❗️US lawmaker demands new investigation into Israeli attack on USS Liberty

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie took to the House floor on 8 June to mark the 59th anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, calling for a fresh investigation into the deadly 1967 incident. Massie argued that the assault on the US Navy technical research ship, which occurred in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula during the Six-Day War, was intentional. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 34 US servicemen and left 171 others wounded.

To support his demand for a new probe, Massie highlighted that the vessel carried clear US identification markers and cited historical statements from top officials, including former Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who openly rejected the official narrative that the strike was a mistake.

Survivors of the tragedy, including Phil Tourney, praised Massie for breaking the political taboo in Washington and finally giving a voice to the deceased crew members who have long been denied justice. Pro-Israel lawmakers, led by Representative Dan Crenshaw, quickly moved to dismiss the initiative, echoing decades-old talking points that characterize the deliberate assault as a settled accident.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump says the U.S. and Iran could sign an agreement in ‘two or three days’

It has now been almost two months since Trump first claimed to be close to a deal.

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⭕️ Trump has claimed an Iran deal was imminent at least 37 times

CNN noted that US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed a deal with Iran was imminent, counting at least 37 occasions — including before the ceasefire — in which he publicly said an agreement was close or suggested Iran was desperate to reach one.

The network argued there is no more evidence today that a deal is near than there was months ago, suggesting Trump may be trying to calm financial markets, convince others through repetition, or genuinely believes he can will an agreement into existence. CNN concluded that his repeated claims of an imminent deal should no longer be taken seriously.

— 🇮🇱 NEW: A car bombing in Tel Aviv

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This is the first successful Hezbollah infiltration into a non-military Israeli area in two and a half years.

I was working all day yesterday, this is me catching up with the TL.

Will be swamped all week but trying to monitor the developed situation to continue monitoring the situation

— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇦🇪 NEW: At the request of the United States, the UAE delivered a plane carrying $3 Billion dollars in cash to Iran, in exchange for stopping its attacks on Israel – Kann

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: President Trump says he was informed that Iran shot down the American AH-64 Apache helicopter in Hormuz, saying the United States ‘must respond’

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump on Truth Social:

‘I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.

There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter!’

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