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Iran’s President Says Iran Does Not Want the Nuclear Bomb. Who Believes That?
WASHINGTON— “A nuclear Iran isn’t just a threat, it’s the threat,” Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new podcast “The Iran Breakdown.” Ahead of arms talks Saturday in Oman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Wednesday that his country is “not after a nuclear bomb.” Who believes that? In one… -
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US to Have Direct, ‘High-Level’ Meeting With Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. officials will engage in a direct, “very high-level” meeting with Iranian leaders on Saturday. “We’re dealing with them directly, and maybe a deal’s going to be made. That’d be great. It’ll be really great for Iran, I can tell you that,” Trump said while sitting next to Israeli Prime… -
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Hamas Agrees to Deal That Includes Release of American Hostage Edan Alexander
Hamas says it will accept a ceasefire deal that includes the release of American Israeli hostage Edan Alexander. Over the weekend, Hamas announced it would agree to a proposal from mediator states Egypt and Qatar. The deal includes the release of five hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, a pause in… -
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Hawley Decries Anti-Hate Activist’s Defense of Hamas Sympathizer Khalil
A Senate committee met Thursday to expose and combat antisemitic disruptions on college campuses around the country with the aim of ensuring safe learning environments for all students. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., took one of the witnesses to task for criticizing the decision of the Trump administration… -
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‘Critically Important’: Iran Allegedly Used China as Golden Ticket to Quietly Operate in Panama Canal
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—China’s growing foothold over the Panama Canal isn’t just fueling its own commercial interests, it also appears to be helping America’s adversaries engage side-step sanctions, court documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show. China has expanded its presence considerably in the Panama Canal since former President Jimmy Carter sold the shipping lane… -
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Palestinians Protest Against Hamas in Gaza
Anti-Hamas protests continued in Gaza on Wednesday. “Day two of massive anti-Hamas protests across Gaza has begun,” Palestinian Christian and human rights activist Ihab Hassan wrote on X. In northern Gaza, video shared by Hassan shows crowds marching and chanting: “Out, out—Hamas should get out!” The demonstrations against Hamas began Tuesday as hundreds of Palestinians… -
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‘DIRE’ CONSEQUENCES: President Trump Sends Stern Warning to Iran Over Houthi Strikes
President Donald Trump warned the Islamic Republic of Iran that he will hold Tehran responsible for any military strikes carried out by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who enjoy funding and support from the mullahs. “Let nobody be fooled! The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen,… -
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Masked Hamas Agitators at Universities Should Be Criminally Prosecuted
The Trump administration is finally doing what President Joe Biden refused: revoking visas and deporting violent Hamas-supporting foreign “students” once and for all. These agitators should count their blessings. They could have been and should have been criminally prosecuted by the Biden administration. These foreign actors staged violent protests at American colleges, cheering the vicious massacre, rapes, assaults, and kidnappings… -
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Pro-Hamas Columbia Student’s Arrest First of ‘Continuous and Ongoing Effort,’ White House Official Says
The arrest of terrorist-sympathizing former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is part of a larger effort to root out antisemitism from American universities, The Daily Signal has learned. Federal immigration officials arrested Khalil, a green card holder, for allegedly circulating “pro-Hamas propaganda flyers.” President Donald Trump said his arrest would be the “first of many,” and a… -
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Congresswoman Says US Should Give Israel Whatever It Needs to Crush Hamas
Israel doesn’t just have a right to defend itself, it has a right to win the war against Hamas, Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., told The Daily Signal. In an interview ahead of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, Hageman said the U.S. should give Israel whatever it needs to crush Hamas and end the… -
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Israel Warns ‘Gates of Hell Will Open’ Against Hamas If Hostages Aren’t Released
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says “the gates of hell will open” against Hamas if the remaining hostages still in Gaza are not released soon. “We will return to fighting and [Hamas] will face the [Israel Defense Forces] with strength and methods that it has not known, until [Hamas] is totally defeated,” Katz said while… -
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Americans Sharply Divided by Age Over Support for Israel, Poll Finds
A new poll about the Israel-Hamas war found a 29 percentage point divide between older and younger Americans on support for Israel. Recent polling for the Napolitan News Service of 1,000 registered voters comes as President Donald Trump hopes to end that war in the Middle East. Trump last month hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… -
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MAGA Foreign Policy and the Iranian Regime
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. One topic that’s come up throughout January and this week again is what to do about… -
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Documents Show How Biden’s State Dept Ignored Warnings About Funding Hamas-Linked UN Organization
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Among the many actions President Donald Trump took during his eventful first two weeks was ruling out any resumption of American funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency—again. In his executive order announcing the decision, he noted, “UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of groups long designated by the Secretary of State (Secretary) as… -
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500 Days in Captivity: The Plight of the Hamas Hostages
Editor’s note: Feb. 17, 2025, marked 500 days in captivity for the remaining 76 of the 250 hostages taken when Hamas terrorists struck southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and killed over 1,200 people. The Heritage Foundation hosted an event marking those 500 days on Tuesday, hearing from family members of those still held hostage… -
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Netanyahu Puts Hamas on Notice: Release the Hostages or ‘Ceasefire Will End’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an ultimatum to Hamas on Tuesday: Release the remaining hostages who are alive by noon Saturday or the ceasefire agreement will end. “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end, and the [Israel Defense Forces] will resume intense fighting until the final defeat… -
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Trump’s Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal
Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs to resolve the “war that never ends.” As Trump told The Wall Street Journal at the time: “As a deal maker, I’d like to do… -
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Expert: US Also Protected by Its Investment in Israel
The relationship between Israel and the U.S. is not one of charity, according to national security expert Victoria Coates. Over the years, the “material assistance” the U.S. has provided Israel has shifted from largely being economic to “become security assistance,” Coates, vice president of the Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage… -
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Speaker Johnson Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., expressed support for President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy goals at a news conference Wednesday, praising the president’s talk of redeveloping Gaza and downsizing the U.S. Agency for International Development. Johnson’s backing came the day after Trump stunned the world with his remarks at a joint press conference… -
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Netanyahu and Trump Discuss Fate of Middle East
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for the first time since Trump’s return to the White House to discuss national security issues in the Middle East, including Israel’s war with Hamas. At two separate press conferences Tuesday, Trump struck a friendly tone with his Israeli counterpart. “We have the…