Tuesday, May 12, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 5/12/2026*TRUMP TALKS TOUGH ON IRAN, MIRRORS NETANYAHU*IRAN'S REPORTED CONDITIONS FOR TALKS*ORTHODOX PARTY MAY TRIGGER EARLY ISRAELI ELECTION*US INFLATION SPIKE*BRITISH POLITICAL TENSIONS*MAYOR RESIGNS OVER CHINESE AGENT CHARGE*

 

                 (SERVICE AS ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING US EASTERN TIME)




                        LATE NEWS TONIGHT:



IN PERU LEFTIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROBERTO SANCHEZ ACCUSED OF FINANCIAL CRIMES WITH PROSECUTORS CALLING FOR A FIVE YEAR, FOUR MONTH PRISON SENTENCE.


THE CHARGES UNSEALED JUST HOURS AFTER MR. SANCHEZ CONFIRMED AS THE CANDIDATE WHO WILL FACE RIGHTIST KEIKO FUJIMORI IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 7TH.


A JUDGE WILL CONSIDER THE CHARGES ON MAY 27TH...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR 




"They'll either do the right thing, or we'll finish the job"


The words of US President Donald Trump regarding the Iran War as he left the White House for a trip to China.


Mr. Trump not taking the financial difficulties of Americans into consideration as he calculates the next move on Iran.


Trump's message mirroring the consistent decades long message of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the notion of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon:


"I don't think about American's financial situations.   I don't think about anybody.


I think about one thing:  We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.  


The most important thing by far is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon"


Mr. Trump saying the US in his words will: 'win it one way or another. We'll win it peacefully or otherwise'...


                          Times of Israel




IRAN SETTING FIVE CONDITIONS FOR NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME WITH THE UNITED STATES ON ENDING THE IRAN WAR.


A SOURCE TELLING IRAN'S FARS NEWS AGENCY THOSE CONDITIONS ARE:


1. STOP HOSTILITIES ON ALL FRONTS INCLUDING LEBANON

2. LIFT ANTI-IRANIAN SANCTIONS

3. UNBLOCK IRAN'S FROZEN ASSETS

4.  COMPENSATION FOR WAR DAMAGE 

5.  RECOGNIZE IRAN'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...



                                         TASS RUSSIA



(Updated) In Israel an Ultra-Orthodox faction of the United Torah Judaism Party calling on its members to vote to bring down the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


It's over the failure of the government to advance a draft exemption bill for Ultra-Orthodox men.


The call of Rabbi Dov Lando is opposed by other parties in the Netanyahu government saying this is not the time for an election.  Israel is still set to have an election in October.


But the latest push by the UTJ Party has the potential to bring elections forward to September or even August...Latest Times of Israel Story...Earlier Times of Israel Story




FEDERAL PROSECUTORS FILING CHARGES AGAINST THE OPERATOR OF A CONTAINER SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO BALTIMORE'S FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE KILLING SIX AND COLLAPSING THE BRIDGE.


18 CHARGES FILED AGAINST SINGAPORE AND INDIA BASED SHIPPING COMPANIES AND THE TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SHIP.


THE ACCIDENT CAUSED FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES...THE HILL USA



Inflation in the US rising to 3.8 percent last month.  

Higher energy prices caused by the Iran War driving the inflation spike.  Prior to the war inflation in the US stood at 2.4 percent...CNN


IN THE NETHERLANDS A POLICE INVESTIGATION AFTER TWO GERMAN SOLDIER WERE ATTACKED OUTSIDE A NATO BASE IN BRUNSSUM.


MASKED MEN INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DESCRIBED TO HAVE INVOLVED 'VERBAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


In recent days gang violence continued in Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince.   Dozens of people treated for gunshot wounds.

Hundreds of others fled their homes with some homes set on fire by the conflict.

A United Nations force is helping police to restore order in the city but not all parts of it are patrolled this is attributed to poor roads...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



                               (This Story Is Updated)


THE POLITICAL TENSIONS SURROUNDING PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER CONTINUED TODAY WITH MORE THAN 80 LABOUR PARTY MP'S NOW CALLING ON HIM TO RESIGN.


MORE THAN 100 LABOR MP'S SIGNING A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR MR. STARMER.


A CABINET MEETING HELD WITH MINISTERS AFFIRMING THEIR SUPPORT FOR STARMER.


MR. STARMER SAYING HE INTENDS TO STAY PUT AND WILL NOT BE RESIGNING...SKY NEWS UK BLOG



The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 56.09 points or .11 percent.

The NASDAQ down 185.92 points or .71 percent.

At 632 pm New York Time price of oil at 101 dollars 86 cents a barrel down 32 cents or .31 percent since today's close...Marketwatch



The Mayor of Arcadia, California near Los Angeles turning in her resignation.

Eileen Wang agreeing to a guilty plea in federal court of being a foreign agent.

She was accused of running with a website with her then fiancé spreading the message of the Chinese government to Chinese-Americans...ABC 7 LOS ANGELES  



US-SOUTH KOREA DEFENSE TALKS IN WASHINGTON.  SOUTH KOREA'S DEFENSE MINISTER AHN GYU-BACK MEETING US DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH.

BOTH SIDES AGREEING TO WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION ON MATTERS OF 'MUTUAL SECURITY INTEREST'.

SOUTH KOREA SEEKING TO BE IN CHARGE OF 'WARTIME OPERATIONAL CONTROL' INSTEAD OF THE US...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA 

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