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Top Republican warns Trump against making a deal with Iran: ‘Finish the job’
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A top Senate Republican is publicly pressuring President Donald Trump against pursuing what he described as a weak Iran deal as administration officials signal negotiations with Tehran are making progress.
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a sharply worded warning Thursday urging Trump not to abandon military pressure on the Iranian regime in favor of diplomacy.
«We are at a moment that will define President Trump’s legacy,» Wicker said in a statement. «His instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran, but he is being ill advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on.»
REPUBLICANS URGE TRUMP TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HIS PLAN TO DISMANTLE IRAN’S NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES
«Our commander-in-chief needs to allow America’s skilled armed forces to finish the destruction of Iran’s conventional military capabilities and reopen the strait,» Wicker went on. «Further pursuit of an agreement with Iran’s Islamist regime risks a perception of weakness. We must finish what we started. It is past time for action.»
The remarks expose growing tension inside Republican national security circles as the Trump administration weighs whether to pursue a negotiated agreement with Iran or continue its military campaign against the Iranian regime and its nuclear capabilities.
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a sharply worded warning Thursday urging Trump not to abandon military pressure on the Iranian regime in favor of diplomacy. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
The White House could not immediately be reached for comment.
Wicker’s comments came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged there had been «some progress» in ongoing negotiations with Iran, while cautioning that no agreement had been reached.
«There’s been some progress,» Rubio said Thursday. «I wouldn’t exaggerate it. I wouldn’t diminish it.»
Wicker’s comments came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged there had been «some progress» in ongoing negotiations with Iran. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«We’re not there yet,» Rubio added. «I hope we get there.»
Rubio said key issues remain unresolved, including Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and whether Tehran would be permitted any future uranium enrichment capability under a potential agreement.
«The issue of highly enriched uranium has to be discussed. Its disposition has to be dealt with. And of course, the issue of future enrichment has to be dealt with as well,» Rubio said.
He also indicated discussions involving the Strait of Hormuz remain part of broader negotiations.
The comments marked one of the clearest public signs yet that active diplomacy between Washington and Iran remains underway despite recent military escalation and fears of a wider regional conflict.
Trump himself recently signaled he remains open to giving diplomacy additional time before considering further military action.
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on May 4. A report on May 15 said a ship was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and is being brought toward Iranian waters. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images)
«If I can save war by waiting a couple of days, if I can save people being killed by waiting a couple of days, I think it’s a great thing to do,» Trump said in recent days.
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The administration’s diplomatic push has coincided with intensified regional mediation efforts, including a high-profile visit by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, to Iran — a trip widely viewed as part of broader backchannel efforts aimed at reducing tensions between Washington and Iran.
The visit fueled further speculation that Pakistan is playing a quiet intermediary role as negotiators explore possible frameworks to avoid additional military escalation.
Still, Rubio repeatedly emphasized Thursday that negotiations remain fragile and could ultimately collapse.
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«We’re dealing with a very difficult group of people,» Rubio said. «It may not» happen
He added that Trump «has other options» if diplomacy fails, while stressing the president still prefers «the negotiated option and having a good deal.»
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El ex presidente surcoreano Yoon Suk Yeol fue sentenciado a 30 años de prisión por autorizar el envío de drones a Corea del Norte en 2024
Un tribunal de Corea del Sur condenó este viernes al expresidente Yoon Suk Yeol a 30 años de prisión por autorizar el envío de drones militares a Corea del Norte en 2024, una operación que, según la Justicia, buscó provocar una escalada de tensiones con Pyongyang para justificar posteriormente la declaración de la ley marcial.
La sentencia se suma a los problemas judiciales que enfrenta el ex mandatario, quien permanece detenido mientras apela una condena a cadena perpetua por liderar una insurrección vinculada a la imposición de la ley marcial en diciembre de 2024.
De acuerdo con un resumen del fallo judicial, los jueces concluyeron que Yoon pretendía provocar a Corea del Norte para que respondiera militarmente contra Corea del Sur. Según el tribunal, el entonces presidente buscó inducir a Pyongyang a realizar “actos armados o equivalentes contra el ejército o el pueblo de Corea del Sur”.
Los magistrados sostuvieron además que el ex mandatario intentó “aumentar las tensiones militares intercoreanas y fabricar una crisis nacional” con el objetivo de que su posterior declaración de la ley marcial pudiera resultar justificable ante la opinión pública.
Las incursiones con drones ocurrieron aproximadamente dos meses antes de que Yoon suspendiera el gobierno civil mediante un decreto de ley marcial. En aquel momento, Corea del Norte reaccionó con dureza y acusó a Seúl de enviar también panfletos propagandísticos a través de la frontera.
Un portavoz del Tribunal del Distrito Central de Seúl confirmó a la agencia AFP que la pena impuesta por el caso de los drones asciende a 30 años de prisión.
En la sentencia, los jueces señalaron que la operación militar de 2024 “implicó el uso de las capacidades militares de Corea del Sur para fines privados”. El tribunal remarcó que las facultades otorgadas al presidente, entre ellas el mando supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas y la potestad para declarar la ley marcial, deben ejercerse exclusivamente para proteger la seguridad nacional y la supervivencia del Estado.
Sin embargo, según el fallo, Yoon autorizó la operación con drones “creyendo que podía utilizar arbitrariamente tales poderes para su propio beneficio político”.
El expresidente rechazó las acusaciones. Yoon sostiene que decretó la ley marcial “únicamente por el bien de la nación”. Su equipo de defensa también negó los cargos relacionados con los drones y argumentó que la operación constituyó una respuesta a los globos cargados con basura que Corea del Norte envió al Sur durante ese año.
La declaración de la ley marcial por parte de Yoon, anunciada en un sorpresivo mensaje televisado durante la noche de diciembre de 2024, desencadenó una de las mayores crisis políticas de la historia reciente de Corea del Sur.
La medida suspendió temporalmente el gobierno civil, aunque su vigencia duró apenas unas seis horas. Legisladores de distintos sectores acudieron de urgencia a la Asamblea Nacional y votaron para anular el decreto en una sesión extraordinaria.
La crisis política derivó en protestas, fuertes turbulencias en los mercados financieros y preocupación entre los principales aliados de Corea del Sur, incluidos Estados Unidos y otros socios estratégicos de la región.
Meses después, el país celebró elecciones presidenciales en un contexto de elevada tensión política. Como resultado de esos comicios, Lee Jae Myung asumió la presidencia tras un prolongado período de incertidumbre institucional.
Las operaciones con drones continúan siendo uno de los principales focos de fricción entre las dos Coreas, que técnicamente permanecen en guerra desde el armisticio que puso fin a los combates de la guerra de Corea sin la firma de un tratado de paz definitivo.
En un episodio separado del proceso contra Yoon, investigadores surcoreanos determinaron que funcionarios gubernamentales enviaron drones al Norte en enero de este año. El presidente Lee expresó posteriormente su pesar por ese incidente.
Por su parte, Kim Yo Jong, una de las figuras más influyentes del liderazgo norcoreano, calificó las declaraciones de Lee como un “comportamiento prudente”. No obstante, las expectativas de una mejora en las relaciones bilaterales se redujeron después de que Pyongyang retomara la definición de Corea del Sur como su “enemigo más hostil”.
La nueva condena contra Yoon amplía la lista de causas judiciales abiertas contra el exmandatario y profundiza las consecuencias políticas de la crisis desatada por la ley marcial y las operaciones militares que precedieron a aquella decisión.
(Con información de AFP)
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Biden confidant under fire for Nazi tattoo defense in latest Graham Platner fallout: ‘Disgusting’
Democrats rally behind scandal-plagued Graham Platner in Maine Senate race
Democratic candidate Graham Platner maintains the support of top Democrats for the Maine Senate seat, despite his controversial past. He faces multiple scandals, including a Nazi-linked tattoo, a widespread sexting scandal and accusations of praising Hamas’s raid on Israel. As the November election against Senator Susan Collins approaches, the Democratic Party’s unwavering endorsement highlights their commitment to winning the crucial seat, though voters will weigh Platner’s actions.
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Former President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, is facing fierce pushback online after jumping into the growing controversy surrounding Maine Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo, attempting to defend and explain away the Democrat’s disputed ink.
«The fact that a Biden WH Chief of Staff Democrat is comfortable downplaying a Nazi tattoo from a different Democrat tells you everything you need to know about today’s Democrats,» posted Prager University contributor Shabbos Kestenbaum.
Klain sparked a fight with the Republican Jewish Coalition Wednesday when he defended Platner on the group’s Instagram post condemning the candidate and calling on Democrats to withdraw their support. Platner has denied the tattoo was intended as a Nazi symbol, even as multiple people familiar with the candidate have identified it as an SS skull-and-crossbones design, which he has since covered.
«This is just a partisan attack,» Klain wrote. «The tattoo was a skull and crossbones to remember his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan.»
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President Joe Biden walks with Chief of Staff Ron Klain along the Colonnade of the White House in 2021. (HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Klain served as Biden’s chief of staff from 2021 to 2023, before becoming Airbnb’s chief legal officer. He was appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Biden in January 2025 before President Donald Trump removed him nearly four months later.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is the presidentially appointed board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The exchange ignited a firestorm on social media, where critics argued Klain’s defense reflected a broader unwillingness among Democrats to distance themselves from Platner amid the growing controversy.
«Here’s former Biden WH Chief of Staff, and @Airbnb Chief Legal Officer, Ron Klain whitewashing Graham Platner’s Nazi SS Totenkopf tattoo. This, after hosting a fundraiser for Platner last week. As a former United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council @HolocaustMuseum member, Klain absolutely knows better,» RJC posted to X of the exchange.
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Graham Platner and his wife Amy Gertner acknowledge the crowd at his watch party after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
«This is a disgusting lie from Ron Klain and @Airbnb should be deeply concerned someone this dishonest is working for the company in a sensitive role,» posted Hudson Institute adjunct fellow Josh Block.
«What has become of us when prominent Jews defend Nazi sympathizers? I am disgusted. Ex-Biden chief Ron Klain defends Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo,» wrote former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
«It was NOT to honor his fallen comrades, which is wildly manipulative lie,» wrote Republican communicator Matt Whitlock on X.
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Graham Platner addresses the crowd at his watch party after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
«You do not have to debase yourself for Platner. Pick your values over partisanship. Focus on other elections. This man is not worth your self-respect,» wrote columnist Alex Zeldin.
«Worse: The highest-ranking elected Jewish official in the U.S., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, still endorses Platner and has refused to revoke his support,» wrote Antisemitism Watch founder Trish Posner.
Several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends have alleged the embattled nominee referred to his tattoo as «my Totenkopf» because of his belief that his unit shared similarities to the Nazi SS paramilitary forces.
During his victory speech Tuesday, Platner acknowledged the controversy that has followed him while on the campaign trail.
«Redemption is not just some simple or easy destination. It’s a journey. I’ve made mistakes in my life, mistakes that I regret, that I live with, that I continue to learn from and I’m still far from perfect,» said Platner. «But every day I wake up and I try to be a little bit better and a little bit kinder than I was the day before and if you give me the chance, I will be a senator for the people who cannot afford to buy a senator.»
A string of controversies have followed Platner as he eyes to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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In the heat of the primary race, Reddit posts surfaced detailing his past inflammatory comments, while he was also accused of physical misconduct, including aggressive behavior, with a former romantic partner. Platner denied those accusations.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ron Klain, Airbnb and Graham Platner for comment.
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