1 Iran Conflict: President Trump Says "Clock Is Ticking" For Iran
The U.S.-Iran standoff deepened Friday into a war of words alongside a stalled military and diplomatic stalemate. President Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One after his Beijing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said flatly that the U.S., not Iran, controls the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said yesterday that the “Clock is Ticking” for Iran, and warned that “there won’t be anything left of them” if they don’t “get moving, FAST.” Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shot back from New Delhi, where he was attending a BRICS summit, saying, "We cannot trust the Americans at all." On the military front, the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group returned to Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday after an 11-month deployment.
2 Four In Custody After At Least 10 Shootings In Austin, Texas Leave Four Injured
Police are investigating a string of random shootings across the city that left four people shot over the course of roughly 24 hours late Saturday and into Sunday. Officers responded to ten separate shooting incidents during that window. Two suspects were arrested at a traffic stop, and a two more were captured a few hours later. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said investigators have identified no specific motive connecting the incidents and urged all city residents to remain vigilant. The Austin Police Department is working to determine whether all ten shooting reports are connected and whether they stem from the same suspects or multiple independent incidents.
3 Midair Collision Between Two Jets At Air Show Leads To Idaho Air Force Base Lockdown
Two U.S. Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided in midair yesterday while performing an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base near Boise, Idaho, around 12:10 p.m. local time. All four crew members aboard the two aircraft successfully ejected and are in stable condition. The jets were assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron at Whidbey Island, Washington. A bystander’s video captured the collision, two parachutes deploying from each plane, and a large fireball as both jets hit the ground. The air show was immediately canceled, and the base was locked down. No spectators were reported injured, and the cause is under investigation.