🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. officials expect a response from Iran within the next 24–48 hours, with one official saying, “We are not far, but there is no deal yet,” according to Axios.

➡️ Some officials remain skeptical that an agreement will ultimately be reached.

➡️ Officials say the White House is aiming for a diplomatic breakthrough before Trump concludes his trip to China next Friday. If no agreement is reached by then, Trump could again consider military action.

➡️ Negotiations have moved slowly because messages must be relayed to and from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is in hiding for security reasons.

🇺🇸⚡️ — FBI Director Kash Patel has been distributing personalized bourbon bottles engraved with "Kash Patel FBI Director" and the FBI shield, according to The Atlantic.

➡️ Patel handed out the bottles during official events and transported cases of bourbon on DOJ aircraft, including during a trip to Milan for the Olympics. One bottle was reportedly left behind in a locker room during the visit.

➡️ The FBI did not deny the practice but said commemorative gift exchanges have long existed within the bureau and that Patel follows ethics rules and personally pays for any gifts.

📝The article is written by Sarah Fitzpatrick, who also authored the initial bombshell report on Kash Patel that led to him filing a $250 million defamation lawsuit and reportedly prompted an FBI criminal leak investigation against her.