus hijos Keyla, de 15, y Dylan, de 11. La Argentina buscaba aún salir de la crisis del 2001.
“Tenía una empresa de internet con unos socios y me compraron mi parte. Me dieron patacones. Pero me hicieron un oferta de trabajo en Miami y me vine”, contó.
Hoy vive en Aventura, una de las ciudades más ricas de la Florida y de apenas 40.000 habitantes. Se estima que el ingreso per cápita en esta exclusiva zona del condado de Miami-Dade más que duplica al de otras zonas vecinas.
Aventura es bien conocida por los decenas de miles de turistas argentinos que veranean en Miami cada año.
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Su enorme Aventura Mall, inaugurado en 1983 y ampliado en 1996, es el centro comercial más grande de la Florida y el tercero de todo Estados Unidos. Tiene una superficie de 215.000 metros cuadrados divididos en tres niveles.
Zaltzberg conoce bien su ciudad del conglomerado de Miami.
“Lo que nosotros llamamos partido, acá se llama condado. El condado propiamente dicho es Miami Dade. Lo que nosotros llamamos barrios acá se llaman ciudades y Aventura es una ciudad ubicada al nordeste del condado de Miami Dade”, explicó. La Ciudad de Aventura tiene alrededor de 40.000 habitantes. (Foto: Cortesía/cityofaventura.com)
Zaltzberg es “broker” innmobiliario. Además, trabaja en marketing online y está involucrado en desarollos de inteligencia artificial.
“Cada ciudad genera sus propios servicios y tiene su propia policía. Pero es la ciudad que cobra menos impuestos de todo el condado porque tiene superávit. No tiene conflictos graves. Se vive en una utopía”, señaló.
De hecho, la ciudad tiene un servicio gratuito de Uber para residentes válido solo dentro de sus límites. No hay grandes polémicas internas. El debate más intenso se vivió por un proyecto de cambiar el pasto natural de las plazas por césped sintético.
Entre sus propuestas, el empresario mencionó que “la ciudad tiene recursos para tener mejores servicios”. “Por ejemplo, tiene un hospital privado y podríamos cobrar más impuestos para que se atiendan allí todos los residentes”, indicó.
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“En Argentina nunca milité, pero siempre me interesó el civismo. La diferencia entre ambos países es cultural. La cultura anglo es más ejecutiva. Si se quiere arreglar una vereda al día siguiente hay una cuadrilla lista. El tiempo es dinero”, sostuvo.
Zaltzberg se nacionalizó estadounidense y se identifica con el Partido Republicano, pero resaltó que tiene diferencias con Trump, más allá de compartir su eslogan de campaña.
“No estoy de acuerdo con las últimas acciones del presidente. Está desatendiendo ciertas políticas internas”, dijo Zaltzberg. En ese sentido mencionó la guerra de Irán y la política migratoria.
“Este país se hizo en base a los inmigrantes. Se corrió la línea gris porque hay mucha inmigración ilegal, pero eso no significa que sean delincuentes. Una persona sin papeles está fuera de la ley y entonces se la va a buscar, pero no conocemos su historia. Hay un gris. La gente tiene derecho a vivir tranquila y a emigrar, pero el que no se ajusta a la ley optó por un camino paralelo”, opinó.
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Zaltzberg no perdió su vínculo con la Argentina, donde vive parte de su familia
“Más allá de banderas políticas, creo que hay un cambio cultural, en especial entre los jóvenes. Les queda más claro lo que está bien y lo que está mal”, dijo.
Pero tiene sus reservas sobre el gobierno de Javier Milei.
“Por momentos me hace ruido que el presidente sea tan fanático de sus ideas porque se termina aislando. Me gustaría ver una oposición en la que todo no sea blanco o negro”, afirmó.
Finalmente, destacó su nexo con el país. “Mi corazón está en la Argentina. Veo una milanesa y lloro. Eso no cambia. Mis hijos son gringos pero hinchan por Argentina en el Mundial. Incluso, mi hijo le dice a sus amigos que él es argentino y que nació en Argentina”, concluyó.
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