Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered that Iran immediately enter into nuclear talks and further negotiations with the United States, in order to reduce tensions in the Middle East, according to reports from the Iranian state-run Fars News Agency.

President Donald J. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to meet Friday in Istanbul with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, alongside representatives from several Arab and Muslim countries, to discuss a possible new nuclear deal between Iran and the United States, according to two sources with knowledge and a U.S. official who spoke to Axios.

The United States Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has been accused of wrongdoing in a whistleblower complaint that was filed last May by an intelligence official that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.

The filing of the complaint has prompted a continuing, behind-the-scenes struggle about how to assess and handle it, with the whistleblower’s lawyer accusing Gabbard of stonewalling the complaint and the disclosure of its contents potentially causing “grave damage to national security,” one official said. It also implicates another federal agency beyond Gabbard’s, and raises potential claims of executive privilege that may involve the White House.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for Gabbard’s office confirmed that the complaint concerned Gabbard but dismissed it as “baseless and politically motivated.” 

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has announced that, effective immediately, body cameras will be provided to every agent and officer on the ground in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with plans to expand the body camera program to all DHS law enforcement nationwide as funding becomes available, this includes both Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Body cameras was a major demand by House and Senate Democrats for them to vote in favor of further funding for the Department of Homeland Security, in addition to a prohibition on federal officers wearing masks and an end to roving patrols, along with requiring warrants issued by a judge for arrests and searches carried out by both CBP and ICE.

Iran has informed the United States that it is willing to shut down or suspend its nuclear program in order to calm ongoing tensions in the Middle East, but that it would prefer a proposal made last year to create a regional consortium to produce nuclear power, American and Iranian officials have told the New York Times.

Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, met in recent days with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow with a message from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stating that Iran could agree to ship its stockpile of enriched uranium to Russia, as it did under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Multiple fake emails are circulating that are claimed to be part of the Epstein Files, such as this email here said to be dated June 22, 2013, in which a redacted individual tells convicted sex offender and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, “When we come up next month I’m thinking about bringing…” followed by two redacted names, adding “They’re up for anything. you’ll love them.” Epstein responds by stating that he doesn’t believe that’s a good idea, before saying when asked why, “trump will be there. doesnt like black girls,, calls them 'boogers', wont go w in 10 feet.” This email appears to be entirely FAKE and has not been part of any release by the Justice Department, being shared as legitimate by many high-profile accounts on X.

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have agreed to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee regarding their links to the ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, only days before the Republican-led House was expected to vote to hold them in criminal contempt of Congress.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaking earlier today on Fox News:

“And you bring a gun into the district, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district, and I don't care if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail, and hope you get the gun back.”

Speaking to reporters today in the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump spoke about what he called “talks going on with Iran,” as well as the current military buildup in the Middle East, with him stating: “We have ships heading to Iran right now, big ones. Biggest and the best. And we have talks going on with Iran. We'll see how it all works out.”

Chances of a potential nuclear deal between Iran and the United States have skyrocketed within the last few hours on Polymarket, following reports that Iran is prepared to shut down or suspend its nuclear program in order to calm tensions in the Middle East, with traders predicting that the chances of a deal before the end of the year are currently 55%.

Polish and NATO fighter jets and early-warning aircraft have been scrambled from bases in Poland and the Baltics, while ground-based air defense systems and radar reconnaissance have been raised to their highest state of readiness, due to activity by Russia’s long-range aviation, which is carrying out strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

A NATO Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) is currently airborne over Eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, supporting ongoing Combat Air Patrols (CAP) by F-35A Lightning lls and other NATO Air Forces.

A NATO E-3A “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft from Trapani–Birgi Air Base in Italy has joined other NATO Air Forces over Eastern Poland.

President Donald J. Trump today in the Oval Office: “Well, you're going to have - a lot of things are happening. You have Iran, and you have Russia, Ukraine, and you have the Middle East. We have a lot of things going. A lot of problems were here for a long time before I got here. We settled eight wars, and I think we're going to - I think we're doing very well with Ukraine and Russia. For the first time, I'm saying that, you know, we're doing - I think we're going to maybe have some good news.”

U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s negotiated energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has completely collapsed tonight, with Russia launching a major multi-hour-long drone and missile attack Monday night against several cities and energy infrastructure in and around the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, targeting power plants, substations, and other infrastructure sites throughout Ukraine. In addition, several high-rise residential buildings in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine were struck during the attack, all while drones, cruise and ballistic missile continue to be launched by Russia.

Trilateral talks between Russia and Ukraine were expected to take place Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi, however, it’s possible that tonight’s attack could disrupt the talks organized by the Trump Administration.