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Tehran Signals Defiance as Supreme Leader Vows Retaliation and Strait Closure

  A man holds a picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while people attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, in Tehran Iran’s Supreme Leader issued his first public remarks following the deaths of senior Iranian commanders, vowing that the country will “avenge the martyrs” and maintain the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz until what he described as “justice” is served. His comments, delivered during a nationally broadcast address, underscore a sharp escalation in rhetoric at a moment of heightened regional tension. The Supreme Leader framed the recent losses as sacrifices in the defense of Iran’s sovereignty, promising that those responsible “will face consequences.” He also reaffirmed Iran’s decision to keep the Strait closed, a move that has already disrupted global shipping routes and rattled energy markets. The strait, one of the world’s most critical chokepoints for oil transport, has long been a flas...
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Trump’s Lawyers Seek to Set Aside Hush Money Conviction After Supreme Court Ruling

 

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have requested that the New York judge overseeing his hush money trial set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, which is scheduled for next week. The request comes in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. 

Trump was convicted in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to an attempt to cover up a hush money payment to a porn actor just before the 2016 presidential election. The Supreme Court’s decision confirmed a position the defense raised earlier in the case, arguing that some evidence should have been excluded due to immunity protections. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has not commented on the matter.



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