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Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran stored nuclear documents after 2015 deal
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, holding a primetime address on Israeli TV to present what he called evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Most of the purported evidence Netanyahu unveiled dated to the period before the 2015 accord was signed, although he said Iran had also kept important files on nuclear technology since then, and continued adding to its “nuclear weapons knowledge”.
Intelligence experts and diplomats said he did not seem to have presented a “smoking gun” showing that Iran had violated the terms of the agreement, although he may have helped make a case on behalf of skeptics in the U.S. administration who want to scrap it. [Read More]
‘I Have Faith’: Caravan Migrants Wait to Apply for U.S. Asylum
At 7 a.m. Monday, 19-year-old Olsin Ponce packed up her belongings inside a makeshift migrant encampment here, preparing her two young children for the final walk to the U.S.
Dragging an overstuffed child’s-sized suitcase, with a comforter in one hand and her 8-month-old baby in the other, Ms. Ponce and her family began leaving the border site where Central American migrants had arrived Sunday afternoon. [Read More]
U.S. officials and congressional insiders view the disclosure Monday by Israel of Iran’s ongoing efforts to develop a nuclear weapon as game over for the landmark nuclear deal, telling the Washington Free Beacon that new evidence of Iran’s top secret nuclear workings makes it virtually impossible for President Donald Trump to remain in the agreement.
Senior Trump administration officials confirmed the findings as authentic and praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s for disclosing thousands of secret documents proving Iran lied about its past work on a nuclear warhead, telling the Free Beacon the revelation was a “powerful presentation” by Israel outlining why the Iran deal must be fixed or killed. [Read More]
CNN and other news organization won awards tonight (CNN)
CNN Evan Perez, Jim Sciutto, Jake Tapper and Carl Bernstein won the Merriman Smith Award for broadcast for their reporting on the dossier.
This what the judges had to say the award, according to the White House Correspondents’ Association. [Read More]
Michelle Wolf’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner’s speech praised by fellow stars (Fox News)
Michelle Wolf has faced major backlash over her monologue at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, but some of the comedian’s fellow stars have come to her defense.
Wolf was heavily criticized for her comedy routine which some found vulgar, especially in regards to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders whom the “Daily Show” contributor skewered at the event.
Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers both came to Wolf’s defense. Kimmel wrote on social media that Wolf was “FUNNY” while Meyers praised her for staying true to herself. Rob Reiner, Andy Richter and Kathy Griffin also defended Wolf. [Read More]
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