Toxic chemicals rain from sky as terrifying leak at Garden Grove plant forces evacuations
A leak of toxic chemicals from a massive tank at a Garden Grove aerospace facility forced evacuations to be reissued on Friday, a day after residents were first ordered out of the area.
Firefighters on Thursday afternoon responded to a vapor release from a 34,000-gallon tank containing methyl methacrylate at the site on the 12100 block of Western Avenue, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
The industrial chemical is used in plastics and manufacturing, officials said.
The leak occurred at the GKN Aerospace plant, KABC reported.
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A leak of toxic chemicals from a massive tank at a Garden Grove aerospace facility forced evacuations to be reissued on Friday, a day after residents were first ordered out of the area.
Firefighters on Thursday afternoon responded to a vapor release from a 34,000-gallon tank containing methyl methacrylate at the site on the 12100 block of Western Avenue, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
The industrial chemical is used in plastics and manufacturing, officials said.
The leak occurred at the GKN Aerospace plant, KABC reported.
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Masked man? Fox News guest Robert Harward sparks wild conspiracy theory over latest TV appearance
A Fox News guest has sparked a social media frenzy with wild speculation that he went on live TV wearing a prosthetic mask.
Retired Navy Vice Adm.
Robert Harward made a brief appearance on the "America's Newsroom" program on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing war with Iran with Fox hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino.
In the days since, his TV spot has exploded online โ but not for his actual remarks about the conflict.
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A Fox News guest has sparked a social media frenzy with wild speculation that he went on live TV wearing a prosthetic mask.
Retired Navy Vice Adm.
Robert Harward made a brief appearance on the "America's Newsroom" program on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing war with Iran with Fox hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino.
In the days since, his TV spot has exploded online โ but not for his actual remarks about the conflict.
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Were the deceased cremated already in the Stone Age? The first signs of human cremation date back 100,000 years
Researchers have possibly discovered the earliest evidence of human cremation.
The findings were made in the Afar Rift in Ethiopia, one of the best preserved open air archaeological concentrations of early Homo sapiens communities.
The latest discoveries by an international research team, which includes Academy Research Fellow Ferhat Kaya from the University of Oulu, offer a detailed view of how early humans lived, moved, and adapted to their environment 100,000 years ago.
The group has been studying the Afar Rift since 1981.
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Researchers have possibly discovered the earliest evidence of human cremation.
The findings were made in the Afar Rift in Ethiopia, one of the best preserved open air archaeological concentrations of early Homo sapiens communities.
The latest discoveries by an international research team, which includes Academy Research Fellow Ferhat Kaya from the University of Oulu, offer a detailed view of how early humans lived, moved, and adapted to their environment 100,000 years ago.
The group has been studying the Afar Rift since 1981.
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๐ธHighlights From 2nd Batch Of Declassified UFO Files Include A UAP Shootdown
The Pentagon's second batch of declassified UFO files released on May 22 includes videos such as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) being shot down over the Great Lakes and audio of astronauts witnessing a series of unexplained phenomena. โDozens of documents were cleared for release on Friday, adding to the previous document dump on May 8, which revealed that Apollo 11 astronauts reported seeing a "sizable" object near the moon. โThe Epoch Times' Jacki Thrapp offers the following highlights from a partial review of the newly released files.
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The Pentagon's second batch of declassified UFO files released on May 22 includes videos such as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) being shot down over the Great Lakes and audio of astronauts witnessing a series of unexplained phenomena. โDozens of documents were cleared for release on Friday, adding to the previous document dump on May 8, which revealed that Apollo 11 astronauts reported seeing a "sizable" object near the moon. โThe Epoch Times' Jacki Thrapp offers the following highlights from a partial review of the newly released files.
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How Hollywood spawned the ban on DIY repair
Today's bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood's fear of videotaping If you have ever tried to repair something, realized that it was beyond your financial or technical means, and ended up buying a new one, you are not alone.
Repairing electronics and household appliances has not been a real option in the United States for decades now, particularly for items that have proprietary software in them.
Absurd situations have proliferated.
It can cost about the same to buy a new printer as it does to replace the ink cartridge.
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Today's bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood's fear of videotaping If you have ever tried to repair something, realized that it was beyond your financial or technical means, and ended up buying a new one, you are not alone.
Repairing electronics and household appliances has not been a real option in the United States for decades now, particularly for items that have proprietary software in them.
Absurd situations have proliferated.
It can cost about the same to buy a new printer as it does to replace the ink cartridge.
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๐ต๐ญWaterspout spotted off the coast of Cebu, Philippines
A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu early Saturday morning, as captured in a video shared with The Freeman by netizen Janelle Rose.
The phenomenon was seen from a high-rise building in the Mactan Newtown area, where the tornado-like formation appeared over the sea following a rainy weather this morning.
Waterspouts are tornado-like columns of air and mist that form over water and are commonly associated with unstable weather conditions.
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A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu early Saturday morning, as captured in a video shared with The Freeman by netizen Janelle Rose.
The phenomenon was seen from a high-rise building in the Mactan Newtown area, where the tornado-like formation appeared over the sea following a rainy weather this morning.
Waterspouts are tornado-like columns of air and mist that form over water and are commonly associated with unstable weather conditions.
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Director of National Intelligence
Her husband Abraham was recently diagnosed with extremely rare form of bone cancer, she wrote in resignation letter Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband through his battle with "an extremely rare form of bone cancer," Fox News Digital learned.
Gabbard notified President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office Friday.
Her last day at ODNI is expected to be June 30.
Fox News Digital exclusively obtained her formal resignation letter, in which Gabbard says she is "deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half." "Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026," she wrote.
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Her husband Abraham was recently diagnosed with extremely rare form of bone cancer, she wrote in resignation letter Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband through his battle with "an extremely rare form of bone cancer," Fox News Digital learned.
Gabbard notified President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office Friday.
Her last day at ODNI is expected to be June 30.
Fox News Digital exclusively obtained her formal resignation letter, in which Gabbard says she is "deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half." "Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026," she wrote.
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Ice core discovery finds volcanic eruptions could cause greater global disruption than previously thought
New research from the University of St Andrews has precisely dated an eruption from Newberry Volcano and discovered that its ash spread more than 5,000 km across the globe, far further than previously thought for an eruption of its size.
Published in Quaternary Science Reviews, researchers identified ash particles from the Newberry Pumice eruption of Newberry Volcano (Oregon, U.S.) in a Greenland ice core by geochemical fingerprinting โ matching the chemical elements in the far-flung ash particles to volcanic deposits of the Newberry Pumice ash from its most recent "Big Obsidian" eruptive period.
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New research from the University of St Andrews has precisely dated an eruption from Newberry Volcano and discovered that its ash spread more than 5,000 km across the globe, far further than previously thought for an eruption of its size.
Published in Quaternary Science Reviews, researchers identified ash particles from the Newberry Pumice eruption of Newberry Volcano (Oregon, U.S.) in a Greenland ice core by geochemical fingerprinting โ matching the chemical elements in the far-flung ash particles to volcanic deposits of the Newberry Pumice ash from its most recent "Big Obsidian" eruptive period.
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UK police log one-year-old baby as crime suspect; hundreds of kids flagged for offences
A one-year-old baby girl has been officially recorded as a crime suspect by Kent Police after allegedly causing a minor injury to another toddler.
This is part of a shocking tally where 683 children under 10 were reported for offences over three years.
This isn't some isolated bureaucratic error.
It's the latest symptom of a system that treats tiny children as miniature criminals or budding bigots while real threats from failed integration and ideological grooming go unaddressed.
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A one-year-old baby girl has been officially recorded as a crime suspect by Kent Police after allegedly causing a minor injury to another toddler.
This is part of a shocking tally where 683 children under 10 were reported for offences over three years.
This isn't some isolated bureaucratic error.
It's the latest symptom of a system that treats tiny children as miniature criminals or budding bigots while real threats from failed integration and ideological grooming go unaddressed.
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Trump exerts iron grip on Republican Party with Massie defeated
Another one bites the dust.
The past few weeks had been billed as a retribution tour for Donald Trump, as he settles old scores with his critics within the Republican party.
Call it what you will, but the evidence is now overwhelming that the Republican party is Trump's party and nothing - not an unpopular war in Iran, not sagging poll numbers among the general public, not rising consumer prices, not concerns about billion-dollar White House ballrooms - has changed that.
Thomas Massie, the independent-minded congressman from Kentucky, was comfortably defeated on Tuesday in the Republican primary race to decide who goes forward to take on the Democrats in November's midterms.
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Another one bites the dust.
The past few weeks had been billed as a retribution tour for Donald Trump, as he settles old scores with his critics within the Republican party.
Call it what you will, but the evidence is now overwhelming that the Republican party is Trump's party and nothing - not an unpopular war in Iran, not sagging poll numbers among the general public, not rising consumer prices, not concerns about billion-dollar White House ballrooms - has changed that.
Thomas Massie, the independent-minded congressman from Kentucky, was comfortably defeated on Tuesday in the Republican primary race to decide who goes forward to take on the Democrats in November's midterms.
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Strong indicators CIA was tracking DNI Gabbard team emerged months ago
Based on my reporting, it was well known in national security circles that a CIA investigative unit had sent emails to several members of DNI Gabbard's Director's Initiatives Group โ or DIG โ demanding they come in for questioning.
While the CIA unit routinely conducts polygraphs and investigations, the timing of the request was concerning.
It did not appear to be part of a standard security clearance review.
The alleged CIA monitoring of the Director's Initiatives Group was described as tracking "every keystroke" on their government computers and devices.
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Based on my reporting, it was well known in national security circles that a CIA investigative unit had sent emails to several members of DNI Gabbard's Director's Initiatives Group โ or DIG โ demanding they come in for questioning.
While the CIA unit routinely conducts polygraphs and investigations, the timing of the request was concerning.
It did not appear to be part of a standard security clearance review.
The alleged CIA monitoring of the Director's Initiatives Group was described as tracking "every keystroke" on their government computers and devices.
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๐จ๐ณ๐ท๐บEscobar: The Russia-China spaceship rushes towards planet multipolar
The New Silk Roads/BRI and its derivations such as the Northern Sea Route/Arctic Silk Road remain alive and kicking.
SHANGHAI - This is it.
The Russia-China strategic partnership, the leaders in the process of Eurasia integration, the leaders of multipolar bodies BRICS and the SCO, have formally endorsed and boosted the drive towards multipolarity and a new system of international relations via a strategic joint declaration signed, sealed and delivered during President Putin's visit to China this Wednesday.
This is one for the History books - in several more ways than one.
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The New Silk Roads/BRI and its derivations such as the Northern Sea Route/Arctic Silk Road remain alive and kicking.
SHANGHAI - This is it.
The Russia-China strategic partnership, the leaders in the process of Eurasia integration, the leaders of multipolar bodies BRICS and the SCO, have formally endorsed and boosted the drive towards multipolarity and a new system of international relations via a strategic joint declaration signed, sealed and delivered during President Putin's visit to China this Wednesday.
This is one for the History books - in several more ways than one.
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There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age โ and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite
The newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur age.
There's a new T. rex in town, but this one didn't hunt on land.
It ruled the ancient seas.
Scientists have described a new species of mosasaur, a member of a marine reptile group that lived at the same time as dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago). The newly named species fits into an already known genus: Tylosaurus.
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The newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur age.
There's a new T. rex in town, but this one didn't hunt on land.
It ruled the ancient seas.
Scientists have described a new species of mosasaur, a member of a marine reptile group that lived at the same time as dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago). The newly named species fits into an already known genus: Tylosaurus.
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Ancient Greek theatre mask discovered in Illyrian sanctuary cave
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved terracotta head depicting a Greek theatrical mask inside the Crno Jezero (Black Lake) cave on the Peljeลกac Peninsula in Croatia.
Dating from the 4th to 3rd centuries BC, the hollow mask features a suspension hole at the top, suggesting it was once hung on a wall, likely as part of ritual activity associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of theatre and wine.
According to archaeologist Domagoj Perkiฤ, head of the Archaeological Museum, the discovery raises intriguing questions about the cave's religious significance and the possible worship of Dionysus or an Illyrian equivalent deity.
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Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved terracotta head depicting a Greek theatrical mask inside the Crno Jezero (Black Lake) cave on the Peljeลกac Peninsula in Croatia.
Dating from the 4th to 3rd centuries BC, the hollow mask features a suspension hole at the top, suggesting it was once hung on a wall, likely as part of ritual activity associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of theatre and wine.
According to archaeologist Domagoj Perkiฤ, head of the Archaeological Museum, the discovery raises intriguing questions about the cave's religious significance and the possible worship of Dionysus or an Illyrian equivalent deity.
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Joe Rogan Discusses Aliens Abducting Americans in National Parks
Joe Rogan has revisited theories about mysterious disappearances in U.S. national parks โ including the possibility of alien abductions โ during a wide-ranging conversation about unsolved missing persons cases and UFO encounters.
During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, author and investigator David Paulides claimed the National Park Service had blocked some of his efforts to obtain records tied to disappearances in remote wilderness areas.
Paulides also discussed several cases he believes remain unexplained โ including the disappearance of 14-year-old Stacy Arras in Yosemite National Park more than four decades ago.
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Joe Rogan has revisited theories about mysterious disappearances in U.S. national parks โ including the possibility of alien abductions โ during a wide-ranging conversation about unsolved missing persons cases and UFO encounters.
During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, author and investigator David Paulides claimed the National Park Service had blocked some of his efforts to obtain records tied to disappearances in remote wilderness areas.
Paulides also discussed several cases he believes remain unexplained โ including the disappearance of 14-year-old Stacy Arras in Yosemite National Park more than four decades ago.
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๐ท๐บRussia hammers Kiev with massive barrage likely including Oreshnik hypersonic missiles
Russia answers Kiev's attack on the Starobelsk school Less than two days after President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge for a Ukrainian strike that hit a secondary-school dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk oblast, Russia unleashed a massive, multi-weapon barrage on Kiev early Sunday, one that apparently included the rare use of Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles.
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Russia answers Kiev's attack on the Starobelsk school Less than two days after President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge for a Ukrainian strike that hit a secondary-school dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk oblast, Russia unleashed a massive, multi-weapon barrage on Kiev early Sunday, one that apparently included the rare use of Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles.
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The Coup Abides
"Leftists can't name & blame specific individuals for the 2024 loss because they're an undifferentiated blob who function unconsciously according to enmeshed group think." โ Aimee Therese on X In all the chatter about the Democratic Party's 2024 election "autopsy" report you might have missed one little important detail: autopsies are generally performed on the dead.
Stephen Colbert's final week on CBS's Late Night Show was the funeral.
It was like the zombies' ball.
Poster-boy old Bruce Springsteen plugged a self-parody song about "King Trump" that might have been a rare case of career suicide on live TV. Kings, indeed.
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"Leftists can't name & blame specific individuals for the 2024 loss because they're an undifferentiated blob who function unconsciously according to enmeshed group think." โ Aimee Therese on X In all the chatter about the Democratic Party's 2024 election "autopsy" report you might have missed one little important detail: autopsies are generally performed on the dead.
Stephen Colbert's final week on CBS's Late Night Show was the funeral.
It was like the zombies' ball.
Poster-boy old Bruce Springsteen plugged a self-parody song about "King Trump" that might have been a rare case of career suicide on live TV. Kings, indeed.
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๐บ๐ธTrump administration to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad
Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and immigrants.
For over half a century, foreign nationals with legal status have been able to apply for and complete the entire process for permanent residence in the United States โ including individuals married to U.S. citizens, holders of work and student visas, and refugees and political asylum seekers, among others.
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Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and immigrants.
For over half a century, foreign nationals with legal status have been able to apply for and complete the entire process for permanent residence in the United States โ including individuals married to U.S. citizens, holders of work and student visas, and refugees and political asylum seekers, among others.
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๐ณ๐ฑNetherlands to suspend all trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, Golan Heights
Jewish pogroms across the West Bank have surged significantly since the start of the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced on 22 May that his country will suspend all trade in goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan Heights.
The decision was approved in principle by the Council of Ministers.
Jetten said the measure is intended to "prevent Dutch society from contributing, through our economic activities, to illegal occupation and the maintenance of illegal settlements," according to his press conference.
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Jewish pogroms across the West Bank have surged significantly since the start of the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced on 22 May that his country will suspend all trade in goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan Heights.
The decision was approved in principle by the Council of Ministers.
Jetten said the measure is intended to "prevent Dutch society from contributing, through our economic activities, to illegal occupation and the maintenance of illegal settlements," according to his press conference.
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๐บ๐ธThe Replacements: How US helps foreign workers take American jobs
Mary, a veteran Silicon Valley marketer who can't find a job, considers herself a victim of an H-1B visa program run amok.
Her story, a U.S. native replaced by a foreign-born employee who is willing to work at a significantly lower wage, has become commonplace, particularly in the tech industry.
Adding insult to injury, she says, her CEO, who hails from India, told her to train the man he selected to replace her before laying her off.
Despite stints at Google and Cisco and two years of job hunting, Mary can no longer compete in a job market saturated with foreign-born H-1B visa holders.
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Mary, a veteran Silicon Valley marketer who can't find a job, considers herself a victim of an H-1B visa program run amok.
Her story, a U.S. native replaced by a foreign-born employee who is willing to work at a significantly lower wage, has become commonplace, particularly in the tech industry.
Adding insult to injury, she says, her CEO, who hails from India, told her to train the man he selected to replace her before laying her off.
Despite stints at Google and Cisco and two years of job hunting, Mary can no longer compete in a job market saturated with foreign-born H-1B visa holders.
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๐ฎ๐ทNetanyahu's 'hair was on fire' after Trump call on Iran - Axios
Israel wants to resume the war, while Washington and regional mediators push Tehran to accept a peace deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious after a tense call with US President Donald Trump over a new proposal to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
One US source briefed on the conversation said Netanyahu's "hair was on fire" after the call, which took place after Trump delayed a "very major attack" on Iran, saying Gulf leaders asked the US to give diplomacy more time.
The US president has since said the US and Iran are "right on the borderline" between a deal and renewed war.
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Israel wants to resume the war, while Washington and regional mediators push Tehran to accept a peace deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious after a tense call with US President Donald Trump over a new proposal to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
One US source briefed on the conversation said Netanyahu's "hair was on fire" after the call, which took place after Trump delayed a "very major attack" on Iran, saying Gulf leaders asked the US to give diplomacy more time.
The US president has since said the US and Iran are "right on the borderline" between a deal and renewed war.
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