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Trump admin shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers as it worked to deport them, lawsuit alleges

2026-07-07 6:22 PM ET / CNN

By Jennifer Hansler

International travelers from Iran at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

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A newly filed lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration shared confidential information with Tehran about Iranian asylum seekers as it worked to deport them from the United States, putting them at risk of “persecution, torture, and death following their arrival in Iran.”

According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the US District Court of the District of Columbia, many Iranian asylum seekers in the US are pro-democracy protestors, members of religious minorities, or members of the LGBTQ community – people who would face grave risks if they were forced to return to Iran.

The lawsuit names Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement David Venturella, and their respective agencies as defendants.

It was filed by Public Citizen on behalf of the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund.

“These allegations that ICE shared asylum application records with the Iranian government are FALSE,” a DHS spokesperson said in an email to CNN.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to members of the media in Kuwait City, on June 24, 2026.

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The State Department had no comment on the lawsuit.

The State Department’s latest human rights report, issued under the Trump administration, said there are “significant human rights issues” in Iran.

As part of its severe deportation agenda, the Trump administration has carried out at least three deportation flights to remove dozens of Iranians from the US, including one as recently as January when deadly crackdowns against anti-government protests were sweeping Iran. The lawsuit claims the US is working with the Iranian Government “on another mass deportation flight to Iran in the coming weeks.”

The lawsuit notes that “in carrying out removals, the United States government may coordinate logistics with government officials of the receiving country, but federal regulations prohibit sharing of information that would reveal or infer that the individual to be removed had applied for asylum in the United States,” because sharing such information “could subject the individual to persecution upon repatriation or endanger the applicant’s family members who may still be residing in the country of origin.”

A plane from the US Presidential Airlift Fleet taxis before parking near an Eastern Air Express flight loaded with detainees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on January 11, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security has been running deportation flights out of the private charter Signature Aviation.

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It alleges that the administration has provided details “on hundreds of Iranian detainees seeking asylum” to the Iranian government as it sought to deport them under a rare agreement between Washington and Tehran, which do not have diplomatic relations. That agreement was reached in March 2025, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit claims that the details were shared both during monthly meetings between ICE and Iranian Government officials and “periodically” by mail. It also alleges that ICE has coordinated in-person meetings with Iranian government officials and dozens of Iranians in ICE custody, and that many of these meetings were held without the consent of the detainees.

“According to Iranian detainees who met with an Iranian Interest Section official, the official had knowledge of their immigration cases, including the details of their asylum applications,” the lawsuit says.

Reza Bahrami, a political refugee from Iran, poses for a portrait on March 2, 2026. Bahrami works at Jordan Market, a Middle Eastern and Persian market along Westwood Boulevard, in Los Angeles.

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The plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the stop the sharing of the confidential information, declare the policy of doing so to be “unlawful,” to identify and notify asylum seekers whose information was shared with the Iranian government and stop any deportations until such work is done.

The DHS spokesperson said ICE is “committed to ensuring that illegal aliens are informed of their right to communicate with their consular representatives” and provides them “the opportunity to contact their consular post and facilitates consular access to detained individuals, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policy.”

“ICE meets and works to get travel documents for detainees with every country,” the spokesperson said, noting they “will continue to use all lawful options to deport illegal aliens.”

瑞士点球战胜哥伦比亚 世杯八强挑战阿根廷

2026年7月8日 07:15 / 联合早报

点球大战中险胜哥伦比亚，瑞士球员赛后激动地庆祝。 （路透社）

瑞士与哥伦比亚在新加坡时间星期三（7月8日）清晨进行的2026年世界杯16强赛中互交白卷，一直到点球大战才分出胜负。瑞士以4比3击败哥伦比亚，闯入八强，将挑战上届冠军阿根廷。

两队在常规时间破门乏术，一共加起来只有四次射正，比赛进入加时赛。

这是本届赛事第六场进入加时赛的比赛，而此前五场进入加时赛的比赛中，有三场最终鏖战至点球大战才分出胜负。在加时赛中，双方依旧毫无建树，比赛才进入点球大战。

哥伦比亚的桑切斯（Sanchez）在第二轮射中横梁，瑞士的阿坎吉（Akanji）在第三轮射飞。瑞士门将科贝尔（Kobel）在第四轮扑出库乔·埃尔南德斯（Cucho Hernandez）的点球，瑞士最终以4比3笑到最后。

这是他们时隔72年再次晋级世界杯八强，追平队史最好成绩。瑞士曾于1934年、1938年和1954年三次晋级八强。

他们接下来将挑战卫冕冠军阿根廷。后者在早前于两球落后的情况下3比2逆转埃及，惊险晋级。

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U.S. launches strikes against Iran to retaliate for attacks on 3 tankers in Strait of Hormuz

July 7, 2026 / 7:30 PM EDT / CBS News

By Eleanor Watson, Charlie D’Agata

Washington — U.S. forces began launching strikes Tuesday against Iran to retaliate for the regime’s attacks on commercial ships, U.S. Central Command said.

The retaliatory strikes are in response to attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the past two days on three commercial vessels that were traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted on X.

The attacks on the three tankers in the strait, which were confirmed by two U.S. officials, marked a sharp escalation that threatens to unravel the fragile diplomatic effort aimed at restoring security to one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

The Iranian attacks on the commercial shipping vessels come on the heels of Iran’s drone strike on a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel last week and just after Washington and Tehran had agreed to suspend hostilities and pursue indirect negotiations over maritime security following months of military confrontation.

The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency issued warnings of one attack on Monday and two Tuesday without naming the vessels targeted.

One of the attacks was carried out by an uncrewed aerial vehicle or drone, according to the advisories, while the other two tankers were targeted by unknown projectiles. No casualties were reported.

In a statement Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran’s targeting of the Vijian, a Saudi tanker, and Rakiyat, a Qatari tanker.

The U.S. on Tuesday also revoked Iran’s general license to export oil in response to Iran’s strikes against the three vessels.

“The Office of Foreign Assets Control is revoking GL X, which authorized the sale of Iranian oil,” a U.S. official told CBS News. “As President Trump and the administration have repeatedly affirmed, the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) in effect with Iran is entirely performance-based.”

The U.S. official added: “Iran will only reap benefits if they exhibit good behavior. Iran’s actions in the Strait were wholly unacceptable to the United States and will be met with consequences. Our negotiators continue to work in good faith towards a final deal.”

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said the U.S.’ revocation of the Iranian oil sales licenses “constitutes a blatant violation of Article 10, and the subsequent military operations of this country against Iran also constitute a serious violation of Articles 1 and 2 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.”

Gharibabadi also warned that Iran would “take decisive actions to safeguard its national interest and security” because of Israel’s actions in Lebanon and the U.S.’ “threatening statements against Iran.”

James LaPorta, Kristin Brown and Richard Escobedo contributed to this report.

Potential replacement for Platner speaks to CNN as Dems scramble for plan to replace him

Published 7:53 PM EDT, Tue July 7, 2026 / CNN Politics

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/politics/video/ebof-troy-jackson-filed-maine-campaign-paperwork-graham-platner

Graham Platner is facing intensifying pressure to drop out of the Maine Senate race after a woman accused him of rape, an allegation Platner denies. Erin Burnett talks to former Maine State Senator Troy Jackson who filed for a chance to replace Platner in the race.

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四川宜宾发生5.0级地震

2026年7月8日 07:35 / 联合早报

中国四川省宜宾市高县发生5.0级地震，震源深度8千米。

据中国地震台网速报微博，中国地震台网正式测定，星期三（7月8日）早上6时12分，在四川宜宾市高县（北纬28.52度，东经104.68度）发生5.0级地震，震源深度8千米。

WATCH: Mike Waltz tells Cuban delegation ‘this is not Havana’ during heated UN speech

The US ambassador to the UN said the real embargo is the one the Cuban regime imposes on its own people decade after decade

July 7, 2026 4:13pm EDT / Fox News

By Efrat Lachter

U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz declared America “will not be silenced” during a heated clash at the United Nations General Assembly, firing back after Havana’s delegation attempted to disrupt his speech by banging on their desks. (video: UNTV.)

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Cuba’s foreign minister accused the United States of committing an “act of war” by restricting fuel shipments to the island Tuesday, prompting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz to deliver a forceful response blaming Cuba’s communist government for years of blackouts, repression and economic collapse.

The confrontation unfolded at the U.N. General Assembly one day after Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed, leaving nearly 10 million people without power. It was the third nationwide grid failure this year and the eighth since October 2025, Reuters reported.

Cuban officials had restored electricity to parts of central Cuba and roughly one-third of Havana by Tuesday morning, although large areas remained offline or faced unstable service, according to Reuters.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz holds up a photograph of jailed Cuban dissidents during a General Assembly debate on the U.S. embargo against Cuba at U.N. headquarters in New York on July 7, 2026.(UNTV)

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez told delegates that the Trump administration was carrying out a “multidimensional, non-conventional war” against Cuba that had grown “more cruel and ruthless in the last seven months.”

Rodríguez described U.S. efforts to restrict fuel deliveries as the imposition of “an energy collapse, equivalent to a naval blockade, which is an act of war,” according to a UNTV transcript.

Waltz rejected the claim that the United States had established a naval blockade around Cuba.

“There is no ring of Navy warships, U.S. Navy warships sitting around this island blocking trade or humanitarian aid going into Cuba,” Waltz said. “It’s fake. It’s false. It’s a lie. Period.”

Waltz argued that the real embargo was the one Cuba’s government imposed on its own citizens.

People walk on the street during a national electrical grid collapse, in Havana, Cuba, March 14, 2025.(Norlys Perez/Reuters)

“There’s a lot of talk today of an embargo. And indeed there is one,” he said. “It’s the embargo the Cuban regime mercilessly imposes on its own people decade after decade after decade.”

He called on Havana to “change your ways” and “turn the lights back on for your people,” while accusing Cuba’s leaders of ensuring that government compounds and propaganda operations had power even as families worried about spoiled food, hospitals losing electricity and phones running out of charge.

Waltz noted that Tuesday’s meeting came days before the fifth anniversary of the July 11, 2021, demonstrations, when thousands of Cubans took to the streets amid shortages of food, medicine and electricity and demanded greater freedom.

As Waltz spoke, a member of the Cuban delegation pounded on the table, prompting the ambassador to respond.

“This is not Havana. This is the United States of America. This is the United Nations,” Waltz said. “And we will speak, we will be heard, and we will not be silenced like your own people. So, pound away.”

Waltz displayed photographs and read the names of several jailed Cuban artists, musicians and activists, including Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Maykel Castillo Pérez and Duannis Dabel León Taboada.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during a news conference in Havana.(Reuters/Alexandre Meneghini)

“They’re not armed. They’re not violent,” Waltz said. “They carry flowers, and write poems and write music. And for that, the regime beats them, detains them and tries to break them.”

Waltz also said GAESA, Cuba’s military-run conglomerate, controls approximately half of the country’s economy and holds $18 billion in assets.

Reuters has reported that estimates of GAESA’s economic reach range from approximately 40% to 70%, while Cuban officials dispute the U.S. government’s $18 billion figure.

Waltz said that despite Cuba’s blockade claims, humanitarian assistance had recently arrived from countries including China, Russia, Mexico, Canada and Spain, as well as from the European Union and the United Nations.

He also said the United States had provided more than $100 million in aid this year and approximately $500 million annually in commodities.

“The answer is simple: because blaming the United States is the only economic plan Havana has left,” Waltz said of Cuba’s decision to bring the issue before the General Assembly.

Protesters gather outside a Communist Party headquarters in Morón, Cuba, as a fire burns in the street during overnight unrest. Video obtained by Fox News Digital appeared to show demonstrators attempting to set fire to the building amid protests linked to widespread blackouts.(Reuters)

Before the wider debate, U.S. Representative for U.N. Management and Reform Jeffrey Bartos objected to reopening the agenda item and called for a vote on whether the proceedings should go forward.

Bartos said the three-hour meeting would cost approximately $84,000, money he argued could instead provide food, emergency medical supplies and solar lanterns to Cuban families.

“Right now, Cuba is in darkness — again,” Bartos said. “I urge the Cuban regime: turn the lights back on for your people.”

Members of the Cuban delegation also interrupted Bartos several times by pounding on the table. Bartos at one point paused and responded, “Keep banging away. It’s very effective,” before continuing his remarks.

Bartos accused Havana of seeking “another propaganda clip” rather than solutions and pointed to what he said were more than 800 political prisoners held by the government.

Independent organizations have produced varying estimates. Human Rights Watch said in April that more than 700 people remained imprisoned for political reasons, while Prisoners Defenders reported more than 1,200 political prisoners in Cuba in the spring of 2026. Cuba denies holding anyone for political reasons.

“That is the real Cuban embargo,” Bartos said. “It is the embargo the regime imposes on its own people: on speech, on faith, on enterprise, on dissent, on political rights and hope — and now, quite literally, on light.”

Rodríguez accused the U.S. delegation of offering “worn-out lies” and attempting to prevent the General Assembly from debating the effects of American policy.

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Jeff Bartos, U.S. Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform, addresses a meeting of the Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Nov. 25, 2025.(Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Cuba’s electricity crisis has been driven by severe fuel shortages and an aging, poorly maintained power system that has struggled to meet demand. The Cuban government primarily blames U.S. restrictions, while Washington attributes the island’s broader economic crisis to communist economic policies, corruption and repression.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Efrat Lachter is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to efrat.lachter@fox.com.

Fetterman tells those who backed Platner to “sit it out” on a possible replacement

July 7, 2026 / 6:27 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington— Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said members of the party who helped prop up Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner amid a string of scandals should not play a role in selecting his potential replacement if he drops out of the race.

“Many of these people that put someone like Platner in this seat right now, sit it out,” Fetterman said in an interview with “The Takeout with Major Garrett” on Tuesday.

Fetterman condemned his colleagues in Congress and others who continued backing Platner after problematic internet comments he made years ago came to light, his admission that he once had a tattoo widely associated with a Nazi emblem, and allegations of sexually explicit texts andconcerning behavior toward women.

A Maine woman he previously dated, Jenny Racicot,told Politico and CNNthat Platner sexually assaulted her in 2021 — which Platner denied — leading the candidate to lose the support of top Democrats. Among those who called for Platner to drop out was Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, who said in a statement Tuesday that he spoke with Platner about “about the best path forward for Maine” and “recommended that he step aside.”

“How have we arrived here?” Fetterman said. “That I think is an important thing to explore and the people that really made that possible … hold them accountable too.”

Fetterman specifically called out Sanders, saying he put Platner on the map “more than anyone.”

In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Fetterman called on Sanders “to apologize to the victims.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fetterman-calls-graham-platner-total-dirtbag-sexual-assault-allegation/

美军对伊朗发起一系列打击 回应伊朗袭击三艘商船

2026年7月8日 07:01 / 联合早报

美国中央司令部7月7日在X平台发文说：“美军“已开始对伊朗发起一系列强力打击，以惩罚伊朗袭击商船的行为。” （路透社示意图）

美国军方在三艘油轮于霍尔木兹海峡遭到袭击后对伊朗发起新一轮空袭，并吊销了伊朗的石油出口许可证，这给本已脆弱的美伊停火协议带来了巨大的压力。

路透社报道，美国中央司令部星期二（7月7日）在X平台发表声明，称美军已开始对伊朗发起一系列强力打击，这些打击是为了回应伊朗对三艘航经霍尔木兹海峡商船的袭击。

声明指称：“伊朗所展现的侵略行为毫无道理、危险，并且公然违反了停火协议。”

这是自6月底以来，美国首次对伊朗发动军事打击。双方上月底进行了连续几天的空袭与反击。

同日，美国财政部外国资产控制办公室发布公告，宣布撤销日前发布的对伊朗石油生产、交付和销售为期60天的授权。消息公布后，油价上涨超过5%。

美国财政部6月21日发放为期60天的临时许可证，授权伊朗销售石油至8月21日。美国的最新决定意味着7月7日之后禁止伊朗销售石油。

目前尚不清楚美国此次袭击的具体目标，但伊朗媒体称，六枚发射物击中伊朗南部锡里克市（Sirik）塔赫鲁伊码头（Tahroui）附近区域。

根据伊朗媒体报道，当地时间星期三（8日）清晨，南部港口城市锡里克、格什姆岛和阿巴斯港发生多起爆炸，但未立即提供爆炸原因、人员伤亡或财产损失的详细信息。

英国海上贸易行动办公室（UKMTO）7日早前通报，一艘油轮在阿曼岸外被不明投射物击中并起火。这是UKMTO在24小时内通报的第三起船只遇袭事件。

UKMTO没有说明哪一艘油轮遇袭，但知情者告诉彭博社，这艘油轮是卡塔尔国有航运公司Nakilat旗下的“雷卡亚特”号（Al Rekayyat）。

Hochul says Stefanik would’ve been tougher GOP opponent than Blakeman in surprising swipe at rival

2026-07-07T17:42:51-04:00 / Fox News

Blakeman compared Gov Hochul to Disney villain Cruella de Vil in a statement to Fox News Digital

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Published July 7, 2026 5:42pm EDT

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joins Fox Across America With Jimmy Failla to explain how New York Governor Kathy Hochul has stifled economic growth in the Empire State by driving away wealthy residents.

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Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested Rep. Elise Stefanik would have been a tougher Republican opponent than GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman this fall, prompting the Nassau County executive to fire back by comparing the incumbent to Disney villain Cruella de Vil while blasting her record.

Hochul made the remarks during an interview with Newsday’s editorial board after she was asked whether Stefanik, who publicly considered running for governor before declining, would have been a stronger general election opponent than Blakeman.

“Probably. I mean, Bruce is, you know, Bruce,” Hochul said.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a media availability press conference and makes an announcement on abortion rights at the office on 633 3rd Avenue.(Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The governor said Stefanik’s national profile would have changed the dynamics of the race.

“She had the ability to raise a lot of money” because of her national following, Hochul said.

“It would have been a different race.”

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., Wednesday, March 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)

Hochul added that she still believes she would have defeated Stefanik.

“Our polling shows us beating her as well,” she said.

Blakeman, however, accused Hochul of trying to distract from her record.

BILL REPLACING ‘MOTHER’ AND ‘FATHER’ WITH GENDER-NEUTRAL TERMS PASSES IN NEW YORK, HEADS TO HOCHUL’S DESK

Congresswoman Stefanik was seen widely as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in the primary race before dropping out last December.(Getty Images)

“Cruella de Vil is more likable than Kathy Hochul and her high taxes, high electric bills and soaring health care costs,” Blakeman said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital reached out to Stefanik for comment. This story will be updated with any response.

Before exiting the race, Fox News Digital reported exclusively that Stefanik had consolidated support from Republican county chairs and party leaders across New York, making her the early front-runner for the GOP nomination.

“Elise Stefanik, a fantastic person and Congresswoman from New York State, has just announced she won’t be running for Governor,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last December. “Elise is a tremendous talent, regardless of what she does. She will have GREAT success, and I am with her all the way!”

Trump ultimately endorsed Blakeman after Stefanik opted against entering the race, helping cement the Nassau County executive as the Republican nominee in an election cycle that has put the president’s influence in party primaries on full display.

Hochul is seeking a second full four-year term after first taking office in 2021 following former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.

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She defeated Republican Lee Zeldin by roughly six percentage points in 2022 despite Republicans posting one of their strongest gubernatorial performances in deep blue New York in years.

The next campaign finance filings are due later this month, though Hochul has maintained a significant fundraising advantage over Blakeman. Republicans are hoping public matching funds and outside spending will help narrow the gap as the race ramps up.

Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.

Trump weighed in on Cabinet squabble over ride for July Fourth flyover

2026-07-07T20:28:57.108Z / The Washington Post

The president encouraged acting attorney general Todd Blanche to fly on one of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s jets despite the FAA’s prior objection to the planes.

July 7, 2026 at 4:28 p.m. EDT Yesterday at 4:28 p.m. EDT

People watch a flyover on July Fourth in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. (Tyler M. Andrews/The Washington Post)

By Isaac Arnsdorf

A dispute among Cabinet officials over who could ride in fighter jets flying over Washington on July Fourth escalated to President Donald Trump, who gave the go-ahead to acting attorney general Todd Blanche despite prior objections from Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy.