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President Trump received a formal nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, credited for his pivotal role in bringing about the cease-fire between Israel and Iran.

Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia submitted the nomination in a letter addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. In it, he commended Trump “in recognition of his extraordinary and historic role in brokering and end to the armed conflict.”

Carter, who has served Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, based in Savannah, since 2015, stated, “President Trump’s influence was instrumental in forging a swift agreement that many believed to be impossible.”

He went on to praise Trump’s assertive approach to national security, writing, “President Trump also took bold, decisive actions to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and ensure that the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism remains incapable of acquiring a nuclear weapons.”

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“Do you think you’ll meet with Zelensky [at NATO]?” POTUS: “Yeah, probably I’ll see him.” “What would you say to him?” POTUS: “I’ll say, ‘How ya doing?'”

National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi has confirmed that Israel is holding daily direct talks with the Syrian regime and is exploring the possibility of normalization between the two countries, Israel Hayom reports. Speaking on Monday, Hanegbi acknowledged remarks he made during a closed-door session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Sunday. “There is direct daily dialogue at all levels between Israel and the regime in Syria. I am leading it with political officials there,” Hanegbi reportedly said, according to the Hebrew outlet.

President Trump on regime change in Iran: “Regime change takes chaos — and ideally, we don’t want to see so much chaos.”

President Trump on Iran: “They’re not going to have enrichment and they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. They’re going to get on to being a great trading nation.”

In recent days, Yeshivat Har Etzion’s website was infiltrated in what appears to be a cyberattack attributed to Iranian hackers, reportedly part of a wider digital offensive.

The hackers defaced the homepage with an English message that read, “You start the war, but we will end it!” This warning was also embedded in multiple areas of the site—ranging from course thumbnails to lecture pages and even the search bar—pointing to a comprehensive compromise of the platform’s backend.

Despite the gravity of the breach, the yeshiva responded with levity and confidence. In a public statement, they said: “We’re pleased to see the Torah of the yeshiva continues to break (and be broken into) new boundaries. Welcome to our new followers from Iran who left their mark. You’re invited to join as well.”

Within several hours, the technical team had resolved the issue, fully restoring the website’s functionality and ensuring it resumed normal operations.

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The office of the Israeli Prime Minister issued a statement Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s call for Israel to hold back from retaliating against Iran, after Tehran breached the ceasefire by launching missiles at Israel just after 10 a.m.

According to the statement, “The ceasefire was set for 07:00 this morning. At 03:00, Israel forcefully attacked in the heart of Tehran, struck regime targets and eliminated hundreds of Basij and Iranian security forces personnel.”

It continued, “Shortly before the ceasefire was due to take effect, Iran launched a barrage of missiles, one of which took the lives of four of our citizens in Be’er Sheva. The ceasefire took effect at 07:00.”

The Prime Minister’s Office detailed further infractions by Iran: “At 07:06, Iran launched one missile at Israeli territory, and two additional missiles at 10:25. These missiles were either intercepted or fell in open areas, and caused neither casualties nor damage.”

“In response to Iran’s violations, the Air Force destroyed a radar installation near Tehran,” the statement explained.

Following a phone conversation between the two leaders, the statement added, “Pursuant to the conversation between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel has refrained from additional attacks.”

The statement concluded with praise for Trump: “In the conversation, President Trump expressed his great appreciation for Israel, which achieved all of its objectives for the war, as well as his confidence in the stability of the ceasefire.”

President Trump, speaking after the Iranian missile strike, commented on the situation by saying, “Israel unloaded a lot, and now I just heard that Israel went out because they felt it (the ceasefire) was violated by one rocket that didn’t land anywhere. That’s not what we want, I tell you that.”

Before departing for a NATO summit, Trump vented his disapproval to reporters. “I’m not happy with Israel either,” he said.

He followed up with, “I gotta get Israel to calm down now.”

Trump placed blame on both countries for undermining the truce, though he added, “I don’t think they did it intentionally, they couldn’t bring people back.”

Reaffirming his stance against further escalation, Trump noted his opposition to Israel responding militarily to the missile attacks and pledged, once again, to intervene: he “would try to stop it.”

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During an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Special Report Monday evening, Vice President JD Vance made it clear that any future attempt by Iran to pursue a nuclear weapon would result in a decisive response from the United States. “They’re going to have to deal with a very, very powerful American military again,” he warned. Vance emphasized that Iran should now understand “we can destroy whatever nuclear capacity you build up. I think that lesson is what’s going to teach them not to rebuild their nuclear capacity.”

Host Bret Baier raised a concern during the interview, asking, “So, after all of this, if the Iranian government survives as is, what’s to stop it from rebuilding over time if they, in fact, moved the 60% highly enriched uranium? That’s the concern.”

In response, Vance explained that the key achievement of the operation was eliminating Iran’s capability to enrich uranium. “No, the big concern, Bret — and this is, again, what we destroyed — is, their ability to enrich uranium. If they have 60% enriched uranium, but they don’t have the ability to enrich it to 90%, and, further, they don’t have the ability to convert that to a nuclear weapon, that is mission success. That is the obliteration of their nuclear program, which is why the president, I think, rightly, is using that term.”

Vance concluded by reiterating the message he believes the U.S. delivered to Iran. “But here’s the question: If Iran is desperate to build a nuclear weapon in the future, then they’re going to have to deal with a very, very powerful American military again. Our hope is that the lesson that the Iranians have learned here is, look, we can fly a bunker-buster bomb from Missouri to Iran, completely undetected, without landing once on the ground, and we can destroy whatever nuclear capacity you build up. I think that lesson is what’s going to teach them not to rebuild their nuclear capacity.”

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Danger Ahead. The upcoming election on June 24th presents a critical moment for the Jewish community. We must be vigilant in safeguarding our values, our institutions, and our safety.

The Stakes Are High

The record of Zohran Mamdani raises serious concerns about his commitment to protecting the Jewish community. His actions and associations pose a direct threat to our shuls, yeshivas, and the overall well-being of our community.

Key Concerns:

• Support for BDS: Mamdani supports boycotts targeting Israel’s existence, a movement widely condemned by Jewish leaders as antisemitic. 

• Father’s Extremist Views: His father, Colombia professor Mahmood Mamdani, has publicly called for Israel’s “dismantlement” and made comparisons to Nazi Germany.

  Alignment with Divisive Groups: Mamdani aligns himself with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), an organization that has been criticized for antisemitic rhetoric and associations. He also stands with figures like Jamaal Bowman.

• Refusal to Support Israel: He has declined to co-sponsor a resolution recognizing Israel’s founding, signaling a lack of support for the Jewish state and its right to exist.

The Threat to Our Community

Mamdani’s record threatens the very fabric of our community. We cannot afford to become like London, where, under a Muslim mayor, Jews feel increasingly unsafe. We could face:

• Loss of Police Protection: Reduced support from law enforcement, leaving our shuls, yeshivas, and institutions vulnerable to attack.

• Increased Antisemitism: A rise in hate crimes and discrimination against the Jewish people.

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ELIMINATED: Iranian nuclear scientist and IRGC officer Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber was eliminated in a targeted airstrike last night.

Israeli Firefighters and rescue crews are seen working to remove a large interceptor fragment that fell near Yodfat in Northern Israel.

Spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency stated to Iranian media that the Iranian nuclear project has not stopped and we will develop it more.

ELIMINATED: The IRGC has confirmed that senior Basij Intelligence General Muhammad Taqi Yousefvand, was eliminated in a targeted airstrike last night.

According to Iranian reports, IRGC Brigadier General Alireza Lotfi, Deputy Head of Iran’s Intelligence Organization, has been eliminated in a targeted airstrike last night.

President Trump makes an early morning departure for the Netherlands, where he’ll attend the NATO summit.

POTUS: “These guys gotta calm down. It’s ridiculous. I didn’t like plenty of things that I saw yesterday. I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal … and I didn’t like the fact that the retaliation was very strong… All I do is play both sides.”

While traveling to the NATO summit in the Netherlands, President Trump clarified on Tuesday that he has no interest in toppling the Iranian government, citing the destabilizing consequences such a move could bring.

“No. If there was, there was, but no, I don’t want it. I’d like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Regime change takes chaos and ideally we don’t want to see so much chaos. So we’ll see how it goes.”

The president made these remarks just days after he authorized a U.S. military strike targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, a move that led him to call for an immediate end to fighting between Iran and Israel on Monday.

Over the weekend, following the initial Israeli air raids on Iranian territory, Trump took to Truth Social suggesting the possibility of eliminating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and referenced “regime change” in a provocative post on Sunday.

“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

However, sources previously said that behind closed doors, Trump had voiced concerns that ousting Iran’s leadership could backfire and result in a disastrous situation similar to what unfolded in Libya.

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