Serious concerns about the talks involving the Middle East: on Iran, the head of the Iranian negotiating team says the Memorandum of Understanding is “America’s declaration of defeat,” and on Lebanon, the Israeli Ambassador to the US warns that the talks between Israel and Lebanon are falling apart, saying “We are in a train wreck;” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Memorandum of Understanding must address Iran’s support for Hezbollah; Iran says its missile program will never be a part of the negotiations; but President Trump says the US has achieved “a historic peace agreement with Iran,” and that oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz; the Senate approves a War Powers Resolution aimed at limiting military action against Iran, but it doesn’t have any practical effect;
Joshua Swanson talks about what Iran is saying about the Memorandum of Understanding, its missile program and the Strait of Hormuz and their role in the US negotiations, the Israeli government’s view of the talks with Lebanon being a “train wreck,” and how the Hezbollah situation will be resolved; a major federal agency sues the world’s leading transgender medical association over trans treatments for minors; Lorie Johnson talks about how some European nations stopped these procedures on minors, how kids can helped if trans treatments aren’t the answer, and how state governments are getting involved; and how a tiny historical artifact tells a big story about the Temple Mount, and the enduring faith of the Jewish people.