NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/12/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*US GOV'T ORDERS ANTHROPIC AI SHUTDOWN*EPSTEIN TIES CONTROVERSY*IRAN DEAL SPIN*DOJ SUES VIRGINA MASK LAW*US BIOLAB FUNDING 30+ NATIONS*CHINA ARRESTS AMERICAN SPY SUSPECT*IRAN PUBLISHES 14-POINT DEAL WITH US*UKRAINE DRONES ATTACK MOSCOW*IRAN SEES US ATTEMPTS TO DERAIL DEAL*CHINA OIL RESERVES KEEP PRICES IN CHECK*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Anthropic disabling access to its most advanced AI models "Fable 5" and "Mythos 5" to comply with a US government order.
The order sent to Anthropic at 5:21 pm Friday afternoon ordering cutoff of access to those models for any foreign national inside or outside the United States.
The US government order linked to 'national security authorities'.
Earlier this year the US Defense Department designated Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' a designation usually reserved for foreign companies...CNBC USA
CONTROVERSY REGARDING AN ESSAY FOR THE 'NEW YORK TIMES' ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE KATHRYN RUEMMLER.
LEGAL ANALYST ANKUSH KHARDORI ARGUING THAT INVOLVEMENT OF HIGH-PROFILE UPSTANDING LAWYERS ALAN DERSHOWITZ AND KENNETH STARR IN EPSTEIN'S PLEA DEAL FEDERAL CASE IN 2007 CAUSED RUEMMLER TO PERCEIVE THE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AS AN INNOCENT MAN.
RUEMMLER WAS WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL TO FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
SHE ANNOUNCED HER DEPARTURE FROM GOLDMAN SACHS THIS YEAR FOLLOWING REVELATIONS ABOUT HER CLOSE TIES TO EPSTEIN.
JOURNALIST JULIE K. BROWN SAYS THAT EPSTEIN SURVIVORS WERE 'APPALLED' AT THE ESSAY SEEKING TO 'WHITEWASH' RUEMMLER'S REPUTATION...THE RAW STORY
President Trump announcing the assassination of an alleged drug gang leader in Venezuela tonight.
Nino Guerrero of the "Tren de Argua" group was killed in an attack by the US military...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THAT IRAN WAS ATTACKING SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WITH DRONES TONIGHT BUT THEY WERE SHOT DOWN...CENTCOM "X"
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOTIFIED ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU OF AN IMPENDING DEAL WITH IRAN LAST NIGHT.
THIS ACCORDING TO BARAK RAVID (AXIOS, CNN, CHANNEL 12 ISRAEL).
MR. TRUMP SPEAKING OF A 'GREAT DEAL' WITH MR. NETANYAHU SAID TO BE RECEIVING A 'BITTER PILL' HE DID NOT WANT...BARAK RAVID "X"
"Commitments made must be commitments kept. No ifs, no buts, no excuses."
Part of the social media message from Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Baquer Qalibaf regarding a potential deal with the United States to end the Iran War.
He also noted "You reap what you sow"...Press TV Iran
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AGREEING TO UNFREEZE 24 BILLION DOLLARS IN IRANIAN ASSETS.
THAT ACCORDING TO MOHSEN REZAEI A SENIOR ADVISER TO IRAN'S SUPREME RULER MOJTABA KHAMENEI.
HE SAYS THE UNFREEZING OF ASSETS IS HAPPENING WITHOUT MR. TRUMP ACKNOWLEDGING IT PUBLICLY.
REZAEI ALSO SAYING THE IRAN WAR 'BOOSTED' IRAN'S STANDING IN THE WORLD LEAVING MR. TRUMP AFRAID OF NEGOTIATING WITH IRAN...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
TONIGHT THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DENYING REPORTS IT TRANSFERRED FROZEN FUNDS TO IRAN.
THE REPORTS CALLED 'UNTRUE AND NOT BASED ON ANY FACTS OR RELIABLE INFORMATION'...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Six wounded when Israeli nationalist settlers clashed with Palestinians today.
The confrontation northwest of Ramallah in the "West Bank" started when the settlers re-established an illegal outpost in a Palestinian village.
Israeli troops using tear gas when Palestinians marched to remove the settler outpost two of the nationalists hurt.
Then four Palestinians wounded when the nationalist settlers entered their village attacking with knives...Times Of Israel
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUING THE STATE OF VIRGINIA OVER LAWS PROHBITING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM WEARING MASKS AND REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIERS.
THE LAWSUIT ALSO AIMED AT A STATE LAW REGULATING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.
THE DOJ ARGUING THE LAWS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL ATTEMPTS TO REGULATE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...WTVR RICHMOND
The US Justice Department approving a major media merger. Paramount is being allowed to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery in a 110 billion dollar deal....The Hill USA
THE EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCHING TALKS TO BRING UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA, A NATION BETWEEN UKRAINE AND ROMANIA, INTO THE EU.
THOSE TALKS WILL BEGIN MONDAY.
THEY ARE NOW ABLE TO GO FORWARD BECAUSE HUNGARY'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS WILLING TO ALLOW THEM...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA
Outgoing US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard releasing declassified documents showing US government funding of biolabs in more than 30 nations including Ukraine.
Some parts of the documents redacted but those labs "likely housed dangerous pathogens".
The labs in Ukraine became vulnerable to attack because of the Ukraine War against Russia...Newsweek USA
NATO IS CUTTING BACK ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE DISPUTED BALKAN TERRITORY OF KOSOVO.
THE 'KFOR' PEACEKEEPING FORCE IS BEING SCALED DOWN WITH RECENT STABILITY IN THE REGION PERMITTING IT ACCORDING TO NATO'S COMMANDER US GENERAL ALEXUS GRYNKEWICH.
THE MOSTLY ALBANIAN TERRITORY CONTAINS A LARGE MINORITY OF SERBS WHO IDENTIFY WITH NEIGHBORING SERBIA...ANADOLU AGENCY-TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Police in Amsterdam making multiple arrests and seizing cars following a huge explosion at a 24-hour gym late last night.
Seven people hurt in the blast, two seriously.
Rescue services looking for possible victims in the rubble.
Police continuing their investigation not providing details about those arrested or the charges against them...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
PRESIDENT TRUMP DISPUTING THE IRANIAN VERSION OF A DEAL TO END THE IRAN WAR REPORTED ON LATER IN THIS SUMMARY.
AFTER SEVERAL US ATTACKS, ONE OF THEM DEADLY, INVOLVING INDIAN MERCHANT VESSELS MR. TRUMP ALSO SAYING IRAN WAS TRYING TO ATTACK INDIAN SHIPS...TASS RUSSIA
CHINA ARRESTING AN AMERICAN CITIZEN ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE.
CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CONFIRMING THE ARREST OF A SUSPECT WHO HOLDS BOTH US AND MYANMAR CITIZENSHIP.
MIN ZIN IS CO-FOUNDER OF A THINK TANK THAT RESEARCHES MYANMAR A NATION NEIGHBORING CHINA.
MYANMAR (FORMERLY BURMA) NOW UNDER MILITARY RULE AND CURRENTLY EMBROILED IN A CIVIL WAR.
MYANMAR HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PROVIDING CHINA ACCESS TO THE INDIAN OCEAN AND SEA TRADE WITH OTHER NATIONS AS THE SEAS ON CHINA'S EAST COAST ARE BEING MILITARIZED BY CHINA AND RUSSIA AS WELL AS THE US AND ALLIED NATIONS.
THE MILITARY PRESIDENT OF MYANMAR SET TO VISIT CHINA NEXT WEEK...AL JAZEERA QATAR
Iran releasing details of a 14-point agreement with the United States to end the Iran War.
The 14 points include an end to hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon.
Also, a lifting of the US naval blockade of Iran within 30 days the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under Iranian conditions.
Iran is to be given access to financial resources with nuclear negotiations involving Iran seeking an agreement within 60 days...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
AT LEAST 13 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES TAKEN DOWN APPROACHING MOSCOW.
EMERGENCY SERVICES AT THE SCENES OF DRONE CRASHES ACCORDING TO MOSCOW'S MAYOR...TASS RUSSIA
THE UNITED STATES PLANNING TO DEPLOY FEWER WARSHIPS AND FEWER WARPLANES IN EUROPE.
THEY WILL BE MOVED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTING THAT NATO ALLIES WERE INFORMED OF THE PLANS RECENTLY.
THE MOVE IN LINE WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S PUSH TO GET OTHER NATO COUNTRIES TO INCREASE THEIR DEFENSE SPENDING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 353.51 points or .7 percent.
The NASDAQ up 79.18 points or .31 percent...Marketwatch...
The price of oil closed in New York tonight at 84 dollars 29 cents a barrel down three dollars 42 cents or 3.9 percent.
THE SLOW VOTE COUNT CONTINUES FROM PERU'S PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF ELECTION LAST SUNDAY.
AS OF THIS EVENING 98.322 PERCENT OF THE VOTE TOTALED.
RIGHTIST CANDIDATE KEIKO FUJIMORI PULLING OUT TO A 4,220 VOTE LEAD OVER LEFTIST ROBERTO SANCHEZ.
"we are frankly defenseless"
Leading British opposition politician Nigel Farage of Reform UK commenting on yesterday's resignation of Defense Secretary John Healey.
Farage says the Labor Party government has wasted money in other areas including its "Net Zero" climate policy instead of spending funds on national defense...Nigel Farage "X"
IN SOUTH KOREA FORMER CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT YOON SUK-YEOL SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON.
THIS FOLLOWS HIS CONVICTION ON CHARGES OF ORDERING DRONE FLIGHTS INTO NORTH KOREA.
THE PURPOSE OF THE DRONE FLIGHTS IN THE FALL OF 2024 WAS TO HEIGHTEN TENSIONS AHEAD OF PRESIDENT YOON'S SHORT-LIVED DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2024.
OTHER OFFICIALS ALSO SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE.
MR. YOON ALREADY CONVICTED OF INSURRECTION IN CONNECTION WITH HIS MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
"While they speak of diplomacy and negotiations, they simultaneously resort to force, illegal actions and criminal behavior"
THE MESSAGE OF IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYING WHILE MAJOR PARTS OF AN AGREEMENT TO END THE IRAN WAR ARE FINISHED REPEATED US ATTACKS ON IRAN SEEM DESIGNED TO DERAIL IT...PRESS TV IRAN
China's deep oil reserves said to be preventing world oil prices from getting worse.
With less oil coming from the Middle East, China is able to tap into its reserves instead of taking shipments that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
In recent years the Chinese government and private companies built storage facilities and made huge oil purchases before the outbreak of the Iran War...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
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