NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 4/11/2025*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*CARBON TAX ON SHIPS AT SEA DEVISED*NIGEL FARAGE CALLS FOR NATIONALIZATION OF BRITISH STEEL*US ENVOY SPEAKS WITH PUTIN*NEGATIVE STORIES ON IRAN APPEAR AHEAD OF US-IRAN TALKS**

 

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Negative stories regarding Iran appear in the media ahead of those US-Iranian talks tomorrow but first...

                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

PRESIDENT TRUMP AUTHORIZING MILITARY USE OF FEDERAL LANDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN US BORDER.

THE MOVE DESIGNED TO ASSIST EFFORTS TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN BORDER FROM CROSSINGS BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS...THE HILL USA

President Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg says the British media outlet "The Times" of London distorted his remarks on Ukraine.

"The Times" publishing an interview with Kellogg where he talked about the notion of British and French troops in western Ukraine, the Ukrainian military in the middle and Russian forces in the east.

Kellogg taking exception to the notion of a "divided Ukraine" depicted in the British media report...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TAKING THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COURT WITH A CRIMINAL REFERRAL TO THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

MAINE BEING CITED FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OVER ALLOWING BIOLOGICAL MALES (TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS) TO PARTICIPATE IN FEMALE ATHLETICS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEEKING TO END FEDERAL FUNDING OF EDUCATION IN MAINE...US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

President Trump had a physical at the Walter Reed Medical Center.  

Results not yet available but Mr. Trump told reporters on Air Force One he took a cognitive test and answered all the questions correctly.  He also spoke of heart tests being performed...NPR USA

US politics in North Carolina the state Supreme Court allowing around 5,000 of the 65,000 ballots questioned by Republicans in last fall's Supreme Court election to be challenged for verification.

Republican Jefferson Griffin lost the race by 784 votes.   This ruling creates the potential for Griffin to win the contest.

Democrats pledge to go to federal court to challenge the ruling...Politico

US HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM ENDING DEPORTATION PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND CAMEROON.

THE DECISION MADE BY SECRETARY NOEM ON MARCH 21ST...THE HILL USA

Without the participation of the United States an international agreement was reached on a carbon tax for ships at sea.

The tax to take effect on January 1, 2028.

A complex system of taxation devised with exemptions for certain countries considered poor and the nations of the South Pacific.

The plan designed to raise nine billion euros of revenue annually.

The United States warning of countermeasures in response to the tax saying it hurts US companies...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

A US IMMIGRATION COURT JUDGE RULNG THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DEPORT MAHMOUD KHALIL, A US PERMANENT RESIDENT INVOLVED IN PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

THE GOVERNMENT CITING A FEDERAL LAW ALLOWING SUCH DEPORTATIONS WHEN SOMEONE'S PRESENCE IN THE US IS AVERSE TO US FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS.

KHALIL'S LAWYERS HAVE UNTIL APRIL 23RD TO APPEAL THE DECISION...BBC NEWS

Israel intercepting a drone headed for its territory tonight.   The Houthi forces in Yemen said two drones were launched to attack military targets in the Tel Aviv area...Times of Israel

A BRITISH SPY PLANE ACCOMPANIED BY FIGHTER PLANES OBSERVED OVER THE WESTERN BLACK SEA NEAR UKRAINE...TASS RUSSIA

NIGEL FARAGE CALLS FOR NATIONALIZATION OF BRITISH STEEL AS EMERGENCY LAW IS PROPOSED BY STARMER GOVERNMENT

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says that British Steel needs to be nationalized as its Chinese ownership seeks to shut down a steel plant in Scunthorpe...Reform UK "X"....

 

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer moving to pass an emergency law this weekend to save the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe.

The plant employs 2,700 people.   The current Chinese ownership says its continued operation is no longer viable.

The British government expected to take control of the Scunthorpe plant...BBC News Blog 

IN CHILE A POLICE OFFICER CHARGED AFTER TWO TEENAGERS DIED IN A CLASH BETWEEN POLICE AND SOCCER FANS...BBC SPORT

Estonian authorities detaining a ship in the Baltic Sea said to belong to Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Helicopters used in the seizure of what Estonian authorities called a 'sanctioned vessel'...Politico EU

(UPDATED) PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF MEETING RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IN ST. PETERSBURG.

KREMLIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV SAYING PUTIN IS LISTENING TO A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MR. PUTIN...AL JAZEERA QATAR...

PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE NOTION THAT RUSSIA NEEDS TO 'GET MOVING' ON THE UKRAINE WAR.

THE TALKS BETWEEN MR. WITKOFF AND PRESIDENT PUTIN LASTING FOUR HOURS.

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 683.92 points or 1.73 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 324.85 points or 1.98 percent.

In New York the price of oil closed at 61 dollars 79 cents a barrel up one dollar 72 cents or 2.86 percent...Marketwatch

250 ISRAELI MILITARY INTELLIGENCE RESERVISTS SUPPORTING THE CALL OF CURRENT AND FORMER AIR FORCE PILOTS FOR A CHANGE IN GAZA WAR POLICY.

THE RESERVISTS WANT RETURN OF THE HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA TO BE THE PRIORITY TO BE RETURN OF THE HOSTAGES EVEN IF IT MEANS A CHANGE IN THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR...TIMES OF ISRAEL

The commander of the US military base in Greenland visited by Vice-President JD Vance and wife Usha last month relieved of command.

Colonel Susan Meyers sent out an email following the visit distancing the base from the message of the Vice-President during his visit.

Pentagon spokesman Colonel Shawn Lee saying in part: "Actions that undermine the hierarchy of that go against President Trump's objectives will not be tolerated..."...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

CHINA RAISING TARIFFS ON US GOODS TO 125 PERCENT IN THE LATEST ESCALATION OF THE TRADE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES...(NEWS AGENCIES)

"But if anyone tries to introduce unrelated issues into the negotiations and complicate the process we will not succeed"

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister saying Iran can easily comply with any demand not to possess nuclear weapons since the policy set by its Supreme Leader currently forbids them.

Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi speaking in Serbia ahead of tomorrow's meeting in Oman between Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff...

                                         Tass Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia next week.

All three nations trading partners with China in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...Tass Russia

Ahead of tomorrow's US-Iran talks in Oman the "New York Times" publishing a story claiming division in Iran's top leadership with fears of regime change hinted at.

The report suggests differences between Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei and Iran's elected government on its negotiating stance with the United States.

The elected officials said to have warned of regime change in the country if nuclear talks are not held with the United States...News Agencies-Times of Israel...

ALSO, ISRAEL-LINKED JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID OF 'AXIOS' MAKING A CLAIM ABOUT IRAN'S NEGOTIATING POSITION AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES IN OMAN.

RAVID REPORTING IRAN IS SEEKING AN 'INTERIM DEAL' REGARDING ITS NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES TO DEFUSE TENSIONS AND POSSIBLE MILITARY ACTION BY ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES...Barak Ravid "X"

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says documents related to the 1968 assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be ready for release in a few days.

Present as she made the announcement Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. son of Senator Kennedy..."X" Trending

IN ISRAEL A LETTER SIGNED BY 150 FORMER NAVAL OFFICERS AND DOZENS OF RESERVIST DOCTORS CALLING FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN GAZA.

THE LETTER STATING THAT THE WAR SHOULD END SO HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA CAN BE RETURNED HOME TO ISRAEL.

THIS LETTER FOLLOWS ONE YESTERDAY INVOLVING 1,000 MOSTLY FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ISRAELI AIR FORCE WITH A SIMILAR MESSAGE...TIMES OF ISRAEL

    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                                         (UPDATED)

                           TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news...

EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THE US SENATE CONFIRMING RETIRED AIR FORCE LT. GENERAL DAN CAINE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.

THE VOTE 60-25 WITH SOME DEMOCRATS JOINING REPUBLICANS...REUTERS-THE JERUSALEM POST

THE US NAVY FIRING A COMMANDING OFFICER AND CHIEF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AT A UNIT IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

COMMANDER BRETT ROBBLEE AND MASTER CHIEF FELIX PHILLIPS WERE LEADERS OF MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SQUADRON 4.

'A LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM LEADERSHIP DUTIES' CITED BY THE NAVY...TASK AND PURPOSE

In New Zealand union officials concerned about reorganization of Woolworth's stores.   

The stores comparable to Walmart stores with two New Zealand Woolworth's shutting down completely.

Other stores will see staff reorganization that eliminates current supervisory roles like department manager.   

The Workers First Union concerned this could lead to pay cuts and or loss of hours for many workers...One News New Zealand

11 PEOPLE IN THE NETHERLANDS WERE TARGETED BY THE PEGSASUS SOFTWARE MADE BY ISRAELI COMPANY NSO.

THAT'S BEING REVEALED DUE TO A LAWSUIT FILED IN THE USA WHICH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN NATIONS IN THE WORLD HAD THEIR PHONES HACKED BY THE ISRAELI-MADE SOFTWARE.

THAT SOFTWARE PROVIDED TO VARIOUS CLIENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO USE FOR PHONE HACKING MANY OF CLIENTS APPEAR TO BE GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)