US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship In an unprecedented move for a sitting US president, Trump personally attended oral arguments on birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court in April. News
Iran denies reports of US talks in Doha, says sending team to discuss asset releases “The meeting in Doha is going to be perhaps important, perhaps not. We're going to find out,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office following Tehran’s statement. News
Iranian state TV, IRGC clash over existence of US communication line for Hormuz Strait Iranian state media reported that Tehran and Washington have established a communication line to help prevent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz from triggering military escalation. US Vice President JD Vance described the mechanism as a deconfliction channel involving Iranian and US military representatives in Doha. News
PM Barzani, Barrack stress urgency of forming new KRG cabinet Barzani told reporters that he had a “very good meeting with the American envoy, adding that they discussed timely topics relating to the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and cooperation with the new Baghdad cabinet. News
US, Iran appear to be on the brink of a deal Both Iran and Pakistan have said that a deal “has never been closer.” News
CENTCOM says helicopter crew safe after Oman coast crash The development comes as the US continues its naval blockade on Iranian ports in response to Iran’s closure of the key Strait of Hormuz. News
US arrests Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah senior commander “Saadi is a commander for Kataib Hizballah, a US designated FTO [Foreign Terrorist Organization] operating in Iraq that is closely aligned with the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp],” the Justice Department said in a statement. News
Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire for 45 days Israel has violated the ceasefire established on April 16 dozens of times. News
US releases first UFO files There are accounts of flying saucers or discs, reports of a glowing orange orb resembling imagery from The Lord of the Rings, and a US military operator describing a UAP flying just above the ocean’s surface making multiple 90 degree turns at around 80 miles per hour. News