Trump Calls for Regime Change in Iran, While Other News Develops
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Friday statement, former President Donald Trump expressed his belief that a change in power in Iran would be "the best thing that could happen," coinciding with the deployment of a second aircraft carrier group to the Middle East. This statement came amid other significant news developments, including a British High Court ruling regarding a pro-Palestinian group, ongoing discussions about policing Gaza, a scientific discovery about parasitic wasps, and a lone Democratic Senator's vote on DHS funding.
According to Fortune, Trump made these comments after visiting troops at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He suggested that the current Iranian leadership had been "talking and talking and talking" for 47 years. The former president's remarks come as the U.S. administration considers potential military actions against Tehran.
Meanwhile, in London, Britain's High Court ruled that the government's decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, NPR Politics reported. However, the ban remains in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
Also, discussions continue regarding the future of policing in Gaza. According to NPR, a U.S. proposal obtained by the news organization, titled "Gaza Exit Strategy and the Morning After," made recommendations to the Biden administration to set up Palestinian and international security forces to prevent a security vacuum. The plan was drawn up shortly after the October 7th Hamas-led attack on Israel.
In scientific news, Nature News reported that researchers discovered how parasitic wasps castrate their moth larvae hosts. The wasps inject a domesticated virus that causes cells in the larvae's testes to die.
Finally, in a rare move, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania broke with his party and voted to advance a yearlong spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Time reported. Fetterman, a long-standing opponent of government shutdowns, warned that declining to fund DHS would impact agencies housed under the department.
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